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How to use this book . . . . . . . . . . . . .8-9

Bible craft tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10-11

God made the world . . . . . . . . . . . . .12-13A beautiful wall frieze to illustrate creation

Noah’s ark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-15Animal greetings cards in an ark folder

The tower of Babel . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16-17Tower pencil cases and desk tidy

God’s promise to Abraham . . . . . . .18-19A star mobile

Rebekah’s kindness . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20-21A colourful camel wall frieze

Jacob and Esau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22-23A collage stewpot made of pulses and lentils

Joseph’s coat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24-25A colourful patchwork hanging

Joseph’s dreams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26-27Decorated notebooks and cards

Joseph interprets dreams . . . . . . . .28-29A salt dough grapevine

Moses in the bulrushes . . . . . . . . . . .30-31A simple woven basket

The golden lampstand . . . . . . . . . . . .32-33A textured pasta picture

Gideon’s victory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34-35A trumpet

The strength of Samson . . . . . . . . .36-37A lion glove puppet

David’s harp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38-39A wooden model harp

David and Goliath . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40-41A painted paperweight

Daniel in the lions’ den . . . . . . . . . . .42-43A lion mask

Jonah and the big fish . . . . . . . . . . .44-45A moving fish picture

An angel visits Mary . . . . . . . . . . . .46-47A pop-up angel card

Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem .48-49An Advent calendar

Bethlehem is full . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50-51Christmas gift bags

Jesus is born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52-53Nativity finger puppets

The shepherds’ surprise . . . . . . . . . .54-55Curly sheep cards for Christmas

Shepherds go to find Jesus . . . . . . .56-57Christmas bells

Jesus is presented in the temple . . .58-59Golden star candle holder

A new star in the sky . . . . . . . . . . . .60-61Star wrapping paper and cards

Jesus clears the temple . . . . . . . . . .88-89Moneylenders’ scales

Mary’s gift to Jesus . . . . . . . . . . . . .90-91A perfume jar

Thirty pieces of silver . . . . . . . . . . .92-93Silver coins and a money bag

Jesus washes his friends’ feet . . . . .94-95A bowl

The Last Supper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96-97A special cup

Peter lets Jesus down . . . . . . . . . . .98-99A layered collage

Jesus dies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100-101Stained glass effect Easter cards

Jesus is alive! . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102-103A miniature Easter garden

Breakfast on the beach . . . . . . . . .104-105A fish wall hanging

Pentecost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106-107A decorated Pentecost prayer book

Where to find the stories in the Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .108-109

Gifts for the baby king . . . . . . . . . .62-63Christmas cookies

The Christmas story . . . . . . . . . . . .64-65‘Stained glass’ decorations

Jesus is baptised . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66-67A hanging dove decoration

Temptation in the wilderness . . . . . .68-69A money box

The wedding at Cana . . . . . . . . . . . .70-71A tambourine

The army officer’s servant . . . . . . . .72-73A Roman helmet

The storm on the lake . . . . . . . . . . .74-75A simple fishing boat

Loaves and fishes . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76-77A mosaic fish

The good seed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .78-79A seed collage

Hidden treasure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .80-81Treasure boxes

The wise and foolish girls . . . . . . . . .82-83A clay lamp

The lost coin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84-85A silver medallion necklace

Jesus enters Jerusalem . . . . . . . . . .86-87Colourful banners

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You will find within this book a wealth of ideas and

inspiration for using with children, at home or in the

classroom.

Discover fresh ideas for bringing Old and New

Testament stories to life and for celebrating Christmas

and Easter.

Craft ideas vary from the very simple to the more challenging,

but the emphasis is strongly on using inexpensive materials and

equipment, using recycled and domestic materials where possible.

Children will experience the thrill of making something wonderful

almost ‘out of nothing’.

To help keep preparation time to a minimum, each project

spread features:

✹ a lively retelling of the Bible story, suitable for reading aloud

to a group

✹ a list of materials needed

✹ clear step-by-step instructions

✹ a photograph of how the finished article may look, in

case you haven’t had time to make one earlier!

All the craft ideas have been designed, tried and tested

by Gillian Chapman, a well-known author of craft books.

Drawing on her experience of running children’s workshops

on making books, masks and other crafts, she has prepared a

helpful section of Bible craft tips and safety recommendations.

It is worth taking a few moments to read through this section

before you begin.

Part of the excitement and satisfaction of ‘Make & Do’

crafts begins when children are able to develop their own

original slant on an idea or design, whatever the results!

Some children (and adults, let’s face it) may struggle to

follow instructions and lose interest very quickly if they

feel an activity is too difficult. Bearing that in mind, most

of the ideas in this book can be modified according to a

child’s ability. For example, where sewing is involved,

you may use PVA glue instead; where drawing is involved,

you may cut pictures out of magazines.

Specific projects, such as masks or helmets, could be

used as props for drama productions. Having read the

story and made the articles, children can enjoy the

further dimension of bringing a story to life themselves

through drama or dance.

There are several ideas for making gifts, for example,

the Christmas gift bags and the Pentecost prayer book.

Other craft activities will produce beautiful decorations

for your classroom, church or home, such as the star

mobile and the lampstand picture.

There are endless possibilities for using ‘Barnabas Make & Do

Bible Crafts’ to explore the Bible. Enjoy them!

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God made the light and thedarkness. God made big, tall

mountains, and deep blue seas. God made plants and flowers

and trees and filled the landwith them. God made the round,

spinning earth, the red hotsun and the silvery moon.He made twinkling stars andplanets. God filled the sea with slippery, shiny fish and the air with birds

that chatter and sing. God filled the land with animals of every kind, tall and short,

prickly and furry, striped and spotted and patterned. ‘Now I will make people,’ said God. God made a man and a

woman who could think and feel and love, and be his friends. Hemade a beautiful garden for them to live in called the Garden ofEden. God was pleased with everything he had made. It was very good.

You willneed:✄

7 sheets of card

White paper

Pencil

Coloured pencilsor paints

and paint brush

Scissors

Pair of compasses

Sticky tape

Split pin

Glue stick

Ruler

Magazine pictures of birds, fish, animals

and people

Draw a curve across the top of a pieceof card and cut out. Use this first card

as a template to draw the curve on to theremaining cards. When the curves are cutout, all the cards will be the same shape.

Place two cards side by side leaving asmall space between them. Tape the

cards together with lengths of sticky tape.Join all the cards together in the same way,taping along the front and back of eachcard to make a strong hinge.

Draw pictures to illustrate the first,second and third days of creation on

sheets of white paper. Colour in with paintsor coloured pencils. Cut around thedrawings so they fit neatly on to the friezepanels and glue in place.

Try making a Seasons Wheel for thefourth day of creation. Use the

compasses to draw a circle on the whitepaper and divide it into four. In eachquarter draw a tree at different seasons ofthe year. Decorate the rest of the pageand glue to the frieze.

Draw pictures to illustrate the fifth,sixth and seventh days of creation. You

could cut out animal pictures frommagazines and stick them to your drawings.Carefully cut around the finished drawingsand glue them to the correct frieze panels.

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GOD MADE THE WORLDThe story of creation

Make this wall frieze toillustrate the creation story.

Create yourown friezeto whateversize anddesign youlike.

Draw a circle on white paper and divideinto four. Draw a zig-zag pattern

around the circle to make a sun shape.Colour in and cut out, leaving a quarter ofthe sun cut out. Attach the sun to thecentre of the tree circle with a split pin.

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You willneed:✄

Sheet of A3 thin coloured card

Sheets of A4 thincoloured card

Scissors

Pencil

Glue stick

Scraps of coloured paperfor decoration

To make the folder, fold the sheet of A3card in half, press firmly along the

crease and open up. Take a sheet of A4card, fold in half lengthways, open up andcut along the fold. Cut the top corners offthese two strips.

Use the glue stick to spread a strip ofglue along the long side and bottom of

the two strips and stick them to the insideof the folder, as shown.

Cut out shapes from the sheets ofcoloured papers to decorate the front

of the folder. Cut out the large roof andhull shapes first and glue them in placeusing the glue stick. Then add any otherdetails you wish. Don’t forget to decoratethe inside of the folder too.

To make the cards, cut a sheet of A4card in half, then fold each piece in

half. Decorate the cards with simple animalshapes cut out from the coloured papers.Start by drawing and cutting out bodyshapes, then heads. Place the pieces on thecard first before sticking down to makesure they are the right size and check thatthe card folds are at the top.

Try to make the animals as colourful aspossible. Cut out features, like ears,

tails, tusks, spots and stripes and use theglue stick to glue them neatly into place.When all the pieces are stuck down, shapethe top corners of the card and cut out thespace between the legs, cutting throughboth sides of the card.

The tall giraffe card is made in thesame way, but the fold of the card

runs along the left side. Try making lots ofdifferent shaped cards. Small gift tags aremade from a single thickness of card,threaded with string. Keep all your animalcards in the ark folder, so they are handyfor that unexpected birthday!

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NOAH’SARKThe floating zoo

Noah was a good man, but allaround him there was trouble.God had made a wonderful

world, but the people hadspoilt everything.There was fighting

everywhere.God told Noah what he

planned to do. He was going tosend a great flood.God told Noah to build a

boat and to fill it with two ofevery kind of animal on theearth.God would keep them

safe in the boat when theflood came.Noah built a huge

wooden boat called an ark.They covered it with tar tokeep out the water. It wouldfloat on the waters until theflood was over.Noah packed food for his

family and all the animals. They were ready for the

day when the rain began andthe rivers burst into flood. God promised to keep them

safe.

Make an arkand animalcards to helpremember the

story of Noah.

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