Crafts
Option 1: A Life Change Picture
cardstock, dirt, paper plates, glue sticks, crayons, scissors, wipes, craft sticks
Gather supplies. Print pictures of an Israelite priest on cardstock (two per child). Place a small amount of dirt on paper plates. Make a sample craft.
Give each child two priest pictures. Set glue sticks, crayons, scissors, craft sticks, and dirt on each table. Have children color the priests and cut them out. Have them make one of the priests filthy by rubbing dirt on his clothes but keep the other priest “clean” (use wipes to clean children’s hands). Have them glue a craft stick between the two priests (back-to-back). Encourage the children to retell the story of how God made Joshua clean.
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Option 2: Bubble Painting
bubble solution, tempera paint, bowls, bubble wands, cardstock, crayons
Gather supplies. Make a variety of colored bubble solutions by mixing half a cup of bubble solution with 1 tablespoon of tempera paint in bowls. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a piece of cardstock. Set crayons, bubble wands, and colored bubble solutions on each table. Have children write “God makes us clean” on the paper, then have them blow bubbles onto the paper and watch as the bubbles pop into interesting patterns.
Option 1: Dry-Erase Plates
white plastic plates (not paper), permanent markers, dry-erase markers, paper towels
Gather supplies. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a plate. Set permanent markers on each table. Have children decorate the outside edge of the plate, leaving the inside undecorated to be used as a whiteboard. Have them write the Big Truth on the back of the plate with permanent markers. Provide dry-erase markers that children can use to draw or write sins that make a person dirty before God, then use a paper towel to wipe those sins away.
Option 2: Bubble Painting
bubble solution, tempera paint, bowls, bubble wands, cardstock, crayons
Gather supplies. Make a variety of colored bubble solutions by mixing half a cup of bubble solution with 1 tablespoon of tempera paint in bowls. Make a sample craft.
Give each child a piece of cardstock. Set crayons, bubble wands, and colored bubble solutions on each table. Have children write “God makes us clean” on the paper, then have them blow bubbles onto the paper and watch as the bubbles pop into interesting patterns.
