Daniel – Craft (Lesson #1)

Lesson 1 Topic: Daniel and His Companions
Memory Verse: Daniel 1:17a- Now as for these four children, God gave them knowledge and insight in all learning and wisdom; and Daniel had understanding in all visions and dreams.

Craft – Younger/Older Children – PIPE CLEANER PALS

Materials needed:

  • Assorted colored pipe cleaners (Hobby Lobby or Walmart sells bags of 100 count) – need 3 pipe cleaners per pipe cleaner pal
  • Large unfinished wood beads with large holes
  • Assorted colored plastic pony beads
  • Plastic colored drinking straws cut into 1.5” pieces
  • Markers
  • Cardstock cut into 2”x4” rectangles
  • Hole punch
  • Print memory verse onto sheets of labels (we used Avery 5160)

Instructions:

  • Give each child a piece of cardstock and a memory verse label.
  • Stick memory verse onto cardstock, write child’s name on the back of cardstock, punch a hole into one end of cardstock.
  • Let child choose 3 pipe cleaners, a wooden bead, 7 plastic beads, and 8 straw pieces.
  • Lay 2 pipe cleaners down on table side by side to form the head, body, and legs.
  • Thread top of two pipe cleaners through the wooden bead. This is the head of the pipe cleaner pal. Slide the wooden bead 1/3 down the pipe cleaners. Draw eyes, nose, mouth on wooden bead.
  • Fold the 3rd pipe cleaner in half and wrap once around the pair of pipe cleaners just below the wooden bead. This forms the arms.
  • Thread 3 plastic pony beads onto pair of pipe cleaners just below the arms. This is the torso.
  • Thread one straw piece onto each of the 4 limbs, followed by one plastic bead (as elbows and knees), and one more straw after the bead.
  • Insert Memory Verse card onto one of the arms.
  • Coil the remaining pipe cleaner to form hands and feet. Style the hair by bending or curling.
  • Let children make several pipe cleaner pals.

Session One
Verse Memorization Game

Older and Younger Children

Verse Catch
 All you need for this game is a ball. Say one phrase of the verse. Have the children repeat the phrase with you. Stand in a circle and toss or bounce a ball back and forth as you say the words. You can have the whole group or individuals say the words with each throw.