1. Track 1
      1. Shareable Wearables (Grades 3-4)      Tied for kid’s Favorite for Track 3 
  2. Track 4
        1. Helpful Web Sites
        2. www.lifeway.com
        3. www.orientaltrading.com
        4. www.DiscountSchoolSupply.com
        5. www.partygalaxy.com

 
Track 1
Name-a-Rang (Grades 1-2)
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 19 - 32 minutes 
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 15 cents per child
 
Kit: $1.39 per child
Suggestions:
·   Make sure 2 holes are at the top before you print your name.
·   Ink from inkpads smeared on the slick surface of boomerang from the kit.
·   Younger children had trouble getting ribbon through the bells and the small holes in the boomerang. They also had trouble tying the knots. 
 
Kid’s say:
“I’ll hang it on my doorknob.”
“Too many knots to tie.”  
8½ x 3-inch Cardboard
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Small bells (4 per child)
200/ $2.99
Wal-Mart
 
1/8–inch ribbon (Five 10-inch lengths per child)
10yds/ .50
Michaels
 
Boomerang pattern
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Stamp pads in various colors
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Pencils w/ round erasers
10/ .50
Wal-Mart
 
Permanent markers
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Boomerang Express Nameplate (Grades 3-4)            
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 14 - 26 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 17 cents per child (price for large numbers of children sharing foam tiles & letters bought in bulk)
 
Suggestions:
·   Use self-adhesive foam letters and tiles.
·   Make the mounting board a little smaller.
·   Use larger tiles to fill space more quickly.
 
Kids say:
“I’ll hang it on my wall.”
“Very Fun.”
“This craft was easy and I liked it a lot.”
3½ x 8-inch foam mounting boards
Donated scraps
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Soda can tabs (2 per child)
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22-gauge wire (6 inches per child)
25yd/ $2.96
Wal-Mart
 
Foam mosaic tiles
800/ $4.97
Wal-Mart
 
Foam alphabet letters
800/ $4.97
Wal-Mart
 
Permanent markers
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Scissors
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Glue
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Aussie Art Frame (All Ages)            Kid’s Favorite for Track 1
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 11 – 14 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: $1.40 per child
(Michael’s had slightly smaller frames 5 for $1.99)
 
Kit: $1.34 per child
 
Suggestions:
·   Use spoon to apply sand.
·   Pencils worked better than daubers or glue dots.
 
Kid’s say:
“Be careful!”
“It makes a mess.”
“I’ll hang it in my room.”
Balsa wood frame
.99
Michaels
 
Self-adhesive magnets
18/ .77
Wal-Mart
 
Sand in variety of colors
$1.97 per color
Wal-Mart
 
Clean, empty spice shakers (1 per sand color)
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Round sponge dabbers in variety of sizes
10/ $3.97
Wal-Mart
 
Pencils with round erasers
10/ .50
Wal-Mart
 
Glue
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Glue dots
300/ $3.88
Wal-Mart
 
Permanent markers
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Newspaper
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-
 
Acrylic matte spray finish
$4.47
Wal-Mart
 		  


 
 

 
Track 2
Praise Bells (Grades 1-2)              Kid’s Favorite for Track 2    
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 10 - 13 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 88 cents per child  
 
Suggestions:
·   Ribbon should be wide enough for knots to hold, but narrow enough to fit through the bell and the hole in the pot.
 
 
Kids say:
“These are good for farmers.”
“Kids will need help with the knots and getting the ribbon through the holes.”
“This is hard.”  
2-inch clay pot (1 per child)
.69
Michaels
 
Large-size bells
45/ $3.00
Wal-Mart
 
Decorative ribbon (One 12-inch & one 9-inch length per child)
5yds/ $1
Michaels
 
Permanent markers
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Paint pens
4/ $8.96
Wal-Mart
 
Glue
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Worship Whirligigs (Grades 3-4)          
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 11 – 26 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: $1.07 per child
 
Kit: $1.24 per child
 
Suggestions:
·   The children had a lot of trouble understanding the construction.
·   Substitute less expensive yarn and paper to reduce cost.
 
Kids say:
“It was a good one.”
“It was very frustrating!”
“This is hard.”
“The kids might have trouble with the knots.”
Scrapbook paper in a variety of earth tones or natural designs
.59
Hobby Lobby
 
Brown cord (36 inches per child)
4yds/ $1.34
Wal-Mart
 
Clay or wooden beads (5 per child)
100/ $2.99
Michaels
 
Glue
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Scissors
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Permanent markers
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Cuppa Coasters (All Ages)                  
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 11 – 16 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 21 cents per child  
 
Suggestions:
·   Use a craft stick or stiff cardboard to squeegee the glue on the back of the CD.
·   Caution the children to start at the top and avoid touching the paint
 
Kids say:
“I’ll give it to my Grandma.”
“This is one you should do.”
“This was easy and I liked it a lot.”  
Old CDs (1 per child)
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Pencils
10/ .50
Wal-Mart
 
Small plastic plates (several to share)
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Poster board (1 sheet)
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Felt in a variety of colors
.20
Wal-Mart
 
Newspaper or vinyl tablecloth
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Acrylic paints in a variety of colors
.48/ color
Wal-Mart
 
Glue
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Scissors
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Permanent markers
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Paper towels
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Acrylic matte spray finish
$4.47
Wal-Mart
 		  

 

Track 3
ABC Sheep (Grades 1-2)               Tied for kid’s Favorite for Track 3  
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 15 – 18 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 52 cents per child
 
Kit: $1.34 per child
 
Suggestions:
·   Push the marshmallow all the way up the ice pick to make the hole a little larger.
 
Kid’s say:
“”Putting the arms and legs is hard.”
“I’ll give this to a friend who doesn’t know Christ.”
“The tail is not easy to put on.”
White, marshmallow foam shapes (2 per child)
15/ $2.99
Michaels
 
Black chenille stems (1/2 stem per child)
100/ $1.47
Wal-Mart
 
White, wool yarn (one 2-inch & one 3-inch length per child)
$2.00
Wal-Mart
 
Heavyweight paper in a variety of colors (one 1-inch square per child)
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Sheep ear pattern
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Black felt
.20
Wal-Mart
 
Glue and glue dots
300/ $3.88
Wal-Mart
 
Permanent markers
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Ice pick (for teacher only)
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Shareable Wearables (Grades 3-4)            Tied for kid’s Favorite for Track 3  
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 5 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: $3.82 per child
 
Suggestions:
·   Ask children to bring shirts from home or substitute bandannas
·   Spray fabric paint didn’t work well.
·   Use dimensional fabric paint to make “A, B, C” then decorate with dots of paint.
 
Kid’s say:
“It’s messy.”
Dark or earth-tone T-shirt
3.00
Hobby Lobby
 
Plastic grocery bags (1 per child)
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White, spray fabric paint
$4.99
Hobby Lobby
 
Letter pattern
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Plastic canvas
.39
Michaels
 
Fabric, paint pens
$2.98/ pen
Wal-Mart
 
Permanent markers
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Mini-rang Game (All Ages Craft)
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 3 – 4 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 15 cents per child
 
Suggestions:
·   Probably too short to stand alone, inexpensive and quick enough to use as an extra craft
 
Kid’s say:
“It’s easy.”
“Ill use it to play the game and share Christ.”
“You need sharp scissors.”
Plastic folder (1 per 10 children)
$1.44
Wal-Mart
 
Lightweight cardboard
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Heavyweight paper in a variety of colors
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Target pattern
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Playing rules
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Permanent markers
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Scissors
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Glue
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Pencils
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Track 4
Outback Place Mats (Grades 1-2)            
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 10 – 24 minutes
( 1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 93 cents per child
 
Suggestions:
·   Pattern will have to be altered to fit the buttons according to the directions.
·   Marker rubs off the pad.
·   Substitute fun foam for the shelving pad.
 
Kid’s say:
“I’ll use it to eat on.”
“You use a lot of glue.”
¾ -inch diameter black buttons (6 per child)
9/16 –inch diameter black buttons (2 per child)
$2.47/
Mixed bag
Hobby Lobby
 
Train pattern
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Non-stick shelving pad
8/ $3.97
Wal-Mart
 
Craft foam in a variety of colors
.33
Wal-Mart
 
Craft glue
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Permanent markers
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Service Plate (Grades 3-4)              
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 14 – 21 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: $1.50 per child
 
Suggestions:
·   Use plastic plates
·   Placing a second plate under the first will hold your pattern in place.
·   Use permanent markers instead of paint pens.
 
Kid’s say:
“Don’t let the kids glob it on or it will smear.”
“It is fun.”
“I’ll give it to my Mom.”
Plain, clear plates (1 per child)
$1.14
Wal-Mart
 
8½ x 11-inch paper (1 per child)
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Paint markers in a variety of colors
4/ $8.96
Wal-Mart
 
Masking tape
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Scissors
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Newspaper
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Sheep Station Service Board (All Ages)            Kid’s Favorite for Track 4
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 8 – 15 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 55 cents per child
 
Kit: $1.29 per child
 
Suggestions:
·   We did not find the shapes and sizes suggested, but substituted 2 ½ X 31/2 wooden rectangles and teardrops from bags of assorted shapes.
·   Glue the ears to the face, then both to the board for a more dimensional look.
 
Kid’s say:
“It will remind me to do stuff.”
Adhesive magnetic strips (2 per child)
18/ .77
Wal-Mart
 
2 x 3-inch wooden rectangles (1 per child)
4/ .99
Hobby Lobby
 
Mini craft sticks (2 per child)
150/ $ 1.44
Wal-Mart
 
Large wooden teardrop shapes (1 per child)
Small wooden teardrop shapes (3 per child)
Bag of Assorted Shapes $5.99
Michaels
 
1½ x 2-inch sticky notes (5 per child)
$1.87
Wal-Mart
 
White paint
.48
Wal-Mart
 
Craft or wood glue
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Track 5
Didgeridoo (Grades 1-2)               
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 8 – 11 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 30 cents per child
 
Suggestions:  
·   Self-adhesive circles did not stick well.
·   Limit the amount of tape- children covered too much.
·   Use bingo daubers in place of paint daubers.
 
Kids said:
“Don’t let the children use too much tape.”
“I liked this craft a lot, but thought it was kind of hard.”
“I’ll use it to make music.”  
Paper towel tubes (1 per child)
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Round sponge paint daubers (several to share)
10/ $3.97
Wal-Mart
 
Cotton swabs
500/ $1.94
Wal-Mart
 
Colored electrical tape
$2.07
Wal-Mart
 
Self-adhesive circles
$1.68
Wal-Mart
 
Paint in a variety of colors
.48/ color
Wal-Mart
 
Plastic plates (1 for each paint color)
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Permanent markers
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Newspaper
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Outback Plant Marker (Grades 3-4)
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 2 – 4 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 12 cents per child
 
Suggestions:
·   Use for an extra craft.
 
Kids said:
“I’ll give it to my Grandma.”
“I’ll put it in a plant.”
“Too easy.”
Jumbo craft sticks (1 per child)
75/ $2.97
Wal-Mart
 
4-inch yellow foam squares (1 per child)
.33
Wal-Mart
 
Black, permanent markers (fine point & ultra fine point)
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Silhouette pattern
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Black craft foam
.33
Wal-Mart
 
Glue
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Scissors
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Memory Mirror (All Ages)                Kid’s Favorite for Track 5    
Items Needed
Price
Place
Time: 5 – 15 minutes
(1st child finished – last child finished)
 
Cost: 85 cents per child
 
Kit: $1.19 per child
 
Suggestions:
·   Use a bigger square to allow more room for writing the verse.
·   Thicker yarn would be easier to glue.
 
Kids said:
“You can use it to memorize the verse.”
“Make sure the kids are careful with their string.”
3-inch frameless mirrors (1 per child)
3/ $2.47
Hobby Lobby
 
4-inch cardboard squares (1 per child)
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Magnet strips (2 per child)
18/ .77
Wal-Mart
 
Yarn (13 inches per child)
$2.00
Wal-Mart
 
Glue
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Fine-tip markers
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Poster board
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Helpful Web Sites



www.lifeway.com



www.orientaltrading.com



www.DiscountSchoolSupply.com



www.partygalaxy.com
www.hobbylobby.com  
www.Wal-Mart.com
www.makingfriends.com
www.guildcraftinc.com
www.porchschoolsupply.com
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Lynn Jordan
Capital Baptist Association
405-942-0244
lynn@cbaokc.org                                               

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