"I am thankful" craft

Today for the Sunday School craft we made "Today, I'm thankful for:" boards.  These would make a great Thanksgiving project, too, or mid May.  :)  First we had the kids talk about what they were thankful for, and then we discussed when we are thankful, WHO are we thankful to?  We read three different Bible verses about thanksgiving, and then got busy on the craft.  The idea is that the kids can change the answer in the middle, and then the dry erase marker will erase right off for a new answer the next day.

The original idea was from Simple Home Managing.

Supplies:

• Frames (from the dollar store)
• White card stock, cut into 5x7's.
• Post-its
• Dry erase markers
• Printed on card stock and cut out:

                  "Today, I'm thankful for:" in white

                  Bible verses in various colors.  

                             (We used Colossians 3:17, 1 Chronicles 16:34, 1 Thessalonians 5:18)

Quick directions:

• Place the post it in the center of each, to create the future white rectangle.
• Color away!
• Pull off the post it.
• Glue on "Today, I'm thankful for:" and the Bible verses.  (We put a few on the front, and the extra on the back.)
• Reassemble the frame.
• Write the "thankful" item on the front.

Easter craft

This is a minor departure from my norm, but I've been in charge of a few craft days for Sunday School recently, and I thought I'd share our creations here.  We made these cross painting on Palm Sunday with all the Sunday school kids.  Here are the four from my kiddos. 

The idea came from a google search that landed me at a blog called Apples and ABC's.  

She has a great tutorial on her site, so I won't repeat it.  The only thing I would suggest to the kids is to be sure to paint all the way over the tape, either across or as a border, to make the best effect.  (Note the one on the right did not do this, and the cross doesn't show up as well.)

It is a bit hard to see from the picture, but each says "Jesus is Alive!" on the right side.  I did a few test runs, and found that doing it with a neon green worked the best.  It was hard for the kids to see it before we painting, and then as they started painting it "magically" appeared!