This is a small moving papercraft based on Psalm 107 verse 22 “Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices and announce his works with shouts of joy.” This is a little mechanism papercraft that opens to reveal the end of the verse and see the people lift up in their ‘shouts of joy’.

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

Cut along the bold black lines on the yellow piece to make a ‘tongue’ before you start cutting out.

Cut out all 4 pieces.

Fold along the dotted lines of the tongue piece.

Glue the small yellow rectangle at the end of the tongue to the grey box on the pull piece. Centring this helps

Glue the people onto the white box on the yellow piece.

Add glue to the white edges of the purple piece and glue on the back.

Lay your final creation flat.

Pull the tab to make the people will stand up and reveal the other words.

Kids love puppet crafts and nestled in the reading for Psalm 107 is verse 22 is probably my favourite, “Let them offer thanksgiving sacrifices and announce his works with shouts of joy.” It just begs a response, not just of Joy but of a shout. That’s where this craft comes from. It’s most likely the simplest form of puppet there is.

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

Cut out the big piece.

Fold it down the middle of the mouth – all the folds have dotted lines.

Fold one side back so you can see the edges of the lips.

Repeat on the other side.

Open up flat and fold either side of the lips behind the back – like you are trying to form a tube.

Add some glue along the grey box and make your ‘tube’.

Now repeat the folds so you have an ‘m’ shaped piece of paper.

Slide your fingers into one end and your thumb into the other.

Push your fingers and thumb together to make the ‘lips’

Open your hand to see the ‘shout’ of ‘Joy’!

Psalm 119 is very visual, behind the scripture there is a picture painted of a world that reveals the fingerprints of the creator. This craft holds the idea of a written picture in tension by seeing both the scroll of text and the world that it describes.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, and colouring pens or pencils.

Add some colour to your design.
You don’t need to do this first, but you may find it easier.
The final pictures are at the base of the page to help you.

Cut the central box out.

Fold in a zigzag along the vertical lines.

View from one side to see the scripture scroll, view from the other side to see God’s creation – both tell us about the Glory of God!

Psalm 19 begins with a beautiful description of God’s creation praising him, marvelling at the beauty of the sun as it races its way across the expanse of sky. This has to be one of the most iconic childhood crafts, that of a mobile. This is deliberately stripped back so you can go nuts decorating it with textures – think cotton wool, sparkly sequins, sun rays of coloured matchsticks etc.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, string or ribbon, and sticky tape. If possible, print on a thin card or back onto a thicker card.

Cut out the pieces and use a hole punch to make holes where the circles indicate.

Cut short pieces of string or ribbon and thread through the holes. Secure with sticky tape on the reverse.

While you could stop here, it would be great to add some extra decorations, give the clouds silver lining, make the sun sparkle, embellish the words and make it your own!

As we ask God to ‘Teach us His paths’ in Psalm 25, we also must learn to follow them. This activity and craft plays with the idea of leading down pathways by using a small magnet.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, a paperclip, or split pin (brad), glue or tape, and a fridge magnet. If possible, print on a thin card or back onto a thicker card.

Back onto card, if you didn’t print on card, then cut out the map and person.

If using a paperclip – bend the paperclip open so it’s at a right angle.

Add glue to the paperclip (or split pin) and attach the person. Alternatively, use a small piece of sticky tape.

Place the person upright at one end of the path and the magnet below.

Worth noting: The spilt pin is slightly easier to direct exactly than the paperclip.

Psalm 25 talks about God leading us, revealing the paths he intended for us. This simple activity gets your youngsters to think about pathways, journeys and how one-step leads to the next. Use it as a springboard, in place of a game slot, or as a craft that the youngsters can decorate and take home.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout and scissors.
If possible, print on thin card or back onto a thicker decorative material like scrapbooking paper.

These will print fine in black and white, so I’ve only included the colour template.

Cut out all the dominoes.

Mix the set or sets (they are small sets, so doubling up works well). Lay one tile at a time, matching a footprint and making a path across the table.