| Ishmael and Hagar must have slowly started to panic as the water ran dry, this craft looks at that emotion and how the angel reveals the oasis for them. It’s a simple sliding window craft that’s quite intuitive to put together. |  |
Staying with our theme of shoes the last craft for this lesson are these sweet little paper shoes depicting Boaz and Ruth together. If you are looking for a more sandal like craft check out this threaded paper sandal used for the John the baptist lesson. (Image linked) |
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| These cards are always fun and so versatile! This little flip card ‘match up’ game is perfect for quiet play, basic craft or an extension activity. It features period relevant shoes not modern shapes which could lead to discussions about comfort and protection. Includes 1 card of Boaz holding a shoe, 1 card of Ruth, and 7 sets of shoes. (Ruth and Boaz are a match for each other!) |
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| This story has a lot of parts and this craft is a great way to review each. I love working with acetate to create layers. Be sure to buy the correct acetate for your printer. The back of this craft also has questions and prompts to discuss once you’ve finished! |  |
| Ruth’s story is tied up with the barley harvest and sheaves of wheat and barley are great shapes. This craft is a lovely quiet threading activity, simple enough for younger participants but effective enough to satisfy older children. Want to add in a prayer activity? – Use this so that each head of grain represents a prayer! |
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| The Naomi lesson had a pull tab craft so here’s one for Ruth. This one is really simple. It illustrates the moment Ruth would have returned home to show the fruits of her labour to Naomi. |  |
| We have cotton wool sheep but what of the other 2 featured animals – here they are. Also if you’ve been browsing through the last couple of crafts and hoping for something that needs nothing more than a printer and a glue-stick this is for you, I’ve even included another sheep! The JWL nativity scene, cone angel, and cotton ball sheep all have a similar scale (if not the same) so they can all go together! |
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| Chocolate advent calendars are tasty, lift the flap pictures are fun, but this advent calendar is all focused on one thing, the night the angels come sing to the sheep. Here I use cotton wool balls, but print it smaller and you could use buttons, circles of card, or halves of styrofoam balls. Incorporate a daily prayer, or just use as a counting activity while making the craft with a younger group. |
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