Crafts
Option 1: For Everyone!
paper, scissors, watercolor paint, paintbrushes, cups, water, construction paper, crayons, glue
Gather supplies. Make copies of a simple outline of the world about 8 inches in diameter. Make a sample craft. Put water in cups.
Give each child a world paper. Set remaining supplies on tables. Have children cut out the world and then paint the land (continents) green and the water (seas/oceans) blue. Children then write “Jesus came for everyone!” on a piece of construction paper and glue the painted world to the construction paper.
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Option 2: Dog Mask
paper plates, scissors, craft sticks, pom-poms, glue, construction paper, markers
Gather supplies. Cut paper plates in half (one half per child). Cut two eye holes in each half-plate toward the top of the curved edge. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a half plate. Set remaining supplies on tables. Have children attach a craft stick to the left side of their plate. They then design and cut out dog ears from the construction paper. Have them glue the ears to the sides of the plate and glue on a pom-pom to make a nose. They can add spots or colors to the mask as desired. Remind children that Jesus used an illustration of dogs and bread to talk with a Gentile woman about saving faith.
Option 1: “For God So Loved the World” Magnet
cardstock, red paper, scissors, blue and green paint, paper plates, paintbrushes, glue, magnets
Gather supplies. On white cardstock make copies of 8-inch-diameter circles. On red paper make copies of a heart (that will fit in the circle) with John 3:16 typed inside it. Make a sample craft. Put blue and green paint on paper plates.
Give each child one circle and one heart paper. Set remaining supplies on tables. Have children cut out the circle and heart. They then paint the circle until it resembles a globe. Next, the children glue the heart to the center of the globe and attach a magnet to the back.
Option 2: Faith Acrostic
paper, markers or colored pencils, stickers
Gather supplies. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a piece of paper. Set remaining supplies on tables. Have children write faith vertically in large letters on the left-hand side of their paper. As a group, brainstorm words that describe Jesus, using the letters from faith. Have each child choose the words she likes best and write them next to the corresponding letter on her paper. Children then decorate their acrostic using provided materials. Remind children that the Gentile woman had great faith in Jesus and in his power to heal her daughter.
