| Many of our Free Bible Story Crafts For Kids | | | | originality. |
| encourage cooperation or sharing, but the Noah's | | | | To create pairs of animals when only one animal |
| Ark mural requires real teamwork. One of our | | | | picture was found: Photocopy singles and then |
| favorites, the mural illustrates the Ark and | | | | color. |
| features the animals God sent to Noah to protect. | | | | To add Noah and his family, color pages from a |
| A rainbow over Noah's Ark and all the colorful | | | | Noah's Ark coloring book and cut out. |
| animals reminds children of God's promise. | | | | Teacher Prep |
| This is a rewarding and fun art project for a | | | | Spread out the butcher paper and tape to the |
| kindergarten, first or second grade Sunday School | | | | floor. Or tape to the wall at a comfortable height |
| class or a homeschooling family or group to | | | | for the children. |
| create together. If your group is large, consider | | | | Draw the ark, which will take up most of the |
| making murals in small groups. You may end up | | | | mural. Leave room for the rainbow above and |
| with 2, 3 or 4 murals, but it will be easier for the | | | | water below. Prepare for the animals by drawing |
| kids to collaborate this way. | | | | several, good-size windows and plenty of deck |
| Noah's Ark crafts are usually sure hits with little | | | | space and/or large plank. |
| ones because for one, it's a great story with a | | | | Completing the Mural - All Hands on Deck! |
| happy ending, and for another - the animals! | | | | |
| Since Noah's floating zoo mural is a group project, | | | | 1. To begin, assign individuals or small groups |
| "teacher's prep" takes on a new meaning. If | | | | various parts of the Ark to paint or color. |
| you've taught young children for long, you know | | | | 2. Have children arrange their animal pairs on the |
| how good planning can make the difference | | | | Ark (no glue yet), experimenting with various |
| between fun and pandemonium! | | | | locations. |
| On a similar note, allow more than one class | | | | 3. Once it's decided where the animals will go, |
| period to complete the Noah's Ark mural. If | | | | leave them in place so it's not forgotten, picking |
| possible, divide up this Bible lesson of obedience, | | | | up just to apply glue. |
| faith and God's promise so that the craft steps | | | | 4. Add Noah and his family. |
| coincide with the parts covered that day. | | | | 5. Talk the kids about rainbows and the colors a |
| Bible Story Crafts For Kids Supplies | | | | rainbow has. Then have them add the rainbow. If |
| - Roll of butcher paper (newsprint could also be | | | | using paints, they'll probably need to let one color |
| used but butcher paper is stronger and white | | | | dry before adding another one so they don't run |
| instead of brown) | | | | together. |
| - Markers and/or paints | | | | 6. Add the water by painting blue waves. |
| - Painting smocks/old shirt | | | | 7. Discuss any details that may be added, such as |
| - Glue sticks | | | | a sun or a memory verse. |
| - Scissors | | | | 8. The only thing left to do is for the artists to |
| - Pictures of animals (nature and kids magazines | | | | sign the mural and invite their others to take a |
| as well as coloring pages printed from the | | | | look! |
| computer are good resources) | | | | Crafty Variation |
| - Tape | | | | If you have lots of time set aside to spend on |
| Round up the Animals! | | | | Noah's Ark, the kids could glue large, craft sticks |
| Children can color in animals on coloring pages and | | | | onto the Ark. The craft sticks will resemble the |
| search through magazines, cutting out pictures. | | | | planks that we see in many of the pictures of the |
| Some of the kids may want to draw their own | | | | Ark. Memory verses that relate to this story of |
| on the mural, which will add a nice touch of | | | | can be written on some of the craft sticks. |