I attended a Bible teacher's workshop and wanted to share some of the photos. The photos are mine, please excuse the roughness, I miss my good camera, but you can get the general idea. And, that is what I want to do, is share ideas for teaching Jesus! I do have permission from the women that held the workshop to share the photos. Some of the ideas you see are found in old Ideashop magazines, if you still have them! If you have specific questions on how to do something, the questions for the chart, etc, let me know and I will find out. Please allow a short time for me to return the answer. Please, keep in mind, that examples for the ideas were put all over the walls, so you will not see finished bulletin boards, etc. It is ideas for you to make! And, I did not crop the photos. Here they are, in random order: Some of the walls first Jonah & the Great Fish wall visual These creation background boards are felt and/or fabric attached to a board, and then you add pictures, etc for each day of creation. I forgot about these, until I looked at the photos... and I REALLY need to make them! The base (center) of the flower has "blessed are the..." , then students add the center over that with the answer. This is the finished flower pot. Balaam   The 3 kings: Saul, David, and Solomon. You can see what I did with the 3 kings here. Solomon's Temple Info Wall Jonah tossed from the boat into the water, then... Jonah in the Great Fish (I think that might be attached with Velcro and added after Jonah is swallowed), then, next is a couple of Jonah table visuals. Joseph (above) next is Prophets. Prophets Love is the Key Number 1 Judges Facts from Acts The Cross

Handmade Christmas Ornaments don't need to look cheap or homemade. Here are several beautiful Christmas ornaments to make using cardboard that would make pretty Christmas tree decorations and gift toppers. I got a request from Abigail asking for some Cardboard handmade Christmas ornaments and you know how I am to serve. {high fives} There are so many different ways to make Christmas ornament crafts especially using cardboard. So Abigail let me know if these are what you're looking for. I tried to get a variety of Handmade Christmas Ornaments like cardboard only, Christmas ornament crafts for kids, 3D, congregated, rolled, blinged

The presence of candles creates the magical, soft glow that transforms any room into one of mystique. They create an ambiance of comfort and fantasy… and isn’t it true, that everyone looks better by candlelight!! It’s no secret: women love candles! We do… well, all the women I know love candles. And I’m tipping there’s a bunch of women all over the world that loved my Christmas Township Candle holder last year… Because that baby went viral!! I’m not sure why…. it was just a coffee jar that I prettied up. In fact, I made quite a few

Here is the last church craft I made for this session of Kids Quest. It was pretty easy to do. It's a wheel that you can turn, reminding you that you can pray anytime: I really enjoy preparing the crafts for the children's ministry each week; even more so now that my daughter is involved in the class. It makes me feel like I'm helping out, even if it seems like a small contribution, I know that any help that teachers can get to be more prepared is a big deal. In my small way I am helping impact the next generation. I also spent some time this week reviewing some ideas for art projects I'd like to work on. I picked out a few and hope to start posting my progress soon.

Last year we shared a tutorial for making a fun needle felted heart dangler, and Lynette Marie Spaulding, my dear Sister in Law and our amaaaaazing production manager here at Living Felt, thought s…

This lesson is about the 12 spies and the faith of Joshua and Caleb. Today, we are in the Old Testament book that Moses wrote called Numbers in 13-14. God told Moses to have one man, a leader, from each tribe of Israel to spy the land of Canaan. There were 12 tribes, so there were 12 men sent to search the land of Canaan. Moses told them to go south, into the mountains. They were to see what the people living there were like. How many were there? How was the land, is it good or bad? Are there forests? Are the cities like camps or they like strongholds? He told them to 'be of good courage' (be brave) and bring back some of the fruit from the land. It was the season for ripe grapes. They searched the land and returned after 40 days. Numbers 13:25 They told the people that the land flowed with ‘milk & honey’, and they showed the people the grapes they had brought from the Valley of Eshcol. The branch was one grape cluster and was so big, they had to put it on a pole and carry it between 2 men! They also brought some of the pomegranates and figs. They also told them that the people there were strong, and the cities were very large and protected. Caleb quieted the people and told them “Let us go up at once and take possession, for we are well able to overcome it”. Numbers 13:30 But the other men that had spied the land, said that the “people are a lot stronger than us. We can’t win against them! They are tall like giants, and we are like grasshoppers!” Numbers 13:33 The people complained and said, “We should have just stayed in Egypt to die!” They didn’t have enough faith, still, in God and His power! But Joshua and Caleb, 2 of the men that searched the land of Canaan, tore their clothes and spoke to everyone. They told the people that it was very good land, and if the Lord is happy with them, then He would give the land to them! It is a land that 'flows with milk & honey'! But don't fight the Lord, and don't fear the people in Canaan. The Lord is with us! Do not fear them! (Vs 8-9) The people were so upset, they wanted to stone Joshua and Caleb! God told them because of their lack of faith, all the people that were 20 years and older would die in the wilderness. Only Caleb and Joshua and the younger people would enter into the Promised Land. Numbers 14:29-30 Because some of the spies didn’t believe God would protect them, and they had searched the land for 40 days, God would make the people wander in the wilderness for 40 years (1 year for each 1 day). Numbers 14:34 Joshua and Caleb were the only spies that had faith in God. The other 10 died from a plague. Numbers 14:37 (The mummies are soldiers from Dollar Tree and are the same guys I used for the Ark of the Covenant. My nieces helped me wrap them in a paper towel, we were discussing what I wanted, and I wanted white, but didn't have enough fabric on hand. Mattie said, "How about toilet paper", and I said, "Good idea, but we'll use paper towels"! I want to remove it and use the guys for something else. So, we wrapped them up tight, used masking tape on the back and used the string to finish the effect. I wanted to show the kids that 12 were sent by God, but only two really believed that God would keep protecting them, providing for them, watching over them, etc.) After their time of wandering in the wilderness, Moses went to the top of Mount Abarim to see the Promised Land. Numbers 27:12 Moses made Joshua the next leader. Moses was not permitted to enter the Promised Land. Moses lived 120 years. Deuteronomy 34:7 This is the visual I make for the 12 spies returning from the Promised Land. I used 2 Ken dolls, covered them Bible times clothing, added a stick and a section of plastic grapes. Moses is standing with them, and the 10 unbelieving spies that died from a plague are on the other end of the display. Click here to print the worksheet. Click here to download all the visuals available for this lesson. Click here to download the pictures to color. These visuals have been updated with most of the background removed as shown. The visuals are not all shown that are in the download. Click here to download the visuals. Click here to download the pictures to color. (These are the same as the visuals but are black & white.) This is today's cut & glue picture to color. I print the backgrounds on different color cardstock, and the pictures for the students to cut are on regular paper. You can print it here. Click here to print the same picture, but is a picture to color (no cutting). Click on the picture above to see all the Moses cut & glue worksheets & pictures to color. We marked our Moses map for his travels. You can find more information here. Bible Verse: Numbers 13:23 Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission.

This is the BEST paper tube Koi Fish, and one of several other Lunar New Year Animal inspired art lessons that we offer. This fun DIY craft is an original idea from ART CAMP Studio. It's a great year round project for all ages.

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Use the Naaman's Leprosy is Healed Coloring Page as a fun activity for your next children's sermon.

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These cute and simple crowns are perfect for religion classes! Students brainstorm five things they want to thank God for, and use those ideas to create the crown.

Use the 5 Finger Prayer to visually recall your prayer list. Great way to teach kids how to pray, but also good for adults! (+ free printable prayer cards)