Crafts
Option 1: Prison Bar Sewing Card
cardstock, scissors, hole punch, gray yarn, crayons
Gather supplies. On cardstock, print a 4" x 6" picture of Paul and Silas praising God in jail (one per child). Punch five holes across the top of the picture and five holes along the bottom (top and bottom holes should line up vertically). Cut 24-inch lengths of gray yarn (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Set picture cards, yarn, and crayons on tables. Have children color the picture. Then the children tie a piece of yarn to the hole at the top left of their pictures. Instruct them to thread the yarn from the top to the bottom holes to make it look like the bars of a jail cell. Remind children that Paul and Silas rejoiced even though they were in prison—nothing stopped them from praising God.
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Option 2: Cuffed for Jesus
hole punch, empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls, string, scissors, markers, foam decorations, glue
Gather supplies. Cut paper rolls into 3-inch-long “handcuffs,” and punch one hole in each cuff (two per child). Cut 12-inch lengths of string (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Set 3-inch paper rolls, string, and remaining supplies on tables. Children cut paper rolls open by making one vertical cut, and they can use the provided supplies to decorate their cuffs. They then tie a string through the hole in each cuff to attach the two “handcuffs.” Remind children that Paul and Silas praised God, even when imprisoned.
Option 1: Microphone
empty paper roll (toilet paper/paper towel/wrapping paper), paper, aluminum foil, jewels, stickers, crayons, glue, hot glue gun
Gather supplies. Cut aluminum foil into large pieces. On paper, print the words “Sing for Joy to the Lord.” Make a sample craft.
Set jewels, stickers, crayons, glue, and foil pieces on tables. Give each child a paper tube. Have children crumple up pieces of foil to form a ball larger than the paper tube opening. Have them glue the “Sing for Joy to the Lord” paper to the tube and then decorate. Have a leader use a hot glue gun to attach the foil ball to the top of the decorated tube, forming a microphone.
Option 2: Cuffed for Jesus
hole punch, empty toilet paper or paper towel rolls, string, scissors, markers, foam decorations, glue
Gather supplies. Cut paper rolls into 3-inch-long “handcuffs,” and punch one hole in each cuff (two per child). Cut 12-inch lengths of string (one per child). Make a sample craft.
Set 3-inch paper rolls, string, and remaining supplies on tables. Children cut paper rolls open by making one vertical cut, and they can use the provided supplies to decorate their cuffs. They then tie a string through the hole in each cuff to attach the two “handcuffs.” Remind children that Paul and Silas praised God, even when imprisoned.