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ELIJAH AND THE WIDOW OF ZAREPHATH

ART WORKSHOP

SUMMARY: Lesson emphasizes God’s unending faithfulness, love, and protection --represented by wrapping a Styrofoam[TM] figure with “unending” yarn.

PASSAGE

 Story: 1 Kings 17:1-24

Key/Memory Verse: 1 Kings 17:24

PURPOSE

Objectives in Bible Background at  https://www.rotation.org/topic/...ath-by-carol-hulbert

Additional Objectives for Art Workshop

  • Children will experience the image of “unending” related to God’s protection.
  • Children will recognize that God gives direction to people who protect us.

PREPARATION

Read Bible Background at  https://www.rotation.org/topic/...ath-by-carol-hulbert

Materials List

  • Adhesive for Styrofoam. One brand is QB300. It is a tube that fits a caulking gun. (Other adhesives will dissolve the Styrofoam. One tube should be enough.)
  • Bibles
  • Dowel, 2 pieces ¾” x 8” long
  • Drill and bit
  • Glue for wood
  • Knife or saw to cut Styrofoam
  • Markers
  • Newspaper
  • Paper
  • Plywood, ¾”, 1 piece 2’ square
  • Styrofoam insulation, the blue kind, 2 pieces each 3” x 4”
  • Yarn, any color, any thickness – lots and lots

Advance Preparation

Request yarn from the congregation.

On the newspaper trace around a child that is 4 feet tall. Don’t make the arms and legs too thin or they might break.

Make a stand for the figure with the two dowels. Lay the pattern on the plywood and mark the location for the dowel that will go up into the center of each of the figure’s legs.

Lay the pieces of dowel on the legs of the pattern and trace around them. If the dowel will not be completely inside the leg you will need to make the legs more straight up and down. (¾” of the dowel will be in the plywood, 7 1/4“ will extend into the Styrofoam.)

Cut out the figure on each piece of Styrofoam. (This is a job to do in the garage not the kitchen.)

Hollow out the area where the dowel will be in the Styrofoam, half on each piece.

Using the Styrofoam glue fasten the dowels to one of the figures; be sure to leave ¾” of the dowel out of the foot to be glued to the base.

Using the Styrofoam glue, make a strip of glue around the figure and in the center. Lay the second figure on top of the first. The glue will set quickly.

Double check the location of the dowels related to the holes you marked on the plywood before you drill a ¾” hole for each dowel. Fit the dowels into the holes before you add wood glue to the dowels. Put Styrofoam glue on the bottom of the feet of the figure. Stand the figure on the plywood base.

Brush off any Styrofoam crumbs. It will help control the crumbs as the children work if you give it a good coat of acrylic paint.

(NOTE: If Styrofoam person "prep" seems too involved, consider making the “person” out of cardboard or foam.)


PRESENTATION

Introduction

During this Art Workshop, you will explore God’s UNENDING love and protection. You will wrap a Styrofoam figure with “unending” yarn until the figure is completely covered.  This is an ongoing project: each week for the whole rotation each class will tie their yarn to the ends of the work of the previous week’s group.

Have the children read 1 Kings 17:3-6, 8-9, 13-16, 23-24. Read the verses for younger children.

Ask the participants the following questions:

 What did the people in the story do when God gave them directions?

 What directions has God given us?

Dig

Explain that the class will be protecting the figure by wrapping it with unending yarn. When they finish one piece of yarn they will tie another to the end of it because we often have a change in those who take care of us.

Four children can probably wrap at the same time. The figure will be “patchwork“ and uneven - just like us.

Have other children use markers and paper to draw pictures about helping and protecting to be displayed with the finished figure.

As the children work, review the story. Visit with them about protecting and helping.

Reflection

Make a sign explaining the figure in the children’s words (there will be one from each group).

Display the Figure, Signs, and Pictures in a place where the congregation can view them.


ADAPTATION:

If Styrofoam person "prep" seems too involved, considering making the “person” out of cardboard or foam.


 

Written by Carmen Peter for Rotation.org
Copyright 2006 Rotation.org

A representative of Rotation.org reformatted this post to improve readability.

Last edited by Luanne Payne
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