One of the first places I turn for craft ideas for VBS is the internet.
So, I wanted to share one of the ideas I developed for this year with you. I hope to help someone who is looking for ideas, like me.
The story for the first day was Moses and the ten commandments. Here is the craft we did:
Mt. Sinai and 10 Commandments Sculpture
Instructions:
Day 1:
Supplies: clay, 2 small paper plates, toothpick, yogurt
container, egg carton piece (use corner pieces only from the egg carton), newspaper, paper Mache (1/2 flour 1/2 water or more), glue
1.
Begin by gluing the egg carton piece (point up)
to the bottom of the yogurt container.
2.
Divide clay into two equal pieces and shape two
stone tablets out of each
3.
Using the toothpick, write the numbers 1-5 on
one tablet, 6-10 on the other. Leave to
dry overnight.
4.
Set top of yogurt container on to paper plate. Tear
strips of newspaper and dip in paper Mache, cover the entire yogurt container,
egg carton piece, and part of paper play.
Work from top down. Leave to dry overnight or two nights, maybe.
Day 2:
Supplies: dark gray paint, lighter gray paint, paint
brushes, dishes for paint, water to rinse brushes, cardboard circles, felt,
markers to trace, scissors, glue, glue gun
1. Paint
mountain dark gray.
2. Paint
clay tablets with light gray paint.
3. Cut
cardboard circle out (I used a Cool Whip container as a pattern).
4. Trace
cardboard circle onto felt (color of choice and cut out).
5. Glue
felt on to cardboard circle
*At this point you may choose to let the paint dry and finish later or the next day OR you can be messy, like me (but not as bad as the paper Mache) and just get it done!
6. Cut
out mountain from paper plate and glue to felt.
7. Glue tablets into standing position against mountain.
so cute!
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