Easy to make snake for two great Bible stories

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Bible
Serpents
Old Testament Snakes
Make a Crafty Snake
Better for boys, but girls will do it too.
Multi-use SERPENT - 3 variations
1. Creation: The garden of Eden story
2. Moses Exodus: Moses turns his rod into a serpent

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All from the same base pattern
1. Straight snake
2. Coiled snake
3 Twisted snake
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EASY TO CUT and MAKE
OPTIONAL IDEAS IF YOU HAVE TIME:
Color and decorate the snake - like diamond backs
or stripes, or whatever.
If you are using the serpent
fro the Garden of Eden story,
you can have the class write either, "SIn", "Temptation",
or the "devil" on the snake. Have the children think about
what sin or temptation they want to overcome in their lives, then have
them crumple, rip or otherwise destroy the snake. They can overcome
sin and temptation with God's help.
Twist fold or roll at the end is optional |
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Grades: 2 to 6
CAUTION
Cutting and gluing are quite easy for young kids, but the snake may
be a bit too scary for younger children.
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Old Testament
serpents, Snakes, sin, the devil. |
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Creation: The serpent in the
Garden of Eden
The Devil, temptation and sin are all enveloped in the idea of the Serpent
- snake. Genesis chapter 3
Exodus: Moses and the Rod (staff)
Moses first encounters a serpent by the Lord's call (Exodus 4) and uses
his God given power in the Pharaohs presence in Exodus 7: 1-14 when
his serpent eats ......well it's an exciting story.
A serpent is usually referencing a really large snake.
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Material Checklist
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Copy activity Page for each student |
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Scissors |
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White glue or glue stick |
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Crayons or Markers |
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Identify the 3 sections:
Head section
Middle section (plain rectangle)
Tail section (pointed)
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(time- about 10 minutes )
1. Cut out the 3 pieces

2. Put glue on glue area 1 and 2.
3. Place the unglued end of the plain rectangle over glue area 1 of
the head section
4. Place the plain end of tail section over glue area 2 |

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You should have one long piece.
5. Fold 1 is the dashed line going from the "Forked tongue"
all the way to the tail. Fold on this line.
6. you should see "Glue before final fold" several times
all the way down this area. Glue where it says to glue and along entire
body. (NOT THE HEAD) |


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7. Next fold the strip over the glue
(DO NOT GLUE THE HEAD) |
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8. You can spread the head apart to
open the mouth and color the forked tongue red or green.
FOR MOSES ROD stop here.
Decorate or color the snake.
For the Serpent from the Garden of Eden, continue.
Twist or Coiled snake.
9. Twist fold as shown here all the
way down the body. twisting in the same direction all the way will give
your snake a flexible body. Twist folding one way way and then another
will change the shape of you snake too. |
9a 9b
9c
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all twisted  |
10. Option COILED
SNAKE
Just grab the tail and roll it around your fingers until you
reach the head. |
10 a.
10b 10c
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CLICK THE BUTTON BELOW TO GET the serpent
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Paper snake Word Document |
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*About the materials used in our projects:

Sunday School Resources FOR KIDS
from the Sunday School Director of Christian Education of Faith Congregational Church, Mount Prospect, Illinois
©2011 Jo Dibbern

Activities and crafts for Children's Religious Education, Christian Education,
Sunday School and Home School
