Jesus Without Language

Layered image crafts are simple and yet lovely keepsake crafts. This one for Young Jesus shows him in the temple talking to the crowd. This moment is really significant because here Jesus is showing us that while he is still almost 2 decades away from his main ministry time, his earthly relationship with God as his father is not something that just develops overnight.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout and scissors. You may want to use spacers (foam or cardboard), and a hole punch.

Colour if required, then onto cutting. Use a hole punch to start the kids cutting the space in the middle of the frame.

This craft will look as good as your cutting skills but is forgiving if you skirt around small details like the indents on the pillars.

Add foam spacers (or cardboard pieces) to the back of the large step piece first and position.

Next add the small step, this goes at the base, not in the middle.

Add a spacer to the back of Jesus and put him in the middle of the picture. This will ‘squash’ the top step.

Next, add the pillars, we do these last so we can move around the Jesus figure more easily.

Lastly, add spacers to the frame, then position.
(I found it better not to add any spacers to the crowd pieces.)

The scene is complete.

There is a real ‘potential’ focus within the Young Jesus story, and this craft ties into the idea that this child is developing into the man who will one day fully claim the title of Christ.

To make this craft, you will need the 1-page template printout, scissors, and some paper glue.

Add any colour you want, then cut out the two rectangles.

Fold the long strip in half, blank sides touching.

Fold back each side, the folds should go along the dotted lines.

Add glue to the two inside sections.

Glue them together – doing this first will make the cutting easier.

Cut along the dotted lines to separate the middle three ‘flaps’

Glue this piece to the background. This will add stability.

Enjoy transforming young Jesus by adding wisdom, stature, and favour to see who he will fully become.