Plastic eggs / 1/child / Walmart / 12/$.88 / $0.08
Bendable straw / 1/child / Dollar Tree / 88/$1 / $0.02
Small wiggle eyes / 2/child / Hobby Lobby / 292/$2.99 / $0.03
Clear water bottle caps / 1/child / Recycled
Small pebbles or round, flat magnets / 3/child
Glue dots / 4-6/child / Hobby Lobby / 300/$4.99 / $0.10
Black, self-adhesive craft foam / Hobby Lobby / 9x12/$0.89 / $0.01
Orange craft foam / Hobby Lobby / $0.99 / $0.03
Thin-tipped permanent marker
Flipper template
TIME: / 12-15 MINUTES / COST PER PROJECT: / $0.27
KIDS SAY: “I liked this a lot.” “It’s fun to play with this.”
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- The glue dots didn’t work well on the pebbles. It was hard to get them to stick to the curved surface of the egg. I think this should be a preparation step the leaders do with hot glue.
- The kids need to write on the egg before they glue the flippers.
- It’s hard to see the eyes through the bottle cap. Maybe we could glue the eyes inside the lid-touching the inside surface- instead of to the egg.
Climbing Zacchaeus
Large craft stick / 1 /child / Hobby Lobby / 30/$2.99 / $0.10
Heavy string or cord / 54 inches /child / Hobby Lobby / 25 yards/$1.99 / $0.12
Large wooden beads / 2/child / Hobby Lobby / 45/$5.99 / $0.27
Straws / 3 inches/child / Dollar Tree / 80/$1 / $0.01
Card stock / 1/child / Wal-Mart / 100/$8.15 / $0.09
Zacchaeus Template
TIME: / 10-15 MINUTES / (Craft Pack $ .60 ) COST PER PROJECT: / $0.59
KIDS SAY: “That was fun!” “That’s cool.” “I’ll hang it on my door.”
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- You will need to limit the time the kids have for coloring to allow time to attach the straws and cords. Ours wanted to color longer.
- The younger children needed help tying the cord to the stick.
Submarine Coin Collector VOTED KID’S FAVORITE FOR DAY 1
Empty oblong butter tubs / 1/child / Recycled
Empty, small yogurt cups / 1/child / Recycled
1-to-2-inch hardware washers / 6/child / Ace / .07 / $0.42
Matching wing nut / 1/child / Ace / .18 / $0.18
Bendable straw / Dollar Tree / 80/$1 / $0.02
Gray spray paint / Walmart / 12/$1.64 / $0.14
Hot glue gun (leader use)
Craft knife (leader use)
TIME: / 8-20 MINUTES / COST PER PROJECT: / $0.76
KIDS SAY: “That is so cool!” "I'll use it to save coins."
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- The washers are heavy and kept sliding down.
- The washers could be replaced with hole reinforcements that have been colored with metallic markers
Fishy Freezer Pop Holder
4½ -inch cardboard tubes / 1/child / Recycled
6 -inch strips colorful, iridescent duct tape / 3/child / Wal-Mart / 180inch/$4.47 / $0.45
½ -inch wiggle eyes / 2/child / Hobby Lobby / 124/$2.99 / $0.05
¾ -inch hearts cut from self-adhesive felt or craft foam / 2/child / Hobby Lobby / 300/$3.99 / $0.03
Fish Template
TIME: / 12-15 MINUTES / COST PER PROJECT: / $0.53
KIDS SAY:“It's cute." "I like that it holds popsicles,"
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- It was hard for the younger kids to cut through the tube and the tape.
- The lips didn't stay on once we put the freezer pop inside. I guess the cold released the adhesive.
- The closed end doesn't stay together once the fish is cut out.
Below the Surface Viewer
Tin cans, rinsed and dried / 1/child / Recycled
Wide rubber bands / 1/child / Recycled
Plastic wrap / Dollar Tree / 100sqft/$1 / $0.01
Duct tape / About 10 inch/child / Wal-Mart / 20yds/$3.37 / $0.05
Can opener (leader use)
Themed stickers / Dollar Tree / $0.10
TIME: / 5-7 MINUTES / COST PER PROJECT: / $0.16
KIDS SAY: “ We didn't get to do anything!"
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- Use a can opener that does not leave sharp edges.
- Have the kids write on the duct tape before they put it on the can.
- There is not a lot for the kids to do. You will definitely need to have them decorate the can.
- Maybe the verse could be underwater and the kids could use their viewers to find it.
Porthole Scripture Book VOTED KID’S FAVORITE FOR DAY 2
Silver brads / 1/child / Hobby Lobby / 50/$2.99 / $0.06
Silver beads / 5/child / Hobby Lobby / 320/$3.99 / $0.07
Gray or silver card stock / Staples / 50/$11.99 / $0.24
Light blue card stock / Staples / 50/$13.99 / $0.47
Ink pads
Thin-tipped markers
Hole punch
Hand wipes / Dollar Tree / 60/$1 / $0.03
Scripture Templates
Porthole Pages Template
Porthole Cover Template
TIME: / 10-12 MINUTES / (Craft Pack $ .60 ) COST PER PROJECT: / $0.87
KIDS SAY: “What’s a brad?” "We can be creative with this."
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- Do the fingerprints before you put the book together.
Ocean Glow Light
Clean, dry baby food jars / 1/child / Recycled
Thin craft cord / 24-inches/child / Wal-Mart / 432/$1.99 / $0.10
Beads, shells or pears with holes / 2/child / Hobby Lobby / 65/$3.99 / $0.13
Battery-operated tea light candle / 1/child / Dollar Tree / 2/$1.00 / $0.50
Blue gel food coloring / Hobby Lobby / $1.99 / $0.08
Disposable bowls / Dollar Tree / 30/$1.00 / $0.03
Paintbrushes
TIME: / 5-8 MINUTES / COST PER PROJECT: / $0.84
KIDS SAY:“I like the way it glows." "I'll give it to my Mom."
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- This was finished pretty quickly. The tea lights will have to go in after it dries. I think it might have scored higher if they could have put the lights in.
Submerged Periscope
Recycled cereal boxes or poster board
2-by-2-inch mirrors / 2/child / Hobby Lobby / 10/$2.47 / $0.50
Themed stickers / Dollar Tree / $0.10
Rulers
Ball point pen
Periscope Template
TIME: / 11-16 MINUTES / (Craft Pack $ .60 ) COST PER PROJECT: / $ 0.60
KIDS SAY:
"This is highly breakable."
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- None of the mirror substitutes worked very well. We tried mirror board, Mylar & CD pieces.
- Be sure they understand to cut on solid lines only.
Seashell Cross VOTED KID’S FAVORITE FOR DAY 3
4½ -inch craft sticks / 1 /child / Hobby Lobby / 150/$2.99 / $0.02
2½ -inch craft sticks / 1/child / Hobby Lobby / 140/$2.99 / $0.02
Small shells / 12-15/child / Hobby Lobby / 12 oz/$3.99 / $0.20
Heavy-duty magnet strip / 1/child / Wal-Mart / 50/$4.36 / $0.09
Hot glue gun / Teacher use
TIME: / 7-10 MINUTES / (Craft Pack $ .60 ) COST PER PROJECT: / $0.33
KIDS SAY: “I like this a lot." "This is pretty." "I'll give it to my Mom."
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- The magnet strips are too wide. A round magnet will not show from the front, but should probably be glued on by the leader during preparation.
Submersible Cache Holder
Clean, empty prescription bottles / 1/child / Recycled
Nylon cord / 30 inches/child / Hobby Lobby / 25 yards/$1.99 / $0.07
Drill (leader use) / 18-inch/child
E6000 glue / WalMart / $2.79 / $0.03
Theme stickers
TIME: / 5-8 MINUTES / COST PER PROJECT: / $0.10
KIDS SAY:“We should take a 'shell-fy'." "This is cute!"
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- Younger kids were not able to make the knots.
- Add the step to make the verse to go in the bottle.
- Cover the printing on the lid with a round sticker.
Dive Compass
Plastic milk jug lid / 1/child / Recycled
Pony beads / 1/child / Hobby Lobby / 360/$2.99 / $0.01
Bakers twine or narrow parachute cord / 30 inches/child / Hobby Lobby / 50 feet/$2.99 / $0.15
Card stock / 1/child / Wal-Mart / 100/$8.15 / $0.03
1-inch circle punch
Compass Template
Compass Seal Template
Hot glue (leader use)
TIME: / 3-5 MINUTES / (Craft Pack: $.50) COST PER PROJECT: / $0.19
KIDS SAY: “Way too easy and plain." "I wish the arrow could move."
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- There is not enough for the kids to do.
- Be sure to glue the bead so that the cord goes through left to right instead of front & back.
- I think the real compass to glue inside the cap would really help the kids like this better. One of our kids said he wished the compass would work. I think you could get them for 8-10 cents each.
Deep Sea Comfort Pack VOTED KID’S FAVORITE FOR DAY 4
Rice or flax seeds / 1½ cups/child / Dollar Tree / 6 cups/$1.00 / $0.25
White cotton socks / 2/child / Dollar Tree / 3 pair/$1.00 / $0.34
7-inch strips medium width rick rack or ribbon / 6 strips/child / Wal-Mart / 3 yards/$1.00 / $0.44
Measuring cups
Rubber bands
Deep Sea Comfort Pack Tags
Card stock / Staples / 250/$14.99 / $0.03
Lavender oil / Wal-Mart / $2.00 / $0.05
TIME: / 10-15 MINUTES / COST PER PROJECT: / $1.11
KIDS SAY: “This would be good for an ear ache." "This smells good." "I love it!"
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS: THIS GOT THE HIGHEST RATING OF ALL 15 CRAFTS.
- Secure the sock with a rubber band before adding the ribbon.
- Ask crafters in your church to donate ribbon & trim scraps.
- The funnel really helped.
Octopus Scripture Holder VOTED KID’S FAVORITE FOR DAY 5
1½-inch Styrofoam balls / 1/child / 12/$3.99 / Hobby Lobby / $0.34
Chenille stems / 12/child / 45/$1. / Dollar Tree / $0.27
1/2 –inch wiggle eyes / 2/child / 124/$2.99 / Hobby Lobby / $0.05
Ribbon no wider than 5/8-inch / 12 inches/child / 5 yds/$1 / Dollar Tree / $0.07
Card stock / 1½-by 3-in /child / 200$1.00 / Dollar Tree / $0.01
Poster board
TIME: / 10-20 MINUTES / COST PER PROJECT: / $0.74
KIDS SAY: “It's cute." "We need to make sure it has 8 legs." "I like it because it holds Scriptures."
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- Arrange the chenille stems on the table and then wrap them around the ball.
- The card wasn't large enough for the younger kids to write the verse.
Porthole Picture Frame
6-inch cardboard rings / 1/child / 6/$2.49 / Hobby Lobby / $0.42
Hardware nuts / 5/child / 20/$2.48 / Lowe's / $0.62
Ribbon / 12 inches/child / 5 yds/$1 / Dollar Tree / $0.07
6-inch plastic circles / 1/child / Recycled
6-inch thin cardboard circles / 1/child / Recycled
Photo of each child
Aluminum duct tape / 15 inches/child / 50yds/$7.47 / Wal-Mart / $0.06
Waxed paper or paper plates
White or light blue paper / 1/child / 100/$8.15 / Wal-Mart / $0.09
Hot glue gun (leader use)
TIME: / 10-17 MINUTES / (Craft Pack $ .70 ) COST PER PROJECT: / $1.26
KIDS SAY: “My face is ugly-LOL JK." "
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- The nuts were expensive and didn't look that much better than the beads we used on the scripture book.
- It was hard to cut the cardboard rings. We also tried skimmer rings- they are a little smaller, but worked well and didn't have to be cut.
Treasure Chest Note Pad
3-inch square sticky note pad / 1/child / 4/$1.00 / Dollar Tree / $0.25
5-inch by 8-inch thin cardboard / 1/child / Recycled
6¼ -inch-by-¼-inch self-adhesive black craft foam / 2 strips/child / Hobby Lobby / 9x12/$0.89 / $0.02
Brass brads / 1 /child / 100/$4.12 / Wal-Mart / $0.05
Miniature-size markers or pencils / 1/child / 5/$1.00 / Dollar Tree / $0.20
Treasure Chest Template
Brown craft paper / 30"x15'/$1.00 / Dollar Tree / $0.01
Rulers
TIME: / 10-15 MINUTES / COST PER PROJECT: / $0.53
KIDS SAY: “Sooo cool & cute." "
OBSERVATIONS & SUGGESTIONS:
- The sticky note pad needed glue dots to keep it attached.
Decorating Ideas: Use a hot knife to cut foam insulation letters to spell CRAFTS. Layer with additional pieces of coral to create your display.
Make a treasure chest from a Styrofoam ice chest. Use Mod Podge to cover the chest with tissue paper. Brown paint may be added to the glue. Use duct tape to add straps. Cut corner protectors and latches from adhesive-backed vinyl. Add furniture tacks for rivets.
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