Crafts
Option 1: God Is with Us Clock
cardstock, paper plates, crayons, markers, scissors, brass fasteners
Gather supplies. Print clock hands on cardstock (one set of clock hands per child). Make a sample craft.
Give each child a paper plate, clock hands, and a brass fastener. Place markers, crayons, and scissors on each table. Have children write the words “God is with us all the time” on the front of the plate. Have children cut out the clock hands and help them fasten them to the center of the plate using the brass fastener. Then have children write the numbers one through twelve around the outside of the clock and decorate using the provided supplies.
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Option 2: Paper Bag Fiery Furnace Craft
paper, paper bags, glue sticks, red/orange/yellow tissue paper, crayons, scissors, newspaper
Gather supplies. Find and print a picture of the four men that were in the fiery furnace (one per child). Open paper bags and cut a “window” in one of the sides of the bag. Cut 1-inch squares of colored tissue paper. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a paper bag and a paper with the four men pictured. Set crayons, scissors, glue sticks, and tissue paper on each table. Have the children color the picture with crayons and cut it out. Help them glue the picture to the inside of the paper bag so the men can be clearly seen through the “window.” Then have them glue tissue paper squares onto the paper bag to surround the window. Have children open the bag and fill the base with crumpled-up newspaper so that the fiery furnace stands upright. Remind children that God rescued Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from the fiery furnace.
Option 1: Paper Plate Fiery Furnace Scene
paper plates, markers, colored pencils, glue sticks, scissors, red/orange/yellow tissue paper
Gather supplies. Cut colored tissue paper into 1-inch squares. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a paper plate. Set colored pencils, markers, and tissue paper on each table. Have children draw four people in the center of the paper plate to represent the four men in the furnace. Then have them glue the tissue paper squares around the four men to represent the fiery furnace. Remind children that God rescued Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from the fiery furnace.
Option 2: Paper Bag Fiery Furnace Craft
paper, paper bags, glue sticks, red/orange/yellow tissue paper, crayons, scissors, newspaper
Gather supplies. Find and print a picture of the four men that were in the fiery furnace (one per child). Open paper bags and cut a “window” in one of the sides of the bag. Cut 1-inch squares of colored tissue paper. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a paper bag and a paper with the four men pictured. Set crayons, scissors, glue sticks, and tissue paper on each table. Have the children color the picture with crayons and cut it out. Help them glue the picture to the inside of the paper bag so the men can be clearly seen through the “window.” Then have them glue tissue paper squares onto the paper bag to surround the window. Have children open the bag and fill the base with crumpled-up newspaper so that the fiery furnace stands upright. Remind children that God rescued Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego from the fiery furnace.
