Day 1 Craft Lone Lighthouse ( V.1) JUNIORS & PRIMARIES Materials 4. Using scissors, cut a 1 in. diameter hole in the center of one of the soufflé cup lids for each child. 5. Using a potato peeler or apple corer, poke a hole in the center of the bottom of one Styrofoam cup for each child. The hole should be large enough for the flame of the flameless LED tea light to easily fit through. 6. Using a CD as a template, draw circles on the green construction paper and then cut out one per child. 7. In a zippered baggie for each child, place an LED tea light, a soufflé cup, two lids (one with a center hole cut out), a roof circle, a windows strip, a pair of Bible verses, and 12 15 pebbles. Place a baggie alongside 2 Styrofoam cups (one with a hole in the bottom), a paper plate, and a large green circle for each child. 16 oz. white Styrofoam cups, 2 per child 2 oz. plastic soufflé cups, 1 per child 2 oz. plastic soufflé cup lids, 2 per child Small white flameless LED tea lights, 1 per child Lighthouse Roof pattern Red cardstock, 1 sheet for every 6 children Lighthouse Windows pattern Yellow cardstock, 1 sheet for every 16 children Light/medium green construction paper, one 9x12 sheet for every 3 children Lighthouse Verses pattern White copy paper, 1 sheet for every 16 children 7-in. round party store paper plates, 1 per child Small craft pebbles, 12 15 per child Tools and Basic Supplies Office paper cutter Potato peeler or apple corer CDs Glue sticks Craft glue Scissors Zippered baggies Pre-Prep 1. Photocopy the Lighthouse Roof pattern onto red cardstock and quick cut, one circle per child. The kids will do the finish cutting. 2. Photocopy the Lighthouse Windows pattern onto yellow cardstock and quick cut, one strip per child. The kids will do the finish cutting. 3. Photocopy the Lighthouse Verses pattern onto white copy paper and cut out a pair of verses for each child. Let you r light so shine b e fo r may e men, that they see your good works and g l ori r in heav fy your Fathe en. Matthew 5:16 Teaching Tie-In Show the sample craft and say: Today we re making lighthouses. Have you ever been to a lighthouse? A lighthouse shines a bright light in the dark so sailors can see where they're going. In fact, a lighthouse is sometimes the only light around, just like sometimes we re the only ones around shining our light for God. That means that sometimes we may be the only ones around who love God. Noah certainly was the only one around who still loved God and stood for Him back in his day. It must have been tough! What do you think it means to stand for God? Have you ever gotten in a situation where you were the only one standing for God? Tell us about it! Sunsational Science and Crafts 19
Lone Lighthouse (V.1) Class Time Directions 1. (Optional) Using scissors, cut the outer lip from the paper plate. 2. Flip the plate over so the white underside (the bottom) is facing you. Then glue stick the large green circle to the center of the plate. 3. Take the Styrofoam cup without the hole in the bottom and apply a bead of craft glue to the top rim. Then turn it upside-down and carefully center and press onto the green circle. There should be an even band of green around the outside of the cup. 4. Arrange your pebbles along the green band and glue into place with craft glue. 5. Take the plastic lid with the hole in it and snap it onto the soufflé cup. 6. Apply a bead of craft glue to the bottom rim of the other Styrofoam cup (the one with the hole in the bottom). Then turn the plastic soufflé cup upsidedown and carefully center and press the lid onto the bottom of the cup. 7. Apply a small pool of craft glue to the bottom of the soufflé cup. Then take the other plastic lid, turn it upside-down, and carefully center and press it onto the bottom of the soufflé cup. 8. Cut out the roof circle. Then cut along the line to the center of the circle. Then overlap the ends to form a cone and glue stick together. The roof cone should be sized to fit snuggly inside the upside-down plastic lid. 9. Apply a bead of craft glue around the inside edge of the upside-down plastic lid. Then press the roof cone into the glue. 10. Cut out the Bible verses and each of the windows and glue stick to the outside of the second cup below the soufflé cup. 11. Now assemble your lighthouse. Turn on the LED tea light and place it on top of the first Styrofoam cup. Then carefully slide the other cup over top of the first cup so the tea light pokes through and lights up the soufflé cup. Tip Corner Just a reminder make sure all pre-prep tools and basic supplies that could be dangerous to children, such as a paper cutter, are put safely away before VBS. Super Simple Idea Each day, at least one super simple option is included, which is a pre-made craft kit from Oriental Trading Company (1-800-875-8480 or visit www.orientaltrading.com) that goes along with main concepts of the day. As an alternative to the Lone Lighthouse, try the following craft kit. DIY Mini Flashlight Key Chains (IN-57/9303) Manufacturer does not recommend for children under 3 years of age. Verse and Song Time This section is for those who have extra time after the daily craft and/or science experiments are completed. Memory Verse Review To review today s verse, play the appropriate Scripture song from the Memory Verse Songs DVD (available with the purchase of a Super Starter Kit or at answersbookstore.com [contemporary: 11-4-069; traditional: 11-4-063]) and have children sing along. Then play a review game with them. Use your arm as a volume indicator. Hold your arm out to your side and lower it for soft, raise it high for loud with variations on the loudness throughout. Children say the verse based on the volume you indicate with your arm. Change the volume before the kids say the verse, or as they re saying it. Choose one or two children to also control the volume while the others say the verse. Theme Verse: "But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord." Genesis 6:8 Juniors/Primaries: " " (NKJV) like men, be strong." (KJV) Song Time Review these songs from the Tidal Tunes song motions DVD. Pour craft glue into soufflé cups, for every 2 children, and use craft sticks cut in half to spread it. Ocean Commotion To save class time, cut out the roof circles and windows completely. C: "Rock the Boat" / T: "You Are My Refuge" 20 Sunsational Science and Crafts C: Stand Up" / T: "Backbone"
Day 1: Lone Lighthouse (V.1&2) Roof (All Ages)
Day 1: Lone Lighthouse (V.1&2) Windows (All Ages)
Day 1: Lone Lighthouse (V.1&2) Verses (All Ages)
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