Other Art ideas consolidated into one post by "CreativeCarol" July 7, 2012 ...
- Picture frames with Fishing things glued around the edges, along with shells, and netting. Write on it "Wanted: Disciples".
- Origami fish out of shiny green and blue origami paper with our preschool and 1 and 2nd graders. it was a big hit, they then cast nets and went "fishing". i think origami is challenging enough that older grades may enjoy it too.
- Here is the website of a VERY easy origami pattern. (select the Two Fold Angelfish)
http://www.origami-instruction...igami-angelfish.html - Fishing for Jesus Postcards - I'm thinking of all the advertisements we get in the mailbox. What about some type of postcard art that incorporated the idea you mentioned, "fishing for people?" (The postcard could be larger than normal.)
Since the project is small, the older kids might be given the added challenge of 3D artwork, plus they could write a related note on the reverse side. (I realize this needs lots of work to refine.) - "Recycled Bottle Fish Mobiles" seen on Carol Duvall of HGTV. This item originally included a link that is now dead. Here is an alternate provided by Luanne Payne and Jerrie Lynn. http://www.allfreecrafts.com/r...ts/bottle-fish.shtml
- Disciple Shields - We focused on the kind of people the disciples were and made shields with symbols (fish, cross, money bags, sword are some of those used for the Bible disciples) which answered the questions: what kind of gifts do you have for discipleship and what do you have to say no to in order to be one (sleeping in, sports etc)
- Fish Print T-Shirts - For our VBS we did fish print t-shirts as our art workshop. The directions are under Jesus feeds the 5000 lesson plans. Here. We then told the children that they can be fishers of men when they wear their t-shirts. When someone asks them where they got the cool t-shirt they can share the Good News and perhaps even invite that person to church and Sunday school. The t-shirts turned out so well that many of the members of our congregation have asked to make one for themselves. We plan on having a day after a Sunday service dedicated to fish printing during our fellowship time. I think it will be a great ice breaker when one shares the good news with others.
With thanks to:
Cindy LB (posted Dec. 9, 2002)
Happycamper (posted Dec. 9, 2002)
Rhondab (posted Dec. 9, 2002)
SheilaB (posted Jan. 13, 2003)
Nanette Goings (posted Jan. 13, 2004)
Hilary S. (posted Feb. 5, 2004)
TerriL (posted July 27, 2004)
Luanne Payne (posted Feb. 2, 2009)
Jerrie Lynn (posted Feb. 2, 2009)
