| Starting
Night: First Night of Cubbies |
Make a Cubbie Puppet using
the Cubbie Pattern from the front of the Leader Guide.
Supplies:
Small Paper Bags
Cubbie Pattern
Crayons
Glue
Let the kids color Cubbie then glue the pieces on the
paper bag. |
| Brochure
1 - "God loved us, and sent His Son"
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Jesus Plate
Supplies:
Paper Plates
Aluminum Foil
Glue
Will need two plates per child. Cut the center out of
one plate. Cut a circle of aluminum foil slightly larger
that the hole in the plate. Glue the aluminum foil to
the center of the "solid" plate, then glue
the plate with the hole on top of the first plate. This
creates a "mirror" for the children to see
themselves in. You can write
"Jesus Loves…" on the top of the plate,
and the child’s name on the bottom. |
| Brochure
2 - "all have sinned", "while we
were sinners, Christ died for us" |
"A", "C"
Letter Puzzles
Draw an outline of the letters "A", &
"C" , break them down into different shapes.
Put dots in the shapes. Then finish out paper with different
shapes & lines. Copy and give one of each letter
to each child and have them color only the areas with
the dots inside to reveal the "A", & "C".
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| Bear
Hug 1 - "Everything He had made was very good" |
Creation Wheel
Use pattern from www.families-first.com/kidsross6.htm |
| Bear
Hug 2 - "God is True" |
Apple
Tree Small
Supplies:
Paper lunch bags
Plastic
leaves (can find these in crafts section of most any
store)
Rock or heavy object to put inside bad to weigh it
down
Apples (small plastic or you can use red felt with
sticky back cut into apple shapes, round circles work
best)
Place
heavy object inside bag, be careful to keep bottom
of bag flat, scrunch bag together and twist until
“trunk” is tight (you may need to tape
around the top of the bag to keep it closed). Make
sure the leaves still have the stem attached and slide
them in the top of the tree. You can then glue small
plastic apples or apples cut from felt to the leaves
and tree. |
| Bear
Hug 3 - "Call His name Jesus, He shall be great"
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Angel Plate
Use template from www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/Angelplate.shtml
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| Bear
Hug 4 - "Mine eyes have seen thy Salvation"
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| Bear
Hug 5 - "And Jesus increased in wisdom"
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Verse Scroll
Supplies:
8x10 sheet of paper
2 small wooden dowels cut to 9 inches
4 small styrofoam balls painted or colored brown or
black Write
the bible verse in big letters on the sheet of paper,
have the cubbies tape the dowels - on across the top
of the paper and one across the bottom - leaving a
little of the dowel hanging over on each side of the
paper. Push the styrofoam balls onto the end of each
dowel. Roll the paper from each end to meet in the
middle to make a scroll. |
| Bear
Hug 6 - "For unto you is born a Savior"
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Baby Jesus in Manger
Supplies:
small craft sticks
small square of material
small white craft pom poms
small box or basket
Glue the white pom pom to the end of the craft stick,
wrap the material around the craft stick and glue into
place. Put the “Baby Jesus” in the box or
basket “manger”. |
| Bear
Hug 7 - "This is my beloved Son" |
| Follow
the idea for Cubbie Café in the Bear Hug Lesson.
Have the children make a menu for the café. |
| Bear
Hug 8 - "For God so loved the world He gave
His only Son" |
CD Flower
Supplies:
Large Craft Stick
Old CD’s or Blank CD’s that are not scratched
(our Wal-Mart gave us the old AOL CD’s that they
had)
Colored construction paper (cut this into a flower shape
that the CD will fit into the center of)
Green Construction Paper cut into leave shapes (2 for
each flower)
2” circle of brown construction paper with the
verse on it
Have the Cubbies glue the construction paper flower
to the large craft stick, then glue the leaves to the
craft stick, then glue the CD shiny side up to the paper
flower, glue the 2” circle to the center of the
CD. |
| Bear
Hug 9 - "He said unto Him, man thy sins are
forgiven" |
Bible Story House &
Man
Supplies:
Small brown paper bag
2x5 piece of cardboard
2 6” pipe cleaners
1 small styrofoam ball with face drawn on it
Make
a “house” out of the paper bag by cutting
about 4 inches off of the top of the bag, cut a small
square out of the bottom of the bag (big enough for
the cardboard to fit through), cut small squares out
for windows and a door. Make a Pipe Cleaner “man”
by twisting the pipe cleaners together, stick the “head”
on the top of the body. The cubbies can pretend to lower
the man through the roof of the house on the cardboard
“stretcher”. |
| Bear
Hug 10 - "He called them and they immediately
followed" |
Big Fish
Supplies:
Large piece of poster board cut into shape of fish
Small pieces of construction paper or different color
stickers
Let the cubbies decorate their fish with the pieces
of construction paper or stickers. |
| Bear
Hug 11 - "Jesus said, I am the resurrection
and the life" |
Resurrection Puzzle
Use
the template from www.first-school.ws/activities/bible/resurrec.htm
to make the resurrection picture of Jesus |
| Bear
Hug 12 - "Christ also hath loved us, and hath
given Himself for us" |
| Helping Hands Plate -
Instructions for this craft can be found at
MSSS Crafts |
| Bear
Hug 13 - "Love the Lord thy God with all thy
heart" |
| Paper Roll Jesus - Instructions
for this craft can be found at
www.dltk-bible.com/mjesus.html |
| Bear
Hug 14 - "Love thy neighbor as thyself"
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| Bible
Book Marks - Use template from www.dltk-bible.com/mbiblebookmarks.html
You can customize your own bookmark |
| Bear
Hug 15 - "Lord teach us to pray" |
| Prayer Bear - Use template
from Biblekidsfunzone. |
| Bear
Hug 16 - "Teach me thy way Lord" |
Fuzzy Lamb
Supplies:
8X10 sheet of cardboard with lamb drawn on it
Cotton Balls
Glue the cotton balls onto the lamb. You can write the
verse on the bottom of the paper. |
| Bear
Hug 17 - "I go to prepare a place for you"
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Cotton Ball Heaven
Supplies:
Wooden clothes pins with spring
Toothpicks
White paper for Felt
Glue
Cotton Balls
Construction
Picture of Jesus for Center. |
| Bear
Hug 18 - "We trust in the Saviour of all men"
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Jesus Fan
Supplies:
16 strips of construction paper cut to 1”x8”
Picture of Jesus
Popcicle sticks
Weave
the strips of construction paper together 8 strips
by 8 strips, glue, tape or staple each edge. Glue
the popcicle stick to one side to make a handle, glue
Jesus picture to the center of other side to make
the front. |
| Bear
Hug 19 - "Hosanna; blessed is He that cometh
in the name of the Lord" |
Palm trees
Supplies:
Empty toilet paper roll
Green Felt with Sticky Back cut into leaf shapes
Green felt with Sticky back cut into a circle big
enough to cover the top of the TP Roll
Brown Felt with Sticky back cut to fit the TP roll
Bug stickers (optional)
Wrap the brown felt
around the TP roll, stick the green felt leaves to
the top of the TP roll, place the large circle of
green felt to the top of the TP roll and push down
around the top. Put the bug stickers on the leaves. |
| Bear
Hug 20 - "He shall save His people from their
sins" |
Picture Frames
Supplies:
2 squares of cardboard or poster board
Assorted stickers
Cut a square out of
the inside of one of the pieces of cardboard, glue
on 3 sides to the top of the solid piece of cardboard.
Let the cubbies decorate with stickers. Tell cubbies
they can put pictures of themselves in the frame to
show who Jesus loves. |
| Bear
Hug 21 - "The Lord is risen" |
| He is risen Door Hanger
- Use template from makingfriends.com |
| Bear
Hug 22 - "Then were the disciples glad, when
they saw the Lord" |
Disciples in a Boat
Supplies:
12 popcicle sticks (Color all of each stick different
sticks leaving 1 inch at the top bare)
small dowel rod
Triangle of white construction
Approx. 3”X6” 2 inch thick foam rectangle
painted brown or black for boat
Shoe box or smaller size box
Cotton stuffing or cotton balls
Blue Glitter (Optional)
Glue the foam rectangle into the bottom of the box,
draw faces on each popcicle stick at the uncolored end.
Push the colored ends of the popcicle sticks into the
foam. Stick the dowel rod (wooden kebob skewers work
well also :) through one side of the construction paper
to make the sail, push end of sail into the foam. Put
stuffing or cotton balls around the foam to represent
water and waves. You can use a spray bottle with watered
down blue paint to make the cotton blue or you can just
sprinkle blue glitter on the cotton. |
| Bear
Hug 23 - "Go – into all the world, and
preach the gospel" |
Praying Hands Picture
Use the pattern from Danielle's
Place then fill in the background of the praying
hand with bits of construction paper of different colors. |
| Bear
Hug 24 - "And He hath -- a name written, KING
OF KINGS, and LORD OF LORDS" |
Soap Bible
Supplies:
Square bards of soap still in wrappers
Brown or Black Felt with sticky back cut to fit the
front, one side and back of soap bar
Yellow paper or felt with sticky back cut in strips
to fit around the remaining edges of the soap bar
Labels with “HOLY BIBLE” written on them
Place the brown felt around the soap bar, then place
the yellow paper strip around the remaining edges of
the soap bar. Place the labels on the front. |
