David – Activities & Crafts (Lesson #2)
Memory Verse: 2 Sam. 7:8 “…Thus says Jehovah of hosts, I took you from the pasture, from following the sheep, that you might be ruler over My people, over Israel”
Approved Crafts:
Younger Children – Cotton Ball Sheep
Materials needed:
• Memory verse(s) printed onto sheets of mailing labels (we used Avery 5160)
• 6″-8” sized paper plates
• Bags of cotton balls, approx. 30 balls per child (Several Sam’s Club sized bags)
• Black cardstock
• Template for head & legs, one per child* – *Click here to Print Template*
• Googly eyes, 2 per child
• TEM Pencil
• Scissors
• Glue
• Disposable sponge craft brushes for spreading glue (optional, but nice)
• 8” of yarn or string per child
• Hole punch
• Colored cardstock cut into 1.5”x3” rectangles
*For K-1st grade, you may pre-cut the sheep’s head & legs for them.
**Children can make a slightly larger sheep using a luncheon-sized paper plate. We have provided templates labeled “Small Sheep” for the snack-sized plates and “Large Sheep” for the luncheon-sized plates. The process is similar, but make sure you have enough cotton balls.
Instructions:
• Give each child a paper plate and pencil.
• Write their names on the front of the plate (side you would normally put food on).
• Give each child approximately 30 cotton balls. Slightly pull cotton balls apart to give a fluffier look.
• Lightly squeeze glue onto the back of the plate, spreading until a thin layer of glue evenly covers the plate. Using a sponge craft brush may be easier for spreading the glue, and you can just throw the brush away afterwards.
• Place cotton balls onto the back of the plate, completely covering the plate with cotton balls. Lightly press down to make sure the cotton balls stick to the plate.
• Set the plate aside to dry.
• Trace the sheep’s head and legs onto black paper. Cut out the pieces.
• Glue the googly eyes onto the face of the sheep.
• Glue the head onto the sheep. Glue the legs onto the other side of the plate (the side without cotton balls).
• Give each child a memory verse label and a rectangular piece of cardstock.
• Stick the Memory Verse onto a piece of cardstock. Punch a hole into the paper plate and another hole into the cardstock tag. Using a piece of yarn, fasten the tag onto the plate.
Older Children – Clothespin Sheep
Materials Needed:
• Memory verse printed onto sheets of mailing labels (we used Avery 5160 labels)
• Colored cardstock, cut into 2.5”x5” rectangles
• Slotted, rounded, wooden clothespins, four per sheep (correct type of clothespins shown on supplies photo)
• Non-waxy paper or plastic drinking 10-12 oz cups, one per child (not Styrofoam)
• Cotton balls (we suggest several Sam’s Club sized bags)
• Black markers to color the sheep’s feet
• Sheep’s head/tail template – *Click here to Print Template*
• Black cardstock
• Googly eyes
• Tape
• Glue
• Small paper plates for glue
• Sponge craft brushes, 1 for every two children (Hobby Lobby or Amazon sells in bulk)
• Scissors
• Pencils
• Hole punch
• Yarn or string
Instructions:
• Give each child a Memory Verse label and a piece of cardstock.
• Stick the MV label onto the cardstock.
• Ask children to write their names on the back of Memory Verse tag.
• Using the template for the sheep’s head and tail, trace and cut these from the black cardstock. Set these aside.
• Give each child four clothespins and a cup.
• Using a black marker, color the rounded part of the clothespin for the sheep’s feet.
• Turn the cup upside down onto the clothespins, slipping the rim of the cup over the divided part of each clothespin. Place two clothespins closer together to form the front legs of the sheep. Do the same to form the hind legs of the sheep. Secure the clothespins with tape on the inside of the cup.
• Pour glue onto paper plate; have two children share a plate of glue and a sponge brush.
• Turn the cup upside-down and slip a fist inside the cup. Holding it like this, while brushing a light coating of glue onto the outside of the cup, will keep your hands clean.
• Gently press cotton balls onto the outside of the cup, including the bottom of the cup (which would be the top of the sheep). Completely cover the cup with cotton balls.
• Punch a hole on either side of the Memory Verse card and make a little hanger using a piece of yarn or string. Glue this to the cotton on the front of the sheep.
• Glue the head and tail onto the cotton balls and googly eyes onto the face of the sheep.