Planning a craft for your upcoming Sunday School class? Say goodbye to finger paint debacles and glitter explosions and embrace one of these 25 adult- and child-friendly crafts to incorporate into your next Sunday class time.
Preschool Craft Ideas
- Edible Noah's Ark - Both a craft and a snack, this is a creative activity that doesn't have to get hauled home by a parent — because the kids can eat it! Have kids layer three round tortilla chips broken in half on a paper towel for the bottom of the boat, place a graham cracker on top for the "house" and stick pretzels to make a simple v-shaped roof. Then, fill the boat with animal crackers. Share the story and enjoy the creation as the morning's snack!
- Praise Him Bag Shakers - Children can decorate the bottom third of a paper lunch bag with markers, crayons, paint or colored pencils. Unfold the decorated paper bag and place another paper bag inside the decorated one to strengthen the instrument. Add a small amount of popcorn kernels, dry beans or rice in the innermost bag, then gather up the sides, folding and twisting it into a handle. Use decorative tape to tape your handle tightly shut and enjoy marching, playing and singing to the Lord with these homemade paper maracas.
- Jonah and the Whale - Attach a six-inch piece of twine around a small bouncy ball and secure with a strong adhesive glue before class. Poke a hole in the bottom of blue plastic cups and have children insert the other end of the twine through the hole in the bottom of the cup while teacher can tie a knot. Decorate the cup with googly eyes and a pre-cut blue fin to create an easy ball and cup game. Do you think Jonah went in the whale's mouth as easily as you can get your ball in the cup?
- Hand Print Pot Holders - This is a great craft when talking about how God helps us. Grab a set of solid-colored pot holders from a dollar store. Use puff paint to trace little hands onto the pot holder. Complete with a message written in paint or permanent marker with Isaiah 59:1. These can be used as a gift on Mother's Day or Father's Day.
- Pool Noodle Boats - There are many instances of Jesus traveling on boats or walking out on the water from a boat. Before class, cut a pool noodle into one-inch slices. Poke a hole that will fit a straw and cut straws in half. Cut sails out of thin craft foam using two-inch tall triangles and punch a hole in the top and bottom of the sail. Write a verse on the sail that applies to your Bible lesson. Have your preschoolers assemble their boats by threading the straw through the sail and then placing the straw sail into their boat. (A small dot of craft glue will help hold it there.)
