Preteen Craft for a Prodigal Son Lesson About God’s Love

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For this preteen craft, kids make “decotropes” (pictures they can twirl) that always show a heart. Share this important lesson about the prodigal son parable and God’s love.

Prodigal Son Preteen Craft

Scripture: Luke 15:11-32

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Easy Prep

Prepare a sample craft to show kids.

Make a God’s Love Twirler

First distribute a “Twirlers” handout to each child. Then have kids color the top set of circles. They should use the same color for the hearts but different colors for the backgrounds.

This is a great time to show kids your sample so they can see the end result they’re going for.

Have kids fold their handouts along the dotted line and cut out the top set of circles. They’ll want to keep the circles connected where the fold is.

Next have kids unfold their circles. They should tape a straw in the center of one of the circles, flattening the part of the straw that will be in between the circles. To adhere the circles together, kids will apply glue with a glue stick and then fold the circles back together.

Finally, have kids place their twirlers between their palms and spin them by rubbing their palms back and forth.

If time allows, kids can make a second twirler using the second set of circles on the handout.

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