CRAFTS FOR GRADE 3
LESSON 4
BASED ON STORY TWO
MAKE AN IDOL OUT OF CLAY OR PLAY DOH
Like most people at the time, Abraham’s family worshipped idols, that is, figures made of stone, wood, or clay. Idols had first been created as symbols of the attributes of God, for example, love and justice, but these physical objects had gradually come to be seen as gods themselves. So people prayed to idols, believing that such figurines had the power to help and guide them, as well as to punish them. Create some figures that you think might be idols that people used at the time of Abraham..
BASED ON STORY THREE: BUILD A HORSE
Horse is slotted together. drops of glue in slots can help make it sturdier
ADVANCED (a little)
STOP MOTION ANIMATION
Using a camera (phone is good) to create a stop-motion animation to destroy the idols. Here is a good website to get you started. This is a great software to use on Android devices. For Android, iPhone, and iPad, this software is recommended, but a quick search can get you started using this great creative medium.
MAKE A HEART SUNCATCHER
This suncatcher is made with 2 hearts cut out and washi tape. The quote from the lesson was attached to the finished product. See this website for instructions.
Story 4: PICTURE OF THE NIGHT SKY
Remember the story of Abraham looking at the night sky and all the stars? This simple craft uses a black piece of paper (or be creative and paint the night sky) Then stick some gold star stickers or glue construction paper cut out stars. Add the phrase from the story: God wasn’t sure that Abram understood. So that night He took him outside, and said, “Do you see all the stars that are in the sky”? When Abram looked up, the whole night sky was full of stars, so many in fact that he would never be able to count them. Then God said, “That is how many children you will have”
Wire Heart: Rob Ives
My Family Tree
Fill in the apples (either with photos or with names) to build a family tree. The child (and their siblings) go on the top of the tree. The next row is mom and dad and the bottom row is the two sets of grandparents. The apples are a separate template that you glue on, so different family structures can be represented