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Lesson | Craft 1 | Craft 2 | Pop up Card | Quilt | Box
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Creation | Book | Card | Snake | Creation Quilt | Tree of life
Noah's Ark | Book | Paper bag animals | Boat | Ark Quilt | Ark
Sanctuary | Model. Exodus Map | Puppet priest | Lamb | Star Quilt | Ark of the Covenant
Exodus | Book | Bread-in-a-bag | Frog | Exodus Quilt | Exodus
Moses | Baby Moses | Pyramids of Egypt | Baby Moses | Exodus Quilt | Ark of the covenant
Jonah | Book | Paper bag whale | Whale | Quilt | Jonah
Daniel | Life of Daniel Book | Paper bag lion | Fruits | Quilt | Daniel in the lion's den
Prophecy (Daniel) | Book of prophecies Geography Project | Coloring book: Prophecy symbols | Lion | Bear Hug Quilt | Lion with wings
The love of God | I love you Quilt | Card | Nativity | Heart Quilt | Heart
Gifts of the Spirit | Heart | Pop up gift | Gift box | Quilt | Box
Fruit of the Spirit | Nutrition book | Pop up fruit | Folded card | Quilt | Fruits
Christmas | Star | Folded card Angel | Folded card nativity | Star Quilt | Nativity, star box
Valentine's day | Heart | Flowers | Flowers | Heart Quilt | Heart
Mother's day | Flowers | Pop up balloons | Roses | Bear Hug Quilt | Roses
Wedding | Heart | Pop up dove | Dove | Heart Quilt | Love birds
Baby Shower | Paper bag baby | Pop up Stork | Toy | Baby Quilt | Stork
Biology | Bear | Lady bug | Beetle | Wedding Quilt | Animals
Astronomy | Paper plate outer space | Pop up card | Solar system | Creation Quilt | Solar system, star box
Geography | Paper plate rain forest | Pop up forest scene | Trees | Creation Quilt | Famous landmarks

Cards

I Love You Quilt Card

There is a story and a quilt that can be made from this design. Take any quilt design and make a normal single fold card.
Materials
There are two ways to create this card.

1. Computer - Print the design on the outside front cover of the card and print The "I love you" story in the center.
2. Manual - provide paper and materials for the children to create the card. You can improve the quality of the card by using specialty and textured paper.

Instructions

1. For manually created cards draw a blank design on the front.
   The heart squares are 1 inch x 1 inch and the outer edge is 5 inches square.
2. Fold the card in half.
3. Let children decorate.

Activity | This craft is suitable for mother's day, valentine's day, baby shower and for the "I love you" quilt.

Multiple Fold Cards

Materials and Equipment
* Cost per child: $0.50
• Construction paper • Card stock paper • Glue • Scissors • Stickers
Age Groups
• Over 12 use stickers or cut paper and glue • Under 12: Use stickers and glue stick

All the cards are made by printing or pasting both halves of the design on letter sized card stock paper and then folding it.

# | Fold | Paper Size | Center "a" | Side "b" | Fold "c" | Height | Pop-Up
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | Single | 8.5 x 11 | - | 5.5 | - | 8 | Yes
2 | Double | 8.5 x 11 | 5.5 | 2.75 | - | 8 | No
8.5 x 14 | 7 | 3.5 | - | 8 | No
3 | Four | 8.5 x 14 | 5 | 2.5 | 2 | 5 | No

1. Single Fold. Normal card. Print design on the front cover and a message and design in the center. Fold paper in half to (8.5 x 5.5). You can also make this a pop-up card.
2. Double Fold. Use letter size paper (8.5 x 11). The center is half the width of the paper and both sides are a quarter of the width. The design is printed on both ends. Then the card is folded. A pop-up can be done at each fold but it is not recommended since the area is very small.
3. Four Fold. Use legal size paper (8.5 x 14). Make the length of the card about five inches. If legal size paper is used then the entire design can be cut from the paper. This gives the design a three dimensional effect because it is folded. A pop-up can be done at each fold but it is not recommended since the area is very small.

Design Your Own
Choose a design that can be divided in two. Or choose a pair of designs that go together.
Exodus Example.

- Left Side. A wall of water with the foam and the flow going left. Moses.
- Right Side. A wall of water with the foam and the flow going right. Chariot
- Back. Print the story
- Inside Center. Water on each side. A path in the center with people walking through.

More Design Ideas
Here are some other ideas.

# | Event | Left Side | Right Side | Inside Center | Back
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1 | Noah | Male animal | Female animal | After the rainbow. Leaving the ark | Bible story
2 | Exodus | Left Water | Right Water | People walking through a wall of water | Bible story
3 | Jonah | Whale | Jonah | Boat on the sea in a storm | Bible story
4 | Creation | Angels with flaming swords | Garden of Eden | Bible story
5 | Creation | Adam | Eve | Garden with a tree and snake | Bible story
6 | Sanctuary | Outer Court | Holy Place | Map of the sanctuary | List of furniture or Jesus
7 | Most Holy Place | Ten Commandments | Ark of the Covenant | Map of Heaven or the New Jerusalem | List of contents in the Ark Or, the ten commandments
8 | Christmas | Angels | Shepherds | Baby Jesus | Bible story
9 | July 4 | Flag - Stars | Flag - Stripes | Washington sky with fireworks | Constitution and bill of rights
10 | Astronomy | Sun | Earth | Solar System | Chart of the name of the planets and facts
11 | Birthday | Toy | Cake | Picture | Information about the child
12 | Wedding | Groom | Bride | Cake | Information about the couple
13 | New Year | Old Man | Baby | Balloons | List of possible resolutions
14 | Nutrition | Fruits | Vegetables | Food Pryamid | Chart of the types of diets
Bible Story Samples | Education Samples
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These samples show the front and the inside.

These samples show the Front only.

Here are some special occasion samples.

1. Heart. Valentine, wedding, friendship, mother's day.
2. Fruit. Nutrition, Fruit of the Spirit
3. Tuxedo. Wedding, formal dinner, father's day
4. Pine Tree. Christmas
5. House. House warming, welcome, Christmas with nativity scene inside.
6. Basket. Thanksgiving. Add a bowl of fruit on the inside. Send a basket of hearts for a valentine.
7. Gift Box. Christmas, general gift, birthday
8. Baby Stroller. Baby shower
9. Bear. Baby shower, valentines,wedding
10. Graduate. Graduation
11. Roses. Valentine, wedding, friendship, mother's day.
12. Egypt. Travel

Decoration
You can do many things to improve the quality of the card.

1. Computer. Use a computer and color printer to design and print the graphics and the message.
2. Stickers. Use stickers instead of construction paper cut outs.
3. Paper. Use specialty paper
4. Three Dimensional Effects. Add ribbons, bows, stickers, dried flowers, buttons and charms to embellish the card.

Inside
Write the appropriate message and add scenery that is related to the theme.

Outside Back
The left and right form the folds in the front but the back can be used to print a story if the inside is used only for pictures. You could also add credits to the bottom.
e.g. Thank you for coming to our special Sabbath school program. (Date and name of church)

Pop Up Cards

Materials and Equipment
* Cost per child: $0.30
• Construction paper • Card stock paper • Glue • Scissors
Age Groups
• Over 12 use stickers or cut paper and glue • Under 12: Use stickers and glue stick

Activity | This craft is suitable for any Bible stories with animals or for the Biology lessons. Exodus - beetles and frogs Daniel - Lion and bear Noah and creation - any animal

Variation
There are several ways to create three dimensional or "Pop-up" pictures. Some shapes are made on a flat surface, others require that the object crosses over a bend in the paper.

Flat Surface Objects.
1. Raised Levels. Glue a stiff piece of cardboard or foam or other thick object on the surface. It must be narrower than the object. Glue the object on top of this base.
2. Flaps and Pockets.
3. Tent. This can be used to make an object stand up. The two sides of an animal can be glued to each side. You can also fold the paper in two and cut out all parts of the object except the top. When it is opened to form a tent shape it will be two sides of the object joined at the top
4. Motion. Make an object move.
   Folded Paper Objects. Fold background paper in half. Good technique for cards.
5. Tabs. Fold paper in half and cut straight lines along dotted lines.
6. Coil. These are the instructions for a snake.
   - Draw coiled snake on paper that is not larger than the surface of the folded paper (Four inches square).
   - Cut snake along dotted lines.
   - Place coiled snake on right side of paper. Make sure it does not cross the center fold.
   - Glue bottom of head to right side of paper.
   - Place glue on top of the tip of the tail. Close card, press, and wait until the glue dries.
   - The tail will be glued to the left side.
7. Moving Mouth. Paste an animal around the moving mouth.

Preparation
Card stock for pop-up

1. Fold in half and cut along opening.
2. Fold along edges of triangle (edges of mouth).
3. Cut out animals, or print on paper for children (older than 10) to cut out.
4. Use the eyes to make the animal male or female

Materials

1. Pop up center card
2. Paper lining on the back of the card will appear in the opening of the mouth and the outside of the card
3. Animal cut out that is around the mouth
4. Glue stick

Instructions

1. For manually created cards draw a blank design on the front.
   The heart squares are 1 inch x 1 inch and the outer edge is 5 inches square.
2. Fold the card in half.
3. Let children decorate.

Paper Plate Craft

Materials and Equipment
* Cost per child: $0.50
• Paper plate (disposable plate) • Construction paper • Card stock paper • Glue • Scissors • Double stick tape • Foam core or cardboard (for creating different heights)
Age Groups
• Over 12 use stickers or cut paper and glue • Under 12: Use stickers and glue stick

Activity | This craft can be used to make three dimensional sceneries. Ecology (pond, desert, ocean, rain forest, outer space, sea shore) Moses crosses the red sea Moses in the basket The nativity

Materials
• Paper or plastic plate (dinner sized)
• Double stick tape
• Construction or card stock paper.
• Thick paper that can be used to create height
• Glue
• Stickers to decorate

Instructions for a Pond scene

1. Cut out leaves and flowers. Crease the leaves to give a 3 dimensional effect.
2. Cut out butterfly and fold it in half - creating a three dimensional effect
3. Use blue paper plate for the water.
4. Use the double stick tape to place the foam core or other thick paper that will be used to add height on the paper plate. Place leaves on these and around the edge of the plate until a realistic scene is made.
5. Add flowers
6. Add butterfly. Glue only one half or the center of the butterfly to create the dimensional effect.

Variations
The scenery can be viewed from any side or you can create a definite front view. To achieve this, make a background that stands up - example, a shrub or tree or the outline of a house. In front of this background will be your scenery.

Folded Box

Heart. Top view. Tuxedo. Top view. Jonah. Top and side view. The side flaps can have two separate designs. Ark of the Covenant. Top View. Side View 1. As seen from the side next to flap "E". Side View 2. As seen from flap "E".
Materials and Equipment
* Cost per child: $0.50
• Card stock paper • Stickers • Glue • Scissors • Transparent tape (Heavy duty)
Age Groups
• Over 12 Can crease and fold box • Under 12: Needs help to fold box.
Story | Outside | Inside
--- | --- | ---
Jonah | Water | Jonah in the fish. Seaweed, skeletons, fish
Daniel | Grass, trees, people | Rocks, lions, Daniel
Noah | Water, dark clouds | Animals
Ark of the Covenant | Love | Commandments, Manna
Star | Earth | Outer space
Ocean | Ships, sky | Fish

Use the design ideas from the double fold cards to create more boxes.
Heart Box.
This box fits on an 8.5 x 11 letter sized paper.

1. Bottom. (2.5 x 2.5 inches)
2. Sides. (2.5 x .875 inches)
3. Top Flap. (2.5 x 1.25 inches)
4. Corners. (.875 x .875 inches) These are folded and tucked inside. This raises the side of the box.
5. Top Design. (8 x 1.5 inches Maximum) Minimum length is 2.5 inches.
   You can make different boxes by substituting a different shape here. These can be the two halves of one shape or two related pictures. e.g. A whale and a ship from the story of Jonah.
   Tuxedo Box.
6. Closure Slot. This slot must be reinforced before it is cut.

Instructions

- Create the box manually or with Powerpoint.
- Print design and messages on back and front of card. If the back is also decorated it must be perfectly aligned with the front.
  Write bible verses on the sides and flaps. Print appropriate images or give stickers to decorate open spaces.
  - Ark of the covenant. The inside contains pictures of all the items that were in the ark. Print each commandment on the sides and inside flap. Quote 1 Corinthians 13 on love. Print the two great commandments on the flaps (Matthew 24: 37, 39; Luke 10: 27; Leviticus 19: 18, 34; Deuteronomy 30: 6)
    The outside bottom lists all ten commandments. The top flaps lists other quotes on love. (Romans 8: 38-39; John 15:13; John 3: 16; Romans 5:8). The sides lists the descriptions of Jesus. (John 15: 5; John 10: 11; John 8: 12; John 6: 48; John 11: 25)
  - Daniel in the Lion's Den. Inside: Daniel with sleeping lions.
  - Jonah. A boat on one end, a fish on the other. See picture.
  - Lion with Two Wings. Each end has the side view of a lion with one wing. See picture.
  - Leopard with Four Wings. Each end has the side view of a leopard with two wings. See picture.
- Cut out card.
- Fold and crease along dotted line.
- Let children color and decorate the body of the box.
- Reinforce the slots with transparent packing tape.
- Fold box.

Materials and Equipment
* Cost per child: $0.50
• Paper bag (lunch bag) • Construction paper • Card stock paper • Glue • Scissors
Age Groups
• Over 12 use stickers or cut paper and glue • Under 12: Use stickers and glue stick

Other Paper Crafts

Activity | Books for stories, sticker books, and leaf collections for nature honors. Puppet figures from your stories

Paper Bag Puppets

Materials
• Lunch bag
• Construction paper or other colored paper
• Scissors
• Glue
• Crayon or Marker

Designing the Puppet
Any animal or person drawing can be used.
Draw a picture that is slightly wider than the bag
Divide the picture at the mouth.
The Top half can be used as is for the pattern
Change the bottom half by adding an edge that is the length of the fold on the bag

Instructions

1. Cut the top half of the puppet and glue on the bottom of the paper bag (Section "A" in the picture).
2. Cut the bottom half of the puppet figure and glue it to the section of the paper bag that it under the fold created by the bag (Section "B" in the picture).
3. Decorate the puppet by adding eyes, tongue and other interesting features.
4. For example, put a fly in the mouth of a paper bag frog. You can use stickers to add these additional features, or cut them out from paper.
5. Use a heart shape for the nose and the tongue.
   Tongue variation - Roll a strip of paper to create a curved tongue. Glue a fly on the tongue.

Creation Book
Materials | Six sheets of paper (Black, light blue, medium blue, blue, and green). Card stock for cover.
Assembly
Front cover | Any color | Title and author
Empty
1 | Black | In the beginning there was nothing but God and love.
2 | Black | (Day 1) Night and day
3 | Light Blue | (Day 2) Sky and sea
4 | (Day 3) Earth, trees and flowers
5 | Dark Blue | (Day 4) Sun, moon and stars
6 | (Day 5) Fish and birds
7 | Blue | Flamingo
8 | Penguin
9 | Green | Ladybug
10 | Green | Walrus | Variation: Popup Lion
11 | Green | Bee
12 | Green | (Day 6) Bear
13 | Blue | Giraffe
14 | Lion
15 | Dark Blue | Elephant
16 | God created me
17 | Light Blue | (Day 7) Completed world as viewed from outer space
18 | Sin and a three dimensional coiled snake.
19 | Black
20 | Black | Hope - cross in the center
Back Cover | Any color | Print the story of creation
Thank you message or empty.

Book

Any Bible story, nature or animal life cycle can be created as a book. A computer can be used to improve the quality of the book.

- Print the text of the story.
- Print graphics
  - Print outline of graphics that can later be colored.
  - Print short instructions that can be used to position stickers or glued images. For example, "Place cat here", or simply "X". This instruction will be covered by the image so it should not be larger than the image.

Materials
• Card stock paper for the book cover.
• Use card stock or regular colored paper for the internal pages.
• Use card stock for pop-up pages.
• Stickers or cut out shapes to decorate the inside.
• Glue
• Scissors
• Crayon or marker
• Long reach Stapler

Basic Instructions

Preparation:
1. Print text, images and instructions on the paper.
2. Assemble in order, fold paper in half and staple center.
   Craft Day:
3. Add words, images and other decorations to each page.
4. On the front cover put the child's name as the author.

Creation Book
This book is created with a combination of six sheets of paper that form the background of the story. Each sheet makes four pages. The paper is assembled in the following order.

1. Card stock paper for front and back cover.
2. Black (pages 1, 2, 19, 20) - represents the darkness in the beginning and the darkness after sin entered the world.
3. Light blue (pages 3, 4, 17, 18) - Sky, sea and land.
4. Dark blue (pages 5, 6, 15, 16) - Sun, moon and stars, animals and man.
5. Medium blue (pages 7, 8, 13, 14) - Animals.
6. Green ( pages 9, 10, 11, 12) - Animals.

Variations of the Creation Book
Additional pages can be added to the center so that individual created animals can be featured.

- Pop up animals

  Panda and Penguin
  P A N D |
  --- | ---
  U I N

- With carefully designed animals, cutting these pages in half to "create" new animals from the combination of the top and bottom half of each animal. See an example with this game.
- Use a computer to print the story on the pages. If you are going to "create" new animals print markers for positioning and cutting the animals. Print the names of the animals vertically so that when the page is cut the new animal will have a new name. The pictures must be aligned properly and the names must be separated at the vowel - with the bottom half of the name having the vowel. Cut pages 7 - 14 (The Animals).
  Make sure the the new name does not form an inappropriate word.

Sample Coloring Book or Bible Story Book
# | Creation | Noah | Exodus | Jonah | Sanctuary
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
- | Eden | Animals | Red Sea | Harbor | Outer Court
1 | Space | Boat | Snake | Boat | Lamb
2 | Globe | Lamb | Frog | Fish | Priest
3 | Trees | Lion | Grasshopper | In the sea | Altar
4 | Sky | Bear | Cows | In the fish | Laver
5 | Birds | Dove | Camel | Fish | Shewbread
6 | Animals | Fish | Pharoah | Tree | Menorah
7 | Nature | Noah | Lamb | Nineveh | Incense
8 | Snake | Angel | Commandments | Preaching | Ark
- | Print the story on the back cover | Jesus

Coloring Book

- Cover page and two sheets of paper. Two sheets of paper make eight pages.
- Print title on the cover and a space for the author.
- Use card stock paper since the children may use markers.
- Use PowerPoint or other graphics software to print black and white pictures. The Clipart gallery has many images that you can use.
- Print any text related to your story.

Bible Story Book

- Front Cover. Print title on the cover and a space for the owner.
- Choose eight scenes from the story and print them in the order of the story. At the bottom of each page print a short statement about the story.
- Back Cover. Print the story with the Bible reference.

Sticker Book

- Cover page and several sheets of paper.
- Print title on the cover and a space for the owner.
- Leave the pages blank or print a title on each page (e.g. hearts, flowers, animals)
- Leave the pages blank or print a grid on each page. Each sticker has a separate box in the grid.

# | Nutrition | Fruit of the Spirit | Gift of the Spirit
--- | --- | --- | ---
Cover | Food Pyramid | Basket of Fruit | Gift Box
1 | Sunshine, air | Love (Apple) | Teacher
2 | Water | Joy (Banana) | Pastor
3 | Carbohydrates | Peace | Hospitality
4 | Fruit | Truth | Healing
5 | Vegetables | Self control | Miracles
6 | Protein | Gentle | Music
7 | Fats and oils | Kindness | Crafts
8 | Rest, exercise | Goodness | Eternal Life
Back | Recipe. Matthew 4: 4 | 1 Corinthians 13 | Matthew 28: 19

Nutrition Book
Emphasize the role of a relationship with God as being even more important than food in having life. God gives eternal life.

- Cover page and two sheets of paper.
- Front Cover. Print title on the cover and a space for the author and our food pyramid.
- Back Cover. Print the "bread in a bag recipe" and the Bible reference.

Food Crafts
You can print simple recipes for each food.

- Fruit salad
- Vegetable salad
- Bread or cupcake recipe
- Salad dressing
- Trail Mix (Dried fruit, crackers, nuts, M&M)

Bread in a Bag Recipe

Ingredients 1 disposable cup 1 gallon heavy duty freezer bag 2 cups whole wheat flour 1 cup white flour 1 teaspoon salt 3 tablespoons honey 3 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 cup warm water (125-1300) 1 pack Rapid Rise yeast Printed Baking instructions Add raisins, if desired Makes 2 loaves | Preparation (30 minutes). Dry Station.Prepare bags ahead, without the yeast and liquid ingredients. Or give each child a bag and let them go to stations set up with each dry ingredient. Liquid Station. Prepare cups with honey and oil. Add warm water and yeast last. Wash hands. Make sure their bags are sealed! Mix the flour and salt by shaking up the bag. Dissolve oil, honey and yeast in warm water. Add liquid to flour and mix. Mix and knead the dough in the bag by squeezing. Baking Instructions. (Take it home) Allow it to rise until doubled for about 1 - 2 hours. Bake at 3500F (1800C) for 20 to 30 minutes. |
Salt Dough Recipe
2 cups white flour 1 cup salt 3 teaspoons vegetable oil 1 cup boiling water » Mix flour and salt. » Add boiling water and oil. » Stir with a spoon. » Knead when cool. This is used as play dough to make shapes. Add food coloring to water if desired.
Since many children are allergic to nuts, no food items should contain nuts or nut oils.
While toothpicks can be used to hold food sculptures, they can cause injuries.
Use honey, molasses or icing as food glue. Do not use peanut butter.

Additional Resources

Craft Book: may be available in the future, but I have given you enough information.
All costs are in United States dollars (2004 prices) and does not include labor or one time purchases.

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Updated : February 23, 2004
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