Ephesians 5:19 | Christmas Carolers Ornaments

Help kids learn Ephesians 5:19 while they make these cute Christmas carolers ornaments to remind them to sing to the Lord!

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One of the ways we praise the Lord is to sing songs to him. In fact, in Ephesians 5:19, Paul tells us to address each other in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. We sing and make melody to the Lord with our hearts.

This cute Christmas carolers ornament craft is a fun way for kids to decorate while they memorize and consider Ephesians 5:19.

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Ephesians 5:19

In the ESV, Ephesians 5:18b-20 says:

…be filled with the Spirit, addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart, giving thanks always and for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ…”

As Christian parents, we teach each child to live in the joy of the Lord, “addressing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody to the Lord with your heart.”

Read Ephesians 5:18-20 with your children. Then, re-read Ephesians 5:19. Discuss:

1. When someone is saved, they are filled with the Holy Spirit. What does that joy result in?
2. Why do you think Paul lists three kinds of songs we can sing to make melody to the Lord?
3. How does our thankfulness to God affect our hearts?

When we sing Christmas carols about the birth of Jesus, we are praising him for the wonderful act Jesus did in coming to save us from our sins!

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Christmas Carolers Ornaments

Check out this fun video of the craft!

 

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Grab the Christmas Carolers Ornament Instructions and Templates

Head on over to the Thinking Kids Press store to grab your step-by-step instructions (also shown below), and your templates.

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Tips for Making Bible Crafts with Kids

Doing art projects with kids can be a challenge. For that reason, many parents forgo this valuable time altogether. As an art major and a parent who has done frequent art projects with my four children, I have a few suggestions for you.

1. Cover your space. Use painting drop cloths and plastic to keep your furniture and flooring protected.
2. Cover your kids. Grab a couple of your old T-shirts and throw them over your kids, buy them painting aprons, or designate clothes specifically for crafting.
3. Do the prep work in advance. Do as much prep work for a project as you can before you get the kids involved. Not everything on the page needs to be their work. It’s OK to help.
4. Schedule several short sessions for one project. Children need several days to be able to create larger projects. Art is time-consuming and requires energy.
5. Encourage your kids. Children are likely to be frustrated by the disconnect in the artwork they envision and the art they actually create. Remind your kids that they improve every time they create, and tell them how much you love their work (even if you don’t know what it is!). Also, stick figures are fabulous.
6. Operate the hot glue gun and X-ACTO knife. Hot glue burns are terrible and X-ACTO knives are razor sharp. Until your kids are old enough to cook, I’d advise you do the hot gluing and razor cutting. For this project, you may want to pre-cut the Nativity Scene.

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Supplies Needed to Make Your Christmas Carolers

You’ll need a few supplies to make your project. You may have a few of these items already. If not, these are all fairly inexpensive and will serve you well for multiple projects.

• Colored Cardstock
• Glue Stick
• Pencil
• Permanent Marker
• Scissors
• 1/8″ or 1/16″ Hole Punch
• Twine or Thin Ribbon
• Templates and Verse Labels

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Make Your Christmas Caroler Ornaments

Here are the steps for your Christmas carol ornament craft:

1) Print and cut out your template pieces.

Print the template pages from step-by-step instructions and cut out the pieces.

Trace the pieces onto colored cardstock in the colors of your choice and cut them out.

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2) Create your carolers.

Cut a slit into the hair, slide the head in, and glue the head to the hair.

Glue a small ball to each hat to make a pom pom. Glue the feet behind the skirt or pants, as shown.

For the dress and shirt, glue half circles to the back on each side to create arms. Glue the shirt to the top of the pants.

Glue the head to the middle of the dress or shirt.

Next, glue a hat to each head.

Fold the book pages in half, then unfold them and glue a little mitten to each side, as shown.
Next, glue the hymnal to the caroler’s chest, as shown. Use a permanent marker to give each caroler a simple face.

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3) Complete your Christmas carolers ornaments.

Cut out the paraphrase of Ephesians 5:19 and glue it to the back of each caroler. Make a small hole near the top of each ornament. Pull a length of twine or thin ribbon through and knot it to create an ornament hangar, as shown. Decorate with your carolers. You can even make extra to tuck into Christmas cards!

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Your kids can learn about the Bible, who God is and more with this fun daily devotional for kids. With 12-months of Bible verses calendar printable sheets, your family will concentrate on a monthly focus. There are six days of reading each week, each day with it’s own focus within the monthly theme.

Your 12-month Bible verse calendar has themed devotions focusing on:

• The Bible
• Love
• The Church
• Resurrection
• Jesus
• Prayer
• The Holy Spirit
• The Fruit of the Spirit
• Salvation
• Our Father
• Thanksgiving
• Advent

Want a sample calendar? Grab your free Christmas Advent calendar here.

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Introduce your children to engaging stories written in an engaging narrative they’ll want to read. As they learn more about God’s Word and gain real-life heroes, they will learn to apply Scripture to their own lives. And, give yourself the gift of a book that will help your kids learn and love the Bible.

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