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I had a bit of difficulty coming up with an Adam and Eve craft for the Sunbeam class last week. Most online suggestions revolved around making snakes, which isn't the direction I wanted to go since the lesson was more of the sixth day of creation than the account in detail. Finally, I found these hilarious little people shaped craft sticks at Hobby Lobby. I bought some pipe-cleaners (oops, I mean chenille stems - gotta stay up on the terms), and some felt for clothes. If I had given it some more thought, I probably would have grabbed googlie eyes too to save myself some work, but instead I painted the faces on. E6000 attached the chenille-stem hair. I designed and cut out felt clothes (the cheetah print just made me giggle - though Lily was disappointed that I didn't get the hot-pink cheetah print for Eve. It would have given her a whole new image though LOL!). Double-stick tape on the back of the clothes meant that the kids got to dress their own Adam and Eve.
After I was done with the puppet-stick dolls, I wanted a puppet theater of sorts for them, so I found a coloring page online (it was actually a My Little Pony scene, and I just photo-shopped out the ponies). I selected and copied the bottom half of the picture, and modified it to give it some shape along the top for bushes, then stretched it just about half an inch bigger than the original. This way, when I staple it on both sides, it is a little bigger than the underneath scene and so it bows out and creates a space in between for Adam and Eve to walk around in. When I demonstrated this for the kids, using a deep voice for Adam, saying, "Hi Eve, how are you today?" the Sunbeams looked at me like I had completely lost my mind. Totally cracked me up! But they got the idea and had a great time dressing their puppets, coloring the scenery, and playing out scenarios. I love it when I start out totally clueless, with no ideas and no plans, and then something finally comes together and turns out fun. I adore these little people-shaped craft sticks too. So many possibilities! I'm thinking princes and princesses - fairies - all sorts of characters will soon be performing puppet shows at our house!
(P.S. My older kids helped me out and colored the scenery in the pic. The 3 & 4 year olds' pictures turned out a bit more, um, abstract)
I had a bit of difficulty coming up with an Adam and Eve craft for the Sunbeam class last week. Most online suggestions revolved around making snakes, which isn't the direction I wanted to go since the lesson was more of the sixth day of creation than the account in detail. Finally, I found these hilarious little people shaped craft sticks at Hobby Lobby. I bought some pipe-cleaners (oops, I mean chenille stems - gotta stay up on the terms), and some felt for clothes. If I had given it some more thought, I probably would have grabbed googlie eyes too to save myself some work, but instead I painted the faces on. E6000 attached the chenille-stem hair. I designed and cut out felt clothes (the cheetah print just made me giggle - though Lily was disappointed that I didn't get the hot-pink cheetah print for Eve. It would have given her a whole new image though LOL!). Double-stick tape on the back of the clothes meant that the kids got to dress their own Adam and Eve.
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So cute! Do you have the modified scenery at all in a document or .pdf that you would be willing to share?
I'm sure copyright would not be a problem since it is altered from the original.
Thanks in advance:) happy sunbeam teacher tessalisette at gmail dot com
I just loved your Adam & Eve stick puppets so much that I went ahead and made some for my son. Thanks so much for the idea. I posted a pic on my blog.
http://teachingtoddlersandpreschoolers.wordpress.com/2011/04/27/adam-eve-stick-puppets/
Wow, I am viewing these comments way late! I am so sorry! Is there still any interest in the scenery all this time later? So sorry :(
I'd be interested in the scenery, please! Though our lesson is tomorrow, so it would probably be for next year! This is such a cute craft. :) I pinned it a year ago.
I'd be happy to send it to you - hopefully in time for your lesson tomorrow! I can't figure out how to post a downloadable file on blogger though (don't get me started! I'm looking into upgrading as soon as I can!), but if you send me your email address to tjbibliomaniac@yahoo.com, I'll email you the .pdf file to print out.
Awesome idea for the easily-addable clothes! Thanks for the great suggestion!
I was interested in the background too, but wanted to let you know that you can upload a file to Google Drive and make it available on your blogger page. (Google Drive help has the specifics, and it's easy enough for me to figure it out.) Thanks!
Dear Tamara, I know this blow was from 2011 and it is now 2014, but if you are still active... i would love the pdf. Please let me know and I can give you my email address. Thanks so much! ~Denise, Rehoboth Baptist Church in Tucker, GA
I would love the pdf for the background.. this idea is just the cutest!! found it on pinterest! my email is axonjaxon@aol.com thank you!!
Hi I have just read this and I love it. Thank you for sharing. If you still read the comments I would also love a copy of the background. It can be by email. thanks :-)
Hi I have just read this and I love it. Thank you for sharing. If you still read the comments I would also love a copy of the background. It can be by email. thanks :-)
i love this! so much better than a snake for Adam & Eve craft!! can you still email me the scenery? thanks! cindymartina@verizon.net
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