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CRAFTS:

Baby Jesus
Glue some hair (felt scrap) to top of cut-off clothespin, glue on some clothes, provide soft scraps to wrap Baby Jesus in.

Cross Bookmark
Use plastic bread tags to make a cross pattern on a piece of contact. Put contact over top, and cut out to make cross bookmark.

Daniel in the Lion's Den: Daniel 6
Lions: using paper plate make a mask of a lion's face use strips of yellow paper and glue all around plate to make mane.

Glue Hangings
Colour white glue with food colouring, and put in squeeze bottle. Give each child a pattern, and place under wax paper. Squeeze glue onto wax paper, following lines of pattern. Allow to dry 24-48 hours, then gently remove design from wax paper. Trace around design on tissue paper or celophane. Cut the shape and glue to design. Attach yarn and hang in a window. (can write bible verse on tissue before attaching, or on a tag which can be attached).

Joseph the Dreamer: Genesis 37
Joseph's coat of many colors.---using large groceries paper bag. Cut out into a vest and have children paint or color it and pretend to be Joseph.

Joseph and His Coat of Many Colors
Cut out body shapes (4-8 inches) from tag board. Supply rick rack and colorful cloth scraps (different textures) cut into clothing shapes to fit bodies. Let children select and glue (glue sticks or painting with glue) and decorate with trim.

Jesus Loves Me Plate
Materials needed: Paper plates,markers or crayons,paper punch ,and yarn.
Directions: Give each child a paper plate on wich you have written the words Jesus Loves at the top.Have each child write there name at the bottom of the plate.Then have them draw pictures of themselves above the name and decorate the plate using the crayons, markers or Glitter glue. Punch a hole in the center top of each plate add a piece of yarn to hang.

Mosaic Rainbows
Make a mosaic rainbow, use small squares of paper the colors of the rainbow. Draw a small arch on each child's paper. This will give them a guideline for the bottom color on the rainbow and they can keep adding the colors on. They glue on the squares , one color at a time.

Mustard Seed Tree
Material: pipe cleaners, clay, small plastic cup, sissors
Directions: After the story about the Mustard Seed - explain to the kids they are going to make their own mustard tree. First put the clay into the cup - this is our pot. Place one pipe cleaner stick  into the clay. The following pipe cleaners and cut down to different sizes and wrapped around the main stem - to make branches. The children watch their tree grow as they build up the branches.

Plaster Paperweights
Mix up plaster and pour into sturdy plastic bags (one for each child). Children squeeze it to create an interesting shape (do not twist-tie bag, simply hold it closed). Hold the plaster in place until it begins to harden. When set - remove from bag. Sandpaper to remove any rough edges. Use paints to decorate. Write on it "Jesus is the rock". Spray with acrylic spray or shellac.

Rainbows
• Paint rainbows with tempera, water colors, or markers
• Use eye droppers and let children drop various colors of water on coffee filters. Let dry. (Save up well-washed baby aspirin or vitamin droppers for this!)
• Sponge paint rainbows
• Rainbow cookies (see food section below)

Rainbow Necklaces 
Fruit colored O-shaped cereal on a string and enjoy!.

Real Rainbows
Make rain by putting liquid water color in spray bottles and spraying paper outside.

Stained glass Candleholder
Paint water/glue mixture over a glass, and cover with torn pieces of tissue paper. Continue to cover until has about 2 layers of tissue paper, then cover with 1 more layer of glue. Allow to dry. Use a marker to write "Jesus is the light". Place baby food jar lid in bottom of glass as holder for votive candle.

Thank You, God, for My Family! 
Make "finger" puppets of the families. Use large craft sticks and glue the pictures you have cut out that the children drew of everyone in their family.

GAMES & ACTIVITIES:

Doves and Olive Branches Game
Use paper olive branches or leaves. Hide them throughout the play area. Designate one child as Noah. The rest of the children are doves. Noah says "Fly away and bring me a branch" The children scatter and look for the branches. When they find one they return with the branches. Designate a new Noah who can hide the branches and repeat the game.

Float or Sink (Noah's Ark)
Add objects to the water table that float or sink. One item to add that makes children think and discover is balloons with different objects inside such as: sand, baby powder, a block, marbles, toothpicks, and just air.

Jesus helps his friends catch fish!
Make small paper fish and attach a paper clip to each one. Put in a big box or basket and let children take turns (or have a couple poles so several can fish at once) *catching* fish with a short stick to which a string has been tied, with a small magnet tied as a hook.

Jacob's Dream: Genesis 28
Esau is angry for Jacob getting the blessing. Jacob sleeps on a rock as a pillow. Go on nature walk to find rocks. Also in Jacob's dream there is a ladder with angels going up and down form heaven to earth. God said, "I will take care of you" Make ladder out of toothpicks or popsicle sticks.

Noah's Ark
Equipment: none 
How to Play: This is an active game. If you play inside, use the four corners of the room. If you play it outside, a leader should stand as a marker for each corner. Name the corners People, Birds, Fish, and Animals. Gather the childs in the Ark -- the center of the playing area. When you call out one of the names, the childs must all move toward the correct corner in the appropriate way: running for "People!", flapping their wings for "Birds!", making swimming motions for "Fish!", and scrambling on all fours for "Animals!". When you call out "Flood!" the childs race back to the Ark. When they're 
all safe, start again.

Two by Two
Noah chose 2 of every kind.....what else comes in 2's?.....play matching games. Animal hunt....have 2 pictures of each animal...give each child one and hide the other...can they find the matching animal to go on the ark?

The Good Samaritan
Let the children put real bandaids (the tiny ones) on a figure of a person and talk about what ways even children can help people.

Tower of Babel: Genesis 11
Talk about all the different languages that are spoken today.
Also build towers with blocks and see who can build the tallest.

SONGS:

Rain, Rain Falling Down
Tune: Row, Row, Row, Your Boat
Rain Rain falling down
Falling on the ground
Pitter, patter,pitter, patter
What a splashy sound.

Twinkle twinkle little star
How I wonder what you are
God has set you up so high
He has reached beneath the sky
He made you
he made me too
I'm his diamond just like you.

STORIES:

Have any good stories? Let us know!
 

FOOD SUGGESTIONS:

Rainbow Cookies
Material: Food Colouring, sugar cookie mix - prepared, cookie sheet
Directions: divide the dough into four sections and place each seccion into a bowl. Add a few drops of food colour to each bowl (red, green, yellow, and blue. Have the kids mix this up - (you can do this before hand to save time) Give each child 4 colours of dough. They will make an arch with  the first colour and copy the arch again, making a rainbow. Then the dough is placed onto the cookie sheet and baked. Afterward the kids can enjoy their rainbow cookies!!

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