"I Love God" Hands

Materials Needed:

• Construction Paper

• Pen/pencil

• Scissors

• Glue sticks 

What I Did:

I had the kids cut out their hands and then glue the middle and ring fingers down. Then I wrote my name on the thumb. I had pre-cut hearts out for them. I had them write down what THEY love about God (just one thing) and then ghe the heart to the middle of the palm of the hand. 

Door Hangers

Materials Needed:

• Cardstock paper

• Markers

• Scissors

What I Did:

I cut out the Cardstock rectangles and the circle in the middle (make sure it fits over a doorknob) and then I had the students write the verse on the rectangle and then decorate it. 

Christmas Light Names

Materials Needed:

• Construction Paper of various colors

• String/Yarn 

• Glitter glue

What I Did:

I cut out the lights in construction paper and black pieces for the top of the bulb and the yarn. I had the kids write their names/letters on the "bulbs" with the glitter glue. Then I helped them staple the black pieces to the bulbs. I also helped them sift the yarn through the black pieces to get the bulbs on the string. 

Tissue Paper Christmas Bulbs

Materials Needed:

• tissue paper

• white construction paper

• scissors

• glue

• black construction paper

• ribbon 

What I Did:

I gave the students the white construction paper cut out and passed out different tissue paper on the table for them to cut and glue. I also stapled the ribbon to the top myself. 

Thankful Turkeys

Materials Needed:

• Paper

• Markers/Crayons

• glue

What I did:

I cut out the head and five feathers and told the students to draw a turkey face, and 5 things they were thankful for and to draw those five things as well. 

Autumn Tree TP Painting

Materials Needed:

• Paint (autumn colors)

• something to put the paint in (bowls)

• toilet paper rolls

• napkins or towels 

• paper

• markers 

What I did:

First I had the students draw a tree trunk with brown markers and then they used the toilet paper rolls to create different colored leaves by sticking the roll in the bowl of paints. Let it dry, write their name on it, and they have a tree! 

Cone Turkeys

Materials Needed:

• Construction paper (brown, red, white, and orange)

• Markers

• Feathers

• Glue

• Stapler

What I Did:

I cut out the individual parts on the construction paper for the students. Then, I had stapled the turkey body together for them as they colored eyes on the white construction paper. Next, I had them glue the individual pieces on with glue sticks. Then they glued the feathers to the back with the same glue stick.