Lost Sheep Scratch Off Game

Jesus Tells the Parable of the Lost Sheep

Matthew 18:10 -18

These are two different game boards for the Lost Sheep Scratch Off Game.  I have made 6 different game boards.  There are 2 game boards on each of the pages linked below.  They are free downloads to use and share.

To play this game, print off the game boards, paint a large circle of green paint (with dish soap added) over the sheep and the other bushes, let dry, and let the kids use a penny or Popsicle stick to scratch off the paint from each bush in search of a lost sheep.  For full instructions, click here.

Printable Instructions

Game Board 1

Game Board 2

Game Board 3



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Paul and Silas in Prison

 Paul and Silas in Prison

Acts 16:16-40

This used to be an old wooden napkin holder with salt and pepper shaker that I found at a garage sale.  I painted the salt and pepper shakers to be Paul and Silas.



When telling this story, we can easily put them in prison and get them out!  I am showing this no because I think anyone will find something exactly like this but because I want people to keep their eyes open at garage sales and think outside the box.  You may come across something that you could use in a totally different way for Bible class. 

On another day, I found this old wooden napkin holder (pictured below) at another garage sale.

There were no people for this one so I copied a story from a coloring book. I reduced the size to fit inside the napkin holder. 

When using this one to tell the story, I read the words on the bottom of the page and then pass it around and let each child look into the "prison" to see what is happening.  Each child really gets a kick out of holding it and looking inside to see what's going on.



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Noah's Ark from Crystal Light Can

This is made from a Crystal Light container.  You will need contact paper that looks like wood, a small piece of cardstock, some tape and some animal crackers.

Clean out the Crystal Light container.  Wrap a piece of contact paper around the can.  Cut a circle out of the contact paper large enough to fit on the lid.  Attach the circle to the lid.

Cut a small piece of cardstock to be the roof.  Cover the top of the cardstock with contact paper.  Fold in half.  Tape the lid to the container.  (The kids used this one a lot. You can see they put the lid on with the door on sideways.)

Add animal crackers "two by two".  Seal it up.  It actually floats and the animals stay dry.  You can add clothespin people if you like.

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Scrolls

 Josiah Finds the Book of the Law

II Kings 22

To make this scroll, I bought a shammy at the dollar type store (used to dry automobiles after washing them).  I cut the shammy apart into smaller squares.  I cut 1/4 in dowel rods into pieces that would almost match my squares.  The dowel rods are slightly longer than the squares.  I hotglued the dowel rods in place.  (Pencils could be used instead of dowel sticks.) With a sharpie, I wrote the memory verse. I rolled up both sides until they met in the middle and tied with a ribbon.

When telling this story, I make a real mess out of my Bible class room with chairs upside down, wads of paper everywhere, etc.  When the children come in, they see our classroom in shambles. I talk about pretending this was the temple and how messed up it had become.  We send different workers to help repair parts of the temple.  Some pick up paper, some turn over chairs, etc.  When someone finds a scroll and doesn't know where it goes, I get all excited about talk about that part of the story.  Then we take turns hiding the scroll around the room and letting each person have a turn finding a scroll to take home.  

This is a different way to make a scroll.  I found some typing paper that looks like parchment paper.  I wrote on it, rolled it up and tied it with a ribbon. Pin It

David and Goliath Altoid Tin Sling

David and Goliath

I Samuel 17

How to make this Altoid Tin "sling" with the 5 stones:

1. Eat the Altoids from the Altoid tin!  That's the most fun part!
2. Wash and dry the tin.
3. Take the tin apart and spray paint the outside of the tin.  Let it dry.
4. Cut a strip of fake leather and hot glue it to each side.
5. Add 5 cotton balls (for preschoolers) or rocks or whatever you would like to be the stones.
 



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Sock Fish

I let the children make these fun sock fish when telling stories such as Jesus Feeding the 5,000 (Matthew 14:13-21), Jesus and the Miraculous Catch of Fish (John 21:1-14) and other fish stories. 

1. Give each child a child-sized sock.
2. Using a funnel or a paper plate rolled up to be a funnel, let the child pour dried beans or dried rice to fill up most of the sock.
3. Let the child put a small rubberband around the sock to seal it (see picture above).
4. Flatten out the fish to look like the picture above.
5. Let the child draw eyes with a permanent marker.
6. Show the child how to flatten out the fish to be the fish shape like the picture at the very top.  He can draw fins if he wants. 
7. Use the fish as you tell the story.
8. Let the children take them home to use to retell the story.

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Gift Sack Storytelling

I like to use this gift sack when telling the story of Creation in Genesis Chapter 1.  I found this gift sack at a discount store.  It has a see through window in the front of it.

I purchased these pre-cut sea creatures from a teacher supply store.  Then I hot glued a ribbon to the top of each one.  I chose a blue ribbon so it would blend it better with the background.

When telling the story, I turn the sack around where the children cannot see the window and slide one sea creature in the sack. I say, "Can you guess what else God made on Day 4 that would swim in the water?"  Then I turn the sack around and hold onto the ribbon so the creature will "swim" in the water. I tell them what that sea creature is called and some special details about how God made each one do different things.  For example, I tell them God made the daddy seahorses take care of the babies instead of the mommy sea horses.

I turn the sack back around and change out sea creatures and continue like before until I have shown all the sea creatures.

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