The passage rotates around a simple question and answer. Jesus asks his followers, and Simon-Peter answers. This sliding mechanism is a firm favourite, once you’ve figured out how to add the tabs it’s quick and suits groups that want to colour their own well.

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

Cut out all the pieces and colour them if needed.
The biggest piece goes over the instruction boxes, follow the black lines.

Fold the two tabs on the speech bubbles, so the ink is on the inside (valley folds)

Fold the long piece along every dotted line, keeping the ink on the outside (mountain folds)

Turn your long strip over and locate the middle section. We’ll add Simon-Peter’s words here. Add glue just to the triangle tab and make sure it goes parallel to the fold on the right.

Repeat with Jesus’ words piece. This gets attached to the final section without people on it.

Now we need to make the long strip into a tube. Fold Jesus’ words down and add glue to the other side of that section of the strip.

Attach the two ends together so you have an open tube / box.

Finally add glue to the characters of Jesus and Simon-Peter and stick in place.

Flatten the box to the left to see Jesus’ words pop up, flatten the box to the right to see Simon-Peter’s words appear.

This small but important conversation transforms Simon-Peter’s purpose and future. He is to be much more than Simon the fisherman, he will be Peter the rock, the foundation of the church, the holder of the keys to the kingdom of heaven. This simple 3D image shows the changes and is a great conversation piece.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, and some foam spacers.
If you can’t get foam spacers, using pieces of thick card and a glue stick works just as well.

Cut out all the pieces and colour them if needed.

Add spacers to the outline of Simon, you may need to split some to support the arm that is in the air. Add spacers before adding each subsequent piece.

Place Simon in position.
Talk about how this represents how the story started.

Place the new name in position.
Talk about why Jesus gave Simon a new name and what it means.

Place the top hand with the building in
Talk about what this building represents and why Jesus called people to be its foundation.

Place the lower hand with the keys
Talk about the kingdom of heaven. Is it a place? Is it now, or will it be one day?

Your image is now complete.