South Suburban Christian Church
We are currently using the curriculum Jesus Washes Feet in the year Messiah.
Pictures 1-5 are of large map in Jerusalem where you place the figures.
Pictures 7-16 are of a Holy Week Putt putt golf course.
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I really like this idea - how did you make your map?
I really like the interactive map idea above!
I'm going to look through my material to find a map of Jesus' last week and draw that onto a large piece of paper and laminate. I'm pretty sure I have a map of Jesus' last week. If not, I'd do a Google search for a Map of Jesus Last Week. Take what you find and either get someone to hand draw it from the picture you find OR if you have permission copy onto an overhead and then shine the overhead picture onto your paper (taped to wall - put extra paper behind so markers don't run through onto your wall) and trace.
Looking at the pictures I came up with the following prop suggestion list, in case anyone else wants to use this idea for Easter.
Updated to include additional props I thought of in a post further down.
Prop | Could use/Where to buy | Map Location |
Tiny People |
Oriental Trading - often has small Easter figures and props. | Depends what you have for what characters involved in the Easter Story. |
Apple | Wooden or Plastic apple (or ornament) | Adam & Eve, first sin |
Toy plastic donkey | Toy Store – Educational Store - Dollar Store | Bethepage where disciples get donkey |
Gateway Palm Branches and | Make out of Lego or blocks Lego palms or cut palm branches & coat shapes from green felt | City Gate to Cross Palm Sunday |
Toy Palm Trees | Michaels Craft Store or Hobby Store | Garden of Gethsemane |
Tabletop crucifixion cross OR 3 small crosses OR Crown of thorns | Catholic Store’s carry tabletop crucifixions OR You can purchase pkg of 12 small wooden crosses on keychains (do an online search). Crosses are approx. 1 1/2" Long. Idea: Use 3 crosses from package and insert into a small hill made of clay or playdough. Check Christian stores or websites they often carry Crown of Thorn small lapel pins - cheap and would work great on your table. I cut off the pin at back and it sat on a Playmobil figures head. | Golgotha |
Toy Knife | Toy store (Playmobil Soldier) | Golgotha |
Bread & Wine Goblet | Bread – create one out of clay or Lego or Playmobil Loaf Wine Goblet - Lego or Playmobil | Last Supper |
Tiny Water Pitcher | Kitchen gadgets store | Mount of Olives Or Last Supper (disciples to follow man with jug on head) |
Toy tables Coins Scroll | Small doll house furniture Lego or Playmobil Make a mini scroll for Jesus' Teaching out of rolled paper | Temple Money Changers / Judas payment for his betrayal of Jesus |
Crown | Paper Crown OR Cut a small Crown from yellow fun foam Toy mini Rooster | Tomb
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Tomb wrappings | White Felt or white cotton | Tomb |
Thank you so much for your reply. I googled a map of Jerusalem in the time of Jesus and hand drew it onto posterboard. I had collected some of your ideas for props, but appreciate your new ideas, especially the figures from OT. I know I will be adding more as I find them through the year to use in the future.
Your welcome Judy. I wanted to do this with my kids so thought I'd share the notes I'd made so far.
Some additional items I've thought of since the other day (I will add into the chart above when I have a free minute) are:
Luanne
I absolutely LOVE the mini golf idea and have several ideas on how this could be used for a variety of stories in the Bible or even set up as an interactive prayer labyrinth. I am just wondering a few technical questions before I attempt. How big were your class sizes that you worked with? What ages? Did you run into any behavioural issues? Did you break into smaller groups to work through the course? Did you teach parts of the story at each hole? Any more info would be greatly appreciated. THANKS FOR SHARING!!
Hey ZBCC - you are probably better off emailing the original poster. Do you know how to do that? (i.e., do you know how to find her email address)
If she replies to you, let us know!
-- Carol
South Suburban Christian Church's previously posted photos of their Holy Week Putt Putt Golf Course, but did not add details as the game came from copyrighted curriculum. So observing those same photos I've created a supply list and "chart" of course layout, to assist others who want to create this game for Easter.
You could also adjust any of the holes to focus on a specific event at Easter not shown. Post photos, with details, if you come up with designs for additional Easter events not included in this set.
Supplies and Preparation:
Class Size Playing Tips, thinking here . . .
Hole | Supplies | Scripture |
Hole #1 - Par 4 | Paper Footprints Might be fun to add some blue streamers over the hole that the ball rolls through (washed | John 13:1-15 |
Hole #2 - Par 6 | Paper Red Hearts, varying sizes,fold one edge to glue down. Hole-short piece of cardboard tube | John 13:34-35 |
Hole #3 - Par 3 | Rooster (looks like metal rooster in photo, suggestions would be rooster puppet-can prop up by placing over water bottle, or paper cut-out, picture, etc.) Hole -short piece of a cardboard tube | John 13:38 |
Hole #4 - Par 3 | Cardboard box decorated with paper to look like a house, door entrance is hole cut with cup inserted | John 14:2 (or 14:1:4) |
Hole #5 - Par 4 | Hole-short cardboard tube | John 14:6 |
| Hole #6 - Par 6 Bear Fruit | Apple and orange large shapes with holes cut in them, placing bottomless cups (bottom removed) that are attached to fruit (holding fruit up and a place for ball to go through each one | John 15:2 |
Hole #7 - Par 4 | Fake vines (dollar store) and a larger, longer brown cardboard tube(s) | John 15:1-6 |
Hole #8 - Par 3 | Create Golgotha using a shoe box painted brown and glue some rocks to top and three sides. On top glue three white card-stock crosses, fold over a piece at base of each to glue to shoe box top. Use a small oval container for entrance, decorate similar to shoe box. | John 19:17-18 |
Hole #9 - Par 3 | Box for empty tomb with large opening and decorated with a few flowers | John 20:1-10 |
This is fantastic! Thanks, Luanne!
Found theses Kid's Outdoor Plastic Toy Golf Sets, available at both the "Dollar Tree" and "Dollarama", for anyone looking to do the "Putt Putt Golf Course" game posted above this summer for VBS.
Dollarama
Below are pictures of the ones I purchased from Dollarama for $3.
Each set is made of plastic and comes with: 3 balls, 2 clubs (22"Long), a tee-off, and a hole with a flag (I saw two styles of holes-see first picture below).
Dollar Tree
I haven't been into Dollar Tree yet, but on their website I saw these photos.
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