These creative Christian crafts for kids offer an art-based approach to learning about the Bible. With more than 100 to choose from, we have curated this list of options for all ages and stages.
Faith Building Activities That Are Fun For Kids
When we add art and crafts, faith can be strengthened and biblical principles can be much more approachable for children.
Whether you are teaching Bible in your homeschool as a daily or weekly lesson, or perhaps you are creating a church-at-home experience for your family, you will love how effective it is to add art along with your Biblical teachings.
100+ Creative Christian Crafts for Kids
Art can open the door to learning and add depth to an understanding of the Bible. Listening to a Bible story while creating a Bible craft with art is a really fun way to help remember something you are learning.
Bible Crafts for Kids with 26 Old and New Testament Video Art Lessons
This mega list includes a sample Old Testament video art lesson plus so many wonderful ideas. Did you know you can enjoy Christian crafts with Nana? Yes! Learning with art is simple because all you need to get started is a starter set of chalk pastels, construction paper and our video art lessons. Having baby wipes or a slightly damp paper towel is recommended for easy clean up.
In addition, our You ARE an ARTiST Clubhouse members enjoy an accompanying I Drew It Then I Knew It companion guide for each of the set of art lessons listed below! Each guide includes an overview of each Bible topic with the Bible reference, a list of books and extension ideas like tea time, unit studies and art shows.
Enjoy How to Plan an Awesome Home Bible Study for Kids by Courtney.
10 Commandments Activities for Kids
Children learn about God through the way they learn best: a story. Telling Bible stories to my kids and my Sunday School students was always my favorite activity. I loved to change up the way I told the story, to make it memorable for the kids; and I loved how they enjoyed hearing these stories again and again. Julie shares 10 Commandments Activities for Kids.
A Simple Start In Hebrew: 7 Lessons
Learn seven basic Hebrew words with A Simple Start in Hebrew Video Art Lessons. Why would you want to learn Hebrew? Because many Biblical words have roots in the Hebrew culture. With You ARE an ARTiST Clubhouse membership, you will get the Companion Guide to these art lessons packed with Aleph-Bet chart, word studies, traceable letter printables, and much more.
31 Christmas Art Lessons
Add these Advent art activities to your Christmas Homeschool plans! You can draw your way through the story of Christmas from the angels announcing Messiah’s birth to the manger scene. Draw Your Way Through the Story of Christmas!
Light of the World Christmas Craft
Here is an easy craft that goes along perfectly with the Happy Birthday Jesus theme. “Light of the World” candle holders are able to be completed quickly and also reinforce the gospel story.
Materials:
- gumdrops
- white Lifesavers
- birthday candles
- white glue
- plastic knife
Procedure:
1. Place a birthday candle in the top of the gumdrop. Glue if needed.
2. Cut a small slit in the gumdrop with a plastic knife to make the Lifesaver go in easily.
3. Eat a Lifesaver and grab another (uneaten) Lifesaver to use as the handle on the gumdrop. Glue the edge of the Lifesaver that is going into the gumdrop.
Story:
White reminds me of many things. It reminds me of snow, clouds and light. Do you see this lifesaver? What color is it? (white). That lifesaver makes me think of Jesus. Did you know that he never did anything wrong? He never sinned. He is pure and Holy. Jesus was born to save the world, and this lifesaver reminds me that he is my Savior born on Christmas day.
This gumdrop reminds me of the world we live in. Have you ever eaten a gumdrop? Gumdrops are gooey and chewy. And if you leave them out of a container for awhile they get hard. That’s kind of like the world. The world can seem like a happy place, but then little things creep in like anger, discontentment, and unhappiness. Pretty soon it seems like life is so hard. Jesus came into the world to give us hope. With him, the world is sweet again.
In the Bible it says that Jesus is the Light of the World. What do you think that means? Is Jesus a big light bulb? Have you ever been outside when it is very dark out? Was it hard to find your way and see where you were going? That is how it is when we don’t have Jesus in our hearts. We don’t know where we are going and can’t find our way. When you were out in the dark, what helped you see? (elicit responses) Yes, a light. A flashlight at night can be very helpful. Jesus is like that flashlight. He shows us the way to go if we keep our eyes on Him. That’s why he is called the Light of the World. This little candle will help remind you to keep your eyes on Jesus.
So now you have your own Jesus birthday candle to remind you that He’s our hope and our Savior.
2 Advent Chains Crafts
Names of Jesus and Advent Paper Countdown Chains – I have two different sets of printable advent chains. Print, cut, staple and hang! You can flip flop between the advent chains each year. I love how Advent Chains have become a December tradition in my household. They can be in yours too!
Birthday Cake for Jesus
Make a birthday cake for Jesus! This birthday cake for Jesus activity includes a recipe and ideas for throwing a party to celebrate with your entire family. I have so many wonderful childhood Christmas memories. When I became a parent, I started looking for ways to create Christmas memories and traditions with my children. One thing we have done through the years is have a birthday cake for Jesus. This year we’re going to kick it up a notch and have a whole birthday party!
Add these Advent art activities to your Christmas Homeschool plans! You can draw your way through the story of Christmas from the angels announcing Messiah’s birth to the manger scene. Draw Your Way Through the Story of Christmas by Courtney.
Christmas Budget Dwindling? Frugal Gifts and Crafts – from salt dough ornaments to a car play mat, you will love these ideas!
Christian Crafts for Easter
Resurrection Garden Terrarium – Just some simple supplies but plenty of discussion can happen while making it. Victoria is leading our members in creating your very own Resurrection Garden for her continuing Nature Crafts series.
You can use these 12 Easter art lessons in your homeschool to draw through the Resurrection story and to teach the Easter story in a colorful and memorable way.
A gift from our sister website, Homeschool Nature Study, this printable Lent Countdown Calendar is included in You ARE an ARTiST membership.
Enjoy a full Disciples of Christ Unit Study for your homeschool with Jesus, history, character, prayer, geography, genealogy, language and math! You will love these Christian crafts for kids.
Make Resurrection Rolls with this recipe! This simple recipe paints such a vivid picture of the resurrection story. Resurrection rolls have quickly become a family Easter tradition.
20 Hymns Video Art Lessons
Enjoy over 20 hymns of the Christian faith with the art of hymn study! In the same way that a certain smell can stir up powerful memories, music has a way of going deep and reaching the soul, catching in that place where words blend with feelings to create, or evoke the strongest of emotions.
“Music is the art of thinking with sounds.” – Jules Combarieu
More Faith Building Arts And Crafts For Kids
The Ultimate List of Nativity Homeschool Activities – this post is packed full of fun printable and creative crafts around the nativity.
Scripture Coloring Pages
Bird-Themed Scripture Coloring Pages – These scripture coloring pages are great for learning Bible verses! They are also a fun complement to your homeschool bird studies.
L if for Love Valentine Printable – These pages are great for all ages – especially teens! Included in this download is a page with Romans 8:39 and a blank page to add your own design/quotes. My teens like to doodle and color while listening to audio books or just as a brain break.
Psalm 23 Printable – included in Old Testament video art lessons.
More Arts and Crafts to Enjoy!
The Best List of Arts and Crafts Activities for Teens – Use these arts and crafts activities for teens across many different subjects, including nature study, language arts, history, geography and science. Creative ways to enhance your homeschool learning and have FUN!
Viking Arts and Crafts for Kids – From Robin Hood, castles and knights to the crusades, dragons, vikings, court dress, inventors and more – Nana’s medieval history art lessons are a fun match to your middle ages homeschool history curriculum.
Animal Arts and Crafts – Animal arts and crafts are the perfect blend for your animal-loving kiddos! Join Nana as she helps you and your children explore their favorite creatures!
Friday Night Family Activities for Connection and Fun! These Friday night family activities are wonderful ways to connect as a family and have fun. Includes art, crafts, books, movies and more.
Join us at You Are An ARTiST for these Christian crafts for kids and unlock the transformative power of art in your homeschooling journey. It is simple to get started with just a very few supplies. There is not an intimidating or expensive list of supplies. Not only that, art lessons with Nana are a fun way to learn together as a family. Won’t you join us?
Growing a love of art at You ARE an ARTiST is a multi-generational passion! Tricia is Nana’s daughter and a mama of five children. Nana shared the fun of her first chalk pastel art lessons with her grandchildren around Tricia’s kitchen table. Homeschooling since 2000, Tricia has seen the fruits of home education with four homeschool grads so far! She shares the art and heart of homeschooling at Your Best Homeschool and is author of the book, Help! I’m Homeschooling! She and her husband, Steve, are also owners of sister sites Homeschool Nature Study and The Curriculum Choice.