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DLTK's Bible Crafts for Kids
Jesus Walks on Water Paper Craft

Materials:

bulletprinter
bulletpaper
bulletscissors
bulletglue
bulletsomething to color with (B&W version)
  
bulletpiece of paper for the background (blue or white construction paper works well)
  
bulletOptional:  drinking straw and masking tape
  

Directions:

bulletPrint the template of your choice (below).
 
bulletColour pieces as appropriate. 
  
bulletCut out the template pieces.  I've added a circle shape (halo) behind Jesus' head and arms to make it easier for the children to cut out.
  

INSTRUCTIONS - TEMPLATE 2 (the boat):

bulletCut out the pieces along the SOLID lines (adult assistance may be required).
 
bulletSet the pieces out in front of the child.   Spend a bit of time talking about them (colours, shapes, sizes).
 
bulletAsk the child to pick up the circle (don't give it to them, let them have the chance to pick out the correct shape). 
bulletAsk the child to fold the circle in HALF (you may want to have your own circle so you can do it at the same time... children learn a lot by copying what we do).
bulletOnce that is done, reiterate that they now have HALF a circle.
bulletGlue the half circle together.
bulletDo the same thing with both triangles and the rectangle.
 

INSTRUCTIONS - COMPLETING THE PICTURE:

  
bulletGlue the "Keep Your Eyes on Jesus" cloud to the top left corner of the paper
  
bulletGlue the larger strip of waves to the bottom of the paper.
  
bulletAssemble the boat on the bottom right corner of the paper, so it sits in the waves:
bulletThe half circle is the body of the boat
bulletThe rectangle is the mast
bulletThe two rectangles are the sails
  
bulletOPTIONAL:  To make Jesus a puppet that the child can walk on the water:
bulletCut a slit in the paper about 3 inches long, about 1" from the bottom of the page
bulletTape a drinking straw onto the back of the Jesus figure
bulletSlip the straw through the slit.  Once we glue the second waves over top, the Jesus figure will be able to walk along the water. 
bulletPut a rolled up piece of masking tape on the back of the project, under the drinking straw, to hold it in place when you aren't using it as a puppet.
bulletYou can trim the straw a bit shorter if you like.


the light blue line shows where you would cut the slit in the paper.
  

bulletIf you aren't making Jesus a puppet, glue him to the paper on the water
  
bulletGlue the second set of waves over top, so it's lined up with the bottom.  Just put the glue in a thin line on the very bottom of this piece so you don't glue over the puppet slit.


the glue would go along the blue line in the image above
  

 
bulletClose the template window after printing to return to this screen. 
  
bullet Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers). 

 

Template 1 - Jesus and water

(color)   or   (B&W)

Template 2 - Boat

(color)   or   (B&W)

  

Printable version of these instructions

 

 

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