This adorable sheep is one of our Easy Bible Story Crafts for Kids for kindergarten, first grade, and second grade. Creating and displaying this cute fluffy sheep reinforces the Scripture that tells us that Jesus cares for us and calls us, as a good shepherd calls his sheep.

This is one of our Bible crafts for kids that comes with a game. The craft and game help children remember the verses: “I am the good shepherd. I know each of My sheep by name, and My sheep know Me.” “Those who come through Me will be saved. They will have everything they need.” Scripture: John 10:1-21

supplies

• empty toilet paper roll
• Cotton balls (30 to 40)
• 4 swabs
• Elmer’s School Glue
• white tissue paper
• Brown pipe cleaner (only if it’s a ram)
• Transparent tape
• Disposable container (such as a margarine container)
• black construction paper
• paper punch or scissors

Addresses

1. For support, place paper (of any kind) inside the toilet paper roll, leaving about an inch empty from the end.
2. Create the sheep’s feet by gluing the cotton swabs to the toilet paper roll.
3. Create the sheep’s head by crumpling up some tissue paper and tucking one part into the end of the roll.
4. For a little glue in the container.
5. To add the sheep’s wool, dip cotton balls into the glue and press onto the cardboard roll. Once it’s covered, add another layer or more until the sheep is nice and fleecy.
6. Create the eyes with a hole punch and the construction paper. Use glue to adhere to the front of the tissue paper face of the sheep.
7. For a ram, follow steps 1-6 and then add horns, made by twisting a pipe cleaner into two curly plugs and gluing them together.
8. Let dry.

showing the sheep

Before the children bring their sheep home, you can create a classroom display:

1. Start with a tray of wheatgrass that you have grown and trimmed or evenly distributed Easter basket grass.
2. Add a shepherd or Jesus figure or a paper doll.
3. Invite the children to add their sheep to build the flock around the shepherd!

lost sheep game

This game of tag is sort of the classroom version of the backyard pool game, Marco Polo. The child playing the outsider is blindfolded and stands in the center of the circle. The others are the sheep and they wander inside the circle.

The blindfolded stranger attempts to brand the sheep. By calling “Sheep!” the others must respond with “Baa-baa”. The first marked sheep takes the place of the stranger. This game reinforces the lesson that, like the sheep, we must only respond to our Good Shepherd.

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