Fall is an exciting time of year with all of the bright colors of the leaves, and the smells that mark this special time of year. Here is your chance to create some fall memories with your preschool Sunday school class with these fun Bible crafts. They are specially designed for small hands, so children get instant satisfaction that they can create wonderful projects.
Stuffed Pumpkins
This is an easy craft that looks so lifelike when it is completed. Preschoolers will have a blast working with paints and other materials. You will need a grocery bag for each child, orange tempera paint, green tempera paint, large paintbrushes, raffia, and old newspapers. Have the children stuff old newspapers into a grocery bag. Let them fill up the bag about half the way (or less if you prefer). Bunch up the point where the newspaper pile ends and tie tight with raffia. Cut off the remaining bag that is above the raffia, making it shaped like leaves. Use what you have cut off to fashion a stem. You will not need to paint the stem because it is already brown. Now have the children paint the pumpkins orange and the leaves green. Stick the stem into the top center of the pumpkin pushing it down as far as you can to secure it. Let it dry. This craft goes well with any Bible lesson about harvest.
Apple Butterfly Pictures
This is a particularly fun craft for preschoolers. Apples are at their best in the Fall, so why not use some juicy apples to make a cool craft? Have extra apples available as a snack for this class. For the craft you will need apples cut in vertical slices, red acrylic paint, paintbrushes, cardstock paper (colored, optional), and crayons. Give each child a slice of an apple. Have them paint the meat of the apple with red acrylic paint. Then they will press the apple onto a sheet of cardstock paper towards the left side of the sheet to make an imprint. Fold the paper in half to create a symmetrical imprint on the right side of the paper. This should look like a butterfly. Have the children use crayons to add features to their butterflies, like antennae, legs, and even a background. For this project, it is best if you have a sample ready to show your class what it can look like when finished. This craft goes along with Bible lessons about Creation and/or harvest.
Fall Trees
This is a fun Fall craft for preschoolers. You will need pre-pressed leaves that you bring in from home. To press leaves, simply place each leaf between layers of wax paper. Iron the leaves to make them nice and flat. For this project, be sure to pick small leaves. In class you will need poster board paper, crayons, and glue sticks. Trace a child's hand and forearm on poster board to create a tree. The forearm will be the tree trunk and fingers will be branches. Have the children glue on the leaves to the branches (fingers). Let them color the trunk with crayons. If time allows, they can draw grass, a sun, and other features on their picture. Parents will get a kick out of seeing this craft. It makes a good choice when teaching about Creation, harvest, or even Zaccheus.
Making crafts is a staple in Sunday school class. Teachers get in a rut of making the same old things year after year. Hopefully, these crafts will bring some new ideas to your classroom. Have fun creating with your preschoolers.
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