Here's a terrific Art Activity for any renewal or rally event with kids or the whole congregation.

This terrific art activity comes from our Writing Team's Peter Sinks, Jesus Saves! lesson set. The activity and parts of the lesson plan can easily be adapted to the theme of renewal or recommitment. If you're a Supporting Member, you can read the detailed art activity instructions here in the full Peter Sinks lesson plan. Join today. This lesson is a great example of the level of engaging art activities our Writing Team puts into its lesson sets!

"Seeking Rescue & Renewal," "Reach out for Jesus"

Here's the gist of the activity and teaching idea and some images which you should easily be able to adapt and run with to the theme of "seeking Jesus" "reaching out in faith,"  "Whom shall I send?" "Raising a hand to help others." etc...

The "How-to"
Each student traces his or her hand onto a blank piece of paper. After tracing your hands and fingers, use a pencil to draw parallel lines across the page from top to bottom about 1/2" apart using a ruler—only drawing OUTSIDE the traced fingers and hands. Then freehand draw curved lines inside each finger and hand to connect to the parallel lines outside the tracing—which creates to the 3D effect.  After completing the lines with pencil, color the lines with markers.

Here's the "hand of Jesus" reaching down to save Peter.

The hand image, and particular the two hands positioned with each other can tell a great story. They can answer questions, such as:

Who is ready to follow Jesus?

Or display your commitment by showing you

Reaching out to Christ, reaching out for Christ

Or simply saying, "Send me!"

You could have a WALL OF HANDS showing everyone's 3D hand reaching up toward a goal.

You could draw a GIANT HAND reaching down to hold onto those ready to take a step --those who have drawn their hand onto the mural.

You can use this same technique to draw three different "3D" students in a position of "Ready, Set Go!" next to a fourth outline of Jesus in 3D.