Educational Patterns for Children's Ministry


 

      

Bible Story Pattern
The completed set is not suitable for children under age 4

Description of Bible Story Mat
Completed mat is 32" X 52"

  

Description of Bible Doll Figures
Completed figures are about 3" high

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Illustration of the Israelites crossing the Jordan River on dry ground.


The Bible Story Mat:

Represents the land of Israel on one side,
Represents the sea on the other side.

Children learn:

Simple geography of the land of Israel,

Cloth shapes are used to   represent:

Sea of Galilee,
Dead Sea,
Jordan River
(has a flap that rolls back for reenacting the Israelites crossing on dry ground.
Mediterranean Sea
Stories that relate to the land. Such as:
Abraham entering the Promised Land,
Joseph being sold away from the Promised  Land,
Joshua leading the Israelites into the Promised  Land,
Stories that relate to the sea. 

Flip the mat over and reenact:

Jonah and the whale,
Jesus walking on water,
Paul being shipwrecked.
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Illustration of Flip Figure:   (See description below).  One side is a good queen. 
Turn her around, flip her cloak over her head.  Voila! She becomes an evil queen.

The Bible doll figure patterns are for:

A basic Bible man,
A basic Bible woman,
A Flip figure.  Kids love these! 
One person flips to become another person.
With this pattern you can create:
A Joseph who flips from a slave boy to an Egyptian governor,
A Moses who flips from an Egyptian prince to a shepherd,
A Paul who flips from an evil man to a good man;
and many more!

With the Bible doll patterns you can:

Create a cast of Bible characters:

Use the same pattern to create:

A shepherd using brown and tan fabrics,
A king using red and gold fabrics.
And many more!