Posts Tagged ‘Bible’

« Older Entries
Newer Entries »

Drawing the Days of Creation

Wednesday, January 15th, 2014

drawing-the-days-of-creation

I came across a fabulous tutorial from Answers in Genesis on drawing the days of creation. First you divide the paper into thirds, separating the three sections with a black permanent marker. Next we read the days of creation from Genesis 1. For each day, we drew what was created:

  • Day 1: Light and darkness
  • Day 2: Separating the waters from the clouds
  • Day 3: Plants and trees
  • Day 4: Sun, moon, and stars
  • Day 5: Birds and fish
  • Day 6: Animals and people
  • Day 7: God rested

Days 1 and 4 are drawn on the top part of the page, days 2 and 5 are drawn in the middle of the page, and days 3 and 6 are drawn on the bottom of the page. I was delighted to see how organized creation was, because days 1, 2, and 3 go from the top to the bottom of the page, creating a habitat for what was created in days 4, 5, and 6. I had never seen this done before, and my kids enjoyed drawing the days of creation this way.

drawing-the-days-of-creation-4drawing-the-days-of-creation-3drawing-the-days-of-creation-2drawing-the-days-of-creation-5

Sign up below for a free Bible crafts e-book!

For more awesome activities to teach your children the Bible, pick up Using Simple Costumes and Props to Teach the Bible. Or you can get this workshop for free when you join the Vault, which has a huge hands-on Bible section!

Tags:, , , ,
Posted in Bible | 4 Comments »

Bible Reading Chart (Free PDF)

Wednesday, January 1st, 2014

Bible-reading-chart

This free Bible reading chart can be helpful as you are reading through the Bible, to see how much progress you are making. I like visual ones that have boxes for each chapter, so that you can color in the boxes as you go. My husband created this chart to help you as you read through the Bible this year:

My husband and I are attending a small group Bible study from our church, and we are reading through the Bible. Even though my husband and I have read through the Bible many times, we’ve never read the entire Bible with each other as a couple before. It’s fun taking turns reading to each other and commenting on what we are reading. Simply reading the Bible can draw couples closer together spiritually, especially when you pray together as a couple. (Exception: the dry genealogies–you might want to play those on audio off your cell phone, so you don’t have to figure out how to say all those names! My husband sets his cell phone on the coffee table, and we listen to a free Bible app.)

Depending on what you are going through in your life, different things will pop out at you. Since I’ve been teaching about prayer this past year, every verse about prayer seems to pop out at me. I’m surprised by how many times fasting is connected to prayer, as I never noticed that before.

Other times I’ve been convicted of specific sins while reading the Bible. My eyes have been opened to all the verses about anger, and what results from it.

Reading through the entire Bible in one year will help you get a sweeping panorama of history and how God has worked throughout the ages, to give you a more complete picture of God.

Tags:, ,
Posted in Bible | 12 Comments »

Tree of Life Craft

Wednesday, October 30th, 2013

tree-of-life-craft

If you are teaching the book of Genesis or Revelation to your children, you can make a beautiful Tree of Life craft. The Tree of Life is mentioned in Genesis as having fruit that allowed a person to eat of it and live forever. This is why God placed angels guarding the way to the Garden of Eden, so that Adam and Eve would not have eternal death, since they had already chosen to eat from the Tree of Death, or the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil (Genesis 3:22-24). Eating from the Tree of Life at that point would have caused eternal separation from God, not allowing them to be redeemed.

In Revelation, this tree appears again in the New Jerusalem, and its leaves bring healing to the nations (Revelation 22:2). This is truly a remarkable tree.

For this Tree of Life craft, you will need the following items:

  • wooden base
  • gnarly tree branch
  • brown clay
  • brown ribbon
  • silk leaves (from yard sales or craft store)
  • red pompoms

tree-of-life-craft-2

Attach the branch to the base with the clay. Use the clay to cover the entire base. I got this square base at Hobby Lobby for $2, but you can use any scrap of wood from your garage.

tree-of-life-craft-3

Hot glue brown ribbon around the base, to give the base a finished look. I used thick sparkly ribbon left over from a turkey candle we made last year for Thanksgiving. You could also paint it with gold paint instead, if you have that on hand.

tree-of-life-craft-4

Hot glue silk leaves all over the branches, bringing the tree to life. The leaves need to be green because it is the Tree of Life. It does not die during the winter. It’s not a conifer, though, because the “leaves” bring healing, not the “needles.”

Finally, you will want to hot glue some fruit to the tree. If you can find some apples just the right size, you could hang these on the tree. I couldn’t find any, so I used red pompoms. Your Tree of Life craft is now complete.

Sign up below for a free printable e-book of this Bible crafts series!

If you enjoyed making this Tree of Life craft, you will love Using Simple Costumes and Props to Teach the Bible. You receive this 2-hour video for free when you sign up for the Unit Study Treasure Vault, which has an enormous Bible section!

Tags:, , , , , ,
Posted in Bible | 2 Comments »

Paul’s Jail Cell

Monday, October 28th, 2013

Paul's-jail-cell

When teaching children about the prison time that Paul had to endure when he wrote most of the New Testament, why not make a craft of Paul’s jail cell? You will need a large cardboard box, a razor blade or knife, and black paint.

An adult can cut the jail cell bars straight into the cardboard. You might also want to cut a door in the back, to make it easier to get in and out of the jail cell. Then have the kids paint the box black.

You might also want to make chains out of silver card stock paper. A plastic ball and chain can be purchased at a costume shop or toy store.

Paul's-jail-cell-2The kids can take turns getting into the jail cell. Describe how lonely it was for Paul to be imprisoned without being able to return home. He was imprisoned because of his preaching about Jesus–he hadn’t actually broken the law. He was a Roman citizen, and he was supposed to have rights. But because many people in authority hated Christians, they repeatedly threw him into prison.

Paul was one of the pivotal people in the New Testament who established churches as he went from city to city on his missionary journeys. He prayed night and day for the well-being of the churches, because he felt personally responsible for their spiritual growth. He often would return to visit churches that he had established earlier.

Sign up below for a free printable e-book of this Bible crafts series!

If you enjoyed making Paul’s jail cell, you will love Using Simple Costumes and Props to Teach the Bible. You receive this 2-hour video for free when you sign up for the Unit Study Treasure Vault, which has an enormous Bible section!

Tags:, , , , ,
Posted in Bible | 6 Comments »

« Older Entries
Newer Entries »