| The ‘Be Quiet!’ or ‘unclean spirit’ passage is a story about a character who shouts out. This lends itself well to puppetry! The kids will be having full blown conversations with this craft. I can imaging it won’t just be Jesus who is tempted to shout ‘Be Quiet!’ after a while, but making a story memorable by engaging with it is the aim of bible crafts! |  |
| ‘I will make you fishers of men’ is iconic of itself. Here Jesus takes the everyday of the four men’s lives and transforms it radically. This spinning boats catch fills their nets with fish and then men, it’s super simple and suitable for any age group. |  |
| Jesus calls the first four disciples and they drop everything to follow him, to become ‘fishers of men’. It’s a passage oh so familiar but one that needs context to understand fully. This craft looks at that context using a mirror, reminding us that in order to fully see the picture we need to see the background as well. |  |
| John the Baptist, the great voice calling out, is a picture of humility. He knows that even untying the sandals of Jesus is above his station. This craft makes a sandal from a single sheet of paper. Its a good craft for school children though it can be a little time consuming to cut the intricate shape. (note: this is an updated post find the original here) |
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| This John the Baptist craft makes a very simple dove from two strips of paper. It’s a perfect craft for younger kids and a selection could make a stunning hanging display. |  |
| This is a more traditional craft for John the Baptist, it gives the wonderful illusion of water by using baking parchment to give the semi transparent quality of the river. It’s a really simple craft for any age and there are templates with and without the words showing for groups using different translations. |  |
| This John 1 logos activity is a simple alternative to a craft and can be a used as a logic puzzle. It ties into John 1 where Jesus is described as ‘The Word’ or as John would have written ‘Logos’. I’ve tried to keep the style or lettering that was similar to what may have originally been penned. |  |
| This John 1 candle craft ties into John 1:5 “The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” The craft jumps out of the page and is made entirely from a single sheet printout. |  |
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