The following MISC Art Workshop/Celebration Ideas were gleaned from a previous forum here.
Make a TRINITY WIND CHIME out of 3 metal 'rings' --the kind found in a craft store. Hang nails in middle of center ring. Rings can be different sizes. You can tie ribbon or feathers (representing the dove) to hang from a ring(s).
If it is not wind day bring a fan and have the student hold their chimes so you can hear the sound. The nails are to remember Jesus Christ Died on the Cross for our sins. And each time you hear the sound of the chimes remember Jesus Said he would send the Holy Spirit to be with us.
Make Origami Doves and hang on a mobile from the ceiling of the church on Pentecost Sunday. (Note: origami cranes can also become 'prayers', hopes and dreams for the church. You can set them free by giving them away to the congregation. Inside each one can be a verse and specific encouragement.)
Our older children will be making crosses from burnt wooden matches a ancient church camp craft) while the younger ones will be making wind whirleys (easily made with dowels, a pin and posterboard they have decorated)
We made t-shirts for the art portion of our Pentecost rotation. I cut out doves and flames from cardboard, and the children painted them red and used them as stamps on their shirts. We also included our memory verse, Acts 1:8 on the backs of the shirts. I was able to find the shirts at the craft store for $2.99, so each project cost less than $4.
While reading the Kirk of Kildare Pentecost lesson - they talked about a microphone being passed around for kids to talk into. This reminded me of the native American talking stick.. Making this stick would be a great art project for Pentecost with all the symbolism that is attached to the stick and Pentecost - see this website for info about the talking stick. Info at https://elunanetwork.org/resou...tivity-talking-stick.
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We are doing the kite idea this Sunday (May 31) To incorporate the idea of tongues, I used a site called freetranslate.com to translate the phrase "Come Holy Spirit" into as many languages as I could find. We will be copying the phrase onto the kites and sending them skyward
