Under The Sea Bible Crafts

This colourful Coral Reef craft teaches about the underwater coral reefs that are home to the underwarer animal kingdom.

This reminds us of the beautiful, eternal kingdom that God is building for His people.

Click HERE to print the free template for the Scripture text box.

1. Place the paper cup upside down.  Punch two holes about 1cm apart at two opposite sides of the cup base.  I used a hole punch, you could use a sharp pencil.
2. Insert one coloured pipe cleaner at each opposite side of the cup base, the pipe cleaner should loop through the two holes from the inside, so that they stick out the top of the cup base.  Twist them at the base to secure the pipe cleaners.  See picture.
3. Use a pencil or a finger to loop the pipe cleaners around to form spirals.
4. Stick double sided foam tape between the two pipe cleaners, across the base of the cup centre.
5. Fold a small square of paper to from a small fan, approx 8cm square.  See picture.  Stick to the tape between the pipe cleaners.
6. Cut a piece of paper approx. 10cm X 12cm.  Cut down the long side stopping about 3cm from the end, see picture.  Roll up as shown and stick down to the tape opposite the paper fan.
7. Put more sticky tape over the paper fan and strip and fill the base up with pom pom balls, see picture.
8. Print the free template above and cut out, stick one onto the side of the paper cup as shown.
9. Decorate with sea creature stickers on the side of the cup.

A fun craft that allows children to spin their dolphins around in and out of the waves.

Dolphins are known to be good communicaters, this craft teaches us about speaking to others about Jesus, talking to others about the Gospel.

It works well with the Bible lesson of Philip and the Ethiopian man we read about in Acts chapter 8.

CLICK HERE to print the free waves template.  You only need to print one copy of this and cut it out and use to cut  each childs craft.

CLICK HERE to print the dolphin background with the BIble verse text box.

• Use the waves template to cut (one paper plate per child) into the waves pattern as shown in the picture.  I used blue paper plates for the waves but you could use white plates and colour them in.  This template fits a 9 inch plate.  Punch a hole where it shows a black dot on the template
• Cut out the circle with the dolphins images and stick to a 9" white paper plate.  Use the waves cut out plate to place over the bottom plate, and use a pencil through the punched hole  to mark the centre of the bottom plate, and then punch a hole in it.
• Connect the bottom plate with the waves cut out using a paper fastener (brad pin).
• Attach the Bible verse text box to the front as shown in the picture.
• The bottom plate is held and the dolphins shoud spin around.
• NOT SUITABLE FOR CHILDREN UNDER THREE YEARS AS THE PIN IS A CHOKING HAZZARD.

This cute shrimp teaches about the little shrimp that play an important role in underwater ecosystems.

"Little is much, when God is in it" is printed on one side, with 1 Samuel 16:7b,  "...for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart", printed on the other side.

CLICK HERE to print the free template.  Light card is best, 160gsm card fits easily thorough most inkjet printers.

• Print the template and cut out the pieces and colour in.
• Attach approx. 2.5cm double sided tape to the back and front of one end of a craft/lolly stick.
• Cut an orange pipe cleaner in two, and attach a small square of double sided spongy tape to the inside of one half of the shrimp, approx. where an eye would be, see picture above.
• Stick the pipe cleaner, shaped as shown in the second image above.
• Stick the craft stick to the same half as the pipe cleaner, then stick the other half on top, using glue or double sided tape.
• Stick googly eyes or sticker eyes in place.
• You could have some of the preparation already done, example sticking on double sided tape. depending on how much time the children will have.
• Have fun!