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Preparing Rooms

Children make a special room marker to help them remember that Jesus is preparing a special room for them in Heaven.

TOPICS:

Easter, Heaven

MATERIALS:

1 mounting cutout for each child
    Black & White [PDF] Click here
    Pre-colored [PDF] Click here
Yarn or ribbon, Crayons or markers
Strips of cloth
    3" wide and 12" long for each child
    (an old T-shirt works well)

DURATION:

Approximately 12 minutes

room marker 

PREPARATION:

Print out one mounting card for each child. You can choose either a black and white card the children can color themselves, or a pre-colored card. If possible, print cards on medium to heavy card stock. Cut out each card and punch holes on each side. Fasten yarn or ribbon so you can hang the craft on a doorknob or wall. This craft works very well with the activity "Where did Jesus Go?" Click here

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

You will give each child a strip of linen. If you did the activity "Where Did Jesus Go?", each child will already have a strip of linen. After the children color the mounting block, cut it out for them, punch holes and fasten the yarn or ribbon. Then the children can glue one end of the linen strip onto the mounting card as indicated.

WHAT YOU WILL SAY:

One day, Jesus was talking with his disciples. He said that in his Father's house are many rooms. Then Jesus said that He was going there, to Heaven, to prepare a place for them. He was going to prepare a place for everyone who believes in Him.

Can you imagine a house with that many rooms?

After Jesus died on the cross, his friends wrapped Him with strips of linen and placed Him in a tomb. Later, when they went to visit Jesus, they found the tomb empty. The only things left were the strips of linen. Let's use these strips of linen to make special room markers, to remind us that Jesus is not in the tomb. Instead, He is where He said He would go—to Heaven to prepare a place for us to be with Him.