Bracelet

• Have the children make a bracelet as a symbol of their faith in the teachings of the Bible. Set out lengths of yarn, colored string, gimp or hemp and a selection of colored beads. Many colors represent different religious messages. For example, red represents the blood that Jesus shed for the people, blue represents baptismal water, white represents purity and black represents sin. Keeping in mind the symbolism behind the colors, children can design their own unique bracelets to represent their faith. Other pieces of jewelry, such as anklets or necklaces, can easily be made, and children can also make faith bracelets to give as gifts.
  
  

Origami Boat

• Accompany Bible stories about Jonah and the whale, or Jesus walking on water, with an origami boat craft. Purchase a variety of different colors of origami paper, or cut plain paper into squares. Allow the children to choose what color of boat they would like to make and pass out printed tutorials on how to fold paper boats (see References). If desired, have the children write a Bible phrase, such as one from the Bible story or lesson that you're teaching with the boat craft, on their paper before they fold it. Complete one origami boat slowly with the children before allowing them to practice on their own. While these boats will float, they sink relatively quickly, so it is best to just display them.
  
  

Wordless Book

• A wordless book is an interesting craft for older elementary children. Set out a broad selection of colors of paper based upon their religious meanings as discussed in Section 1. Additional symbolic colors include yellow, or gold, which represents God himself and Heaven, and green, which represents the creation of the Earth. Children can then glue or staple sheets of different colors together to form a wordless book. Explain to them that this book should represent the story of God and what their faith means to them. If desired, allow students to decorate their wordless books using images, stickers and other art supplies.
  
  

Donations

• Children who have reached the later years of elementary school are old enough to understand the plight of the less fortunate. Reinforce the notion of helping others as it is outlined in the Bible by asking children to choose a selection of items that they would like to create as donations for local churches to sell at functions. Children will enjoy being in control of their donations to help the community. These items can include bookmarks, jewelry such as bracelets and necklaces and wearable items such as crocheted scarves and mittens. Baked goods are also a fun project that can be donated.