Bring scripture to your celebration table, with these bright crackers. They are remarkably easy to make. The four designs all feature a bible verse, some JWL characters and a joke on the reverse. There are 2 sizes to print and a version without colour you could colour yourself or print onto coloured paper.

To make this craft, you will need just 1-page of the template printout, glue, string, and scissors.
I find it helpful to use something to score the lines — my preferred tools are a ruler and push pin.

Cut out the shape.

Fold along the middle of the diamonds and snip out the resulting triangles.

Lay those scissors aside, it’s time to start folding!

If you are adding “bang” inserts, then add those now!

Scoring the lines really does help give a crisp look, though it’s not necessary. I use a ruler and a push pin because it’s easy to hold.

Add glue to the three tabs and glue together your 5 sided tube.

Take roughly 25 cm / 10in of twine and pass it around the gather point a few times until it’s short enough to tie in a double knot.

If you are going to pull your crackers slide your surprise items inside before tying the second end.

This is a comparison of the two sizes, both are big enough to hold a surprise.

It can be easy to focus on the idea of Jeremiah’s age or the physical touch of God, but this craft refocuses on the purpose of Jeremiah’s call. This papercraft physically puts God’s words into Jeremiah’s mouth.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, a craft knife, glue, and scissors.

Cut along the slit line in the background and remove the white rectangle from the mouth with a craft knife. Then add colour if required.

Cut out all the pieces.

Fold the small white rectangle along the dotted lines.

Push the folded shape through the long slit, so the words are visible, and it freely slides along the line.

Thread the words into the mouth until they are not visible.

Add a small drop of glue onto the slider and attach the hand to the slider mechanism.

Slide the hand all the way towards Jeremiah to find the starting position.

Read the text as you slide the hand away from Jeremiah.