Glue the gems in place and then press them down into the foam. Instruct them to use a very gentle touch with the side of the tip of the marker to color the crosses so the don't indent the foil.Ħ. Older children may want to use Sharpie markers to add color to their crosses. down into the tape to make shapes and designs.ĥ. Have your children press utensils, pens, pen caps, toy parts, etc. Press the tape onto the foam shapes, smoothing it down on the top and sides.Ĥ. Place your fingers on the sticky part of the tape holding it down to the table while pulling the backing away from the tape.ģ. Lay the piece of tape flat on a table, silver side down. To remove the backing from the tape without making lines or dent in it, carefully pull up the backing at the top of the piece of tape. That’s where our bible crafts for kids come in These fun and interactive crafts will keep children engaged while helping them understand and remember important biblical teachings. Cover the top of the fun foam cross with the foil tape, pressing it down and smoothing it out. Print out the cross template onto card stock and use it to trace cross shapes onto craft foam. How to Make the Aluminum Foil Tape Cross:ġ. Utensils to Engrave the Tape Such as a Ballpoint Pen, Straws, the End of a Paintbrush, and the Tines of a Fork Includes four cross template patterns (two different sizes, and seven pages of sample designs, corners, and background swatches for doodling, and the Cross Window Art Design Pattern - 15 Pages This above craft patterns are available to members or as an instant download. This pattern is included with doodle cross patterns above. If you would like the words to be read from the outside tape the pattern backwards. Print out the cross pattern, tape it to the outside of the window, and trace over the lines from the inside of the window. Three different phrase patterns are included: He Lives!, Forgiven, and Praise Him! You can also use the cross patterns to decorate your windows. Have them use the design swatches to help them add doodles to their cross shapes. If you are using the cross templates, have your children place them on their paper and trace around them with a marker or pencil and then use liquid chalk markers to color them in and add doodle designs.Ĥ. Print out the seven pages of doodle samples, background swatches, corner swatches, and design swatches.ģ. Or you can print out the patterns onto construction paper or colored card stock and cut the crosses apart.Ģ. Use them as templates to draw crosses onto paper bag paper. Print out the cross patterns onto card stock and cut them out. When the basics are explained and understood, our kids can make sense of the Word of God, knowing that it’s not just some mystical holy book that fell from the sky, but that it has historical roots, and a reason for being chosen for the Bible.1. For example Ephesians was a letter sent to Ephesus to the Ephesians (and if you have your phone handy, open up Google Maps and show them exactly where Ephesus in Turkey are!). I shared the structure of the NT with my 8YO, explaining the Gospels were about the life of Jesus, then Acts recorded the “actions” of the apostles, followed by almost all of the rest of the books being actual letters sent to someone or a group of believers. This craft is also an opportunity to talk about the sections of the Bible. Well, it’s handy to know your way around God’s Word, and to have confidence as you navigate and study it. There’s no where in the Bible that says one must learn the order of the books that make up the Bible, so why should we encourage our kids to learn them?
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