We have been reading different bible stories to our children. However, small children have very short attention span and may not always fully understand the stories. Making the stories interactive can be very helpful.
The story of Joseph is one of my favorites. I just love how Joseph had a positive attitude toward God in the midst of all his trials. The story begins in Genesis chapter 37. But we use the children’s bibles and simple terms to teach the bible to kids. The other two lessons we have done (Creation & Noah) are on this page.
If you are familiar with the story, you will know that Joseph’s father, Jacob, made him a coat of many colors. The photos below represent the interactive activity we used to explain about the coat. I have made this second photo into a printable for anyone who wants to use it. Just click on the photo to print it out.
Materials needed for this craft:
1 Printable with Joseph’s Coat (above)
Construction paper (various colors)
Glue
Instructions:
Cut strips of construction paper and glue unto the coat.
Here is the final outcome (to the right) of the coat shown in this bible.
Joseph’s coat of many colors was one of my favorite Bible stories when I was a little girl. It’s great to see a post about teaching the Word of God to children in such an awesome way. Great job!
I love that story, too. In fact, our little girl seemed to enjoy so much that she wanted to do it a second time!
What a cute Joseph’s coat colors craft!
My husband and I taught the 3 and 4 year olds in Sunday School for many years. This is a great tutorial for teaching this story. I’m Pinning it to my Free Pintable’s board.
We did a craft similar to this in Junior Church! We used tissue paper and had the kids draw a coat. I would have loved to have had the coat you drew here. I think I will print it out and add it to my Jr Church file. Then next time it will be easier on the kids not having to draw a coat.
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