| We have cotton wool sheep but what of the other 2 featured animals – here they are. Also if you’ve been browsing through the last couple of crafts and hoping for something that needs nothing more than a printer and a glue-stick this is for you, I’ve even included another sheep! The JWL nativity scene, cone angel, and cotton ball sheep all have a similar scale (if not the same) so they can all go together! |
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| Chocolate advent calendars are tasty, lift the flap pictures are fun, but this advent calendar is all focused on one thing, the night the angels come sing to the sheep. Here I use cotton wool balls, but print it smaller and you could use buttons, circles of card, or halves of styrofoam balls. Incorporate a daily prayer, or just use as a counting activity while making the craft with a younger group. |
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| Creatures lessons aren’t complete without creature crafts and these very cute fluff-ball sheep are both simple and quick to make. |  |
| This Naomi or Ruth craft illustrates the moment that Oprah leaves and Ruth stays. The mechanism is simple but not recommended for very young children. Moving crafts are always fun and this little double hinge gives a lovely effect. |  |
| This craft was a suggestion from Anja, and as there are three key characters in this story it gives a lot of options. These puzzles are really simple and would make a great filler activity for those who finish all the other activities early. |  |
| This is a simple craft that can tie into either character in the story. These beautiful and really simple hand shaped bowls are both a lovely thing to take home and use as well as being a great thing to create a bold wall display with. Please note this activity needs close supervision. |  |
| Simon the Zealot is transformed by becoming part of Jesus’ Apostles, his change is psychological and not physical, meanwhile the man with the shrivelled hand undergoes a very physical transformation. This pop-up craft begs us to question how the characters are transformed and how does our relationship with Jesus transform us? |  |
| Revelation is a lovely theme for this lesson on Jude Thaddaeus. Often we see revelation as understanding the whole picture but in reality often revelation is only getting a glimpse at part. This craft plays with that notion but revealing the various images one by one. If your group likes moving crafts or colouring then this is a nice combination of both, with the added bonus of being really easy to construct. |  |
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