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 probably the simplest form of puppet there is.

 
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Psalm 19 begins with a beautiful description of God’s creation praising him, marvelling at the beauty of the sun as it races it’s 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.

 
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Psalm 19 begins with a beautiful description of God’s creation praising him, marvelling at the beauty of the sun as it races it’s 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.

 
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Psalm 22 starts with the cry that one day Jesus will echo on the cross but the end of the psalm comes with joy as ‘all the families’ recognise God and joining together to worship him. As the three crafts for this lesson are all very simple I’ve popped them all into one post, all focus on the end of the Psalm.

 
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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.

 
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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.

 
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