Miraculous Catch of Fish

Miraculous Catch of Fish

John 21:1-19

I have told this story to small groups using this smaller package but I have also told this story to large groups using a poster sized package.  They both work great.  Every time I tell it, the kids are amazed and ask "How did you do that?"  

I have made another story using this concept called "Naaman" which has already been posted.  The next story using this concept is about the Boy Who Shared His Loaves and Fish and will be posted at a later date.

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Balaam's Donkey PowerPoint

Balaam's Donkey

Numbers 22

I made this PowerPoint to tell the story of Balaam's Donkey.  Just like the other PowerPoints I made, this one can be printed to make a flipchart, made into a small booklet for the children, and many other things.  See the Zacchaeus and Jesus Walks on Water PowerPoints (selected from the list on the right) for some sample ideas.

Balaam's Donkey PowerPoint





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Jesus Walks on the Water

Jesus Walks on Water

Matthew 14:22-36

I found this really beautifully done PowerPoint on www.sermons4kids.com. Click on Art by Henry Martin and scroll down to the bottom of the page for several really good PowerPoints. When you click on the "Jesus Walks on Water" PowerPoint link, you will first see the pictures only.  If you scroll to the bottom of the page, you can download the entire PowerPoint.  Henry Martin does really gorgeous work on this PowerPoint.  

I like to make things from the PowerPoints such as this small book.  I print out each picture to make a small book like this for each child so he/she can have their own book to look at while I am telling the story.  I just glued the pictures to dark blue construction paper, laminated it,  and bound it with a binding machine.  You can use packing tape or staples to bind it instead.  Then I send the book home with the child to read with their family.

This same thing can be done with any PowerPoint including the ones from this blog and others.

For older children, I make the book without laminating it.  I have these children read the Bible story and then write their own words to put in the book.

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Saul's Conversion Blacklight Story

Saul's Conversion

Acts 9:1-19

I drew this picture  on 1/2 of an off white sheet.  I used a coloring page for a pattern and blew it up on an overhead projector.  I just traced the outlines with a fabric pen then painted over the lines that I wanted to glow with glow in the dark paint (from the local craft store).  I heat set it in the dryer. It can be used as a glow in the dark picture or used with a blacklight.  

After telling the story, I let the children make the "Saul's Conversion Take Home" (Click on the word Saul on the index at the right to find this craft.)  The children then have their own version of this picture so they can go and tell others the story in a unique way.

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Altoid Tin Fishing Game

Altoid Tins make great crafts.  I took this one and spray painted it blue. This is a game for older children as the pieces can be pretty small.

I cut out some small fish from fun foam and hot glued magnets on the back of each one.  I made a small fishing pole with a string attached (and a magnet on the end of the string).  I have used this game when teaching about Tax Money in a Fish (Matthew 17:24-27).  I glue a small paper coin on the back of one fish and they have to find it.  I have also used this game for Jesus Calling His Disciples or  "Fishers of Men".  I wrote the names of the apostles on each fish and they had to fish out each one and put them in the order in which they were called. 

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Night Night Peek-a-boo Book

The children really enjoy this little Peek-a-boo book.  They love looking under each flap to see what is there (even though they were the ones who put the stickers there).  This is a small sampling of the book.  For a full page with photos of how the completed book is done, click here.
I die cut some pieces for the children to tape on to become the flaps.  (I have used the Cricket machine for this as well.) The pieces are flowers, trees, waves, rocks, etc.  The children then put the animal stickers under the flaps and fold the flaps closed.  Then they put star stickers on the top of each page to make a starry night.
The words are "Night night little ______ God loves you.  He watches over you all night through."  This is a song to the tune of "Baa, Baa Black Sheep." (The song was adapted from "Good Night Little ___" from See and Know Bible Songs by Lois Whitaker at www.seeandknow.com. Used with permission.)
When the book is complete, we sing each page.  The kids are thrilled to see what is under each flap!
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Goliath Game

David and Goliath

I Samuel 17

Whack Goliath in the head!  Here's how to make it:

1. Gather materials (Styrofoam or other small cup, a sturdy picture of Goliath (from a coloring page), a string, a cotton ball, and some tape.)
2. Tape the Goliath picure to the cup.
3. Tape one end of the string to the bottom of the cup.
4. Tape the other end of the string to the cotton ball. (I wrapped the tape all the way around the cotton ball.)
5. Play the game by picking up the cup and swinging the cotton ball on the string until it hits Goliath on the head.

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