Hubcap Shield

Hubcap Shield

A friend showed me how to make these.  Just find a hubcap on the side of the road.  (Be very careful about stopping to pick it up with traffic coming.) I actually found a set of four for $1 at a garage sale. On the back I attached a plastic strip with holes in it using screws.  I had to mark the spot on the front and drill holes before attaching it with screws.  I used short screws and nuts that would be level with the screws to avoid the children getting scratched.

This is really cute when telling the story of David and Goliath to little ones.  The shield can be way too big for them.   

The shield can also be used when telling the story of Moses and the Amalekites, Elisha's Army, the Armor of God, Gideon and many other battle stories. 

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Moses and the Amalekites

  Front View

 Back View

Exodus 17:8-16

The kids enjoyed making this. I cut Moses out of fun foam using an Ellison die cut.  (It would easy to just cut it out by hand. ) Then, cut a small piece from a straw and tape it to the back of the Moses figure.  Stick a light blue pipe cleaner through the straw and bend to make arms.  Cut a brown pipe cleaner "rod" to size (see picture).  Fold the ends of the blue pipe cleaner over the brown pipe cleaner to make him "hold" the "rod".  Have the children hold his hands up to show that the Israelites are winning the war against the Amalekites.  Have the children move his arms down when he grew tired and the Amalekites were winning.

The pattern I created is a little different from the above picture since I used a die cut for the picture.  

Moses and the Amalekites Pattern

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