Help your children consider mustard seed parable with this fun parable of the mustard seed for kids craft.
Parables, like the mustard seed parable, are wonderful illustrations that lend themselves to a visual representation to help kids understand them better.
You can help your children better understand how the kingdom of God, or kingdom of Heaven, grows from a small seed to a giant tree. The gospel of Jesus is a small seed that takes root in the hearts of many, and throughout time and across nations, the family of God–the Church–is growing day by day!
This fun craft is a great way for your children to think about the parable of the mustard seed.
The Parable of the Mustard Seed for Kids
Read Mark 4:30-34 as a family before you begin your craft. In the ESV, Mark 4:30-32 says:
And he said, “With what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable shall we use for it? It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when sown on the ground, is the smallest of all the seeds on earth, yet when it is sown it grows up and becomes larger than all the garden plants and puts out large branches, so that the birds of the air can make nests in its shade.”
As you make your craft, discuss:
- Jesus told parables–stories with a moral point–to help us understand the kingdom of God better. Who rules over a kingdom? Jesus is the King of kings, and he rules over the kingdom of God. Who are the people in the kingdom?
- Is there a tree in your yard or neighborhood that the birds especially enjoy? How did that tree begin its life?
- When we share the good news of Jesus with people we are planting a seed. When people are saved through God’s good news, they become a part of God’s kingdom. Explain how the kingdom of God grows.
Talk about what we should tell people when we share the gospel.
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Parable of the Mustard Seed Craft
Check out this quick video showing you how to construct your parable of the mustard seed craft:
Supplies Needed to Make Your Mustard Seed Parable Craft
You’ll need a few supplies to make your mustard seed parable craft:
- Cardstock
- Paper Plate
- Permanent Markers
- Scissors
- Glue
- Pencil
- Printable Template with Instructions
Cardstock Paper
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Creating Your Parable of the Mustard Seed Craft
1) Print your templates and label.
Trace the templates onto colored cardstock, as shown, and cut them out.
2) Create your scene.
Glue the smaller grassy hill to the bottom of the circle, as shown.
3) Create your tree.
Glue the tree trunk to the middle of your scene.
Glue the leaves to the end of the branches.
4) Add birds and a scoop of mustard seeds to your scene.
Glue the birds to the branches. Then, glue the seeds in the center of the wooden scoop, and glue the scoop to the hill.
Draw details on the birds using a pencil, as shown. Then, outline the bird wings, beaks, and eyes with permanent markers. Use the permanent marker to draw small seeds in the wooden scoop, as well.
5) Finish your parable of the mustard scene craft.
Glue your label to the bottom of the scene.
Display your child’s craft somewhere they will see it often.
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Puzzle-Based Independent Bible Study for Kids!
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.” – Romans 12:2, ESV
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- Observe: They pay attention to what they’re reading.
- Interpret: They figure out what the Bible means in that section.
- Apply: They decide how the truth of God’s Word impacts their life today.
There are a great many truths in life to be found—some interesting, some boring, and some that really matter. You can be the kind of investigator who spends time puzzling out important truth so that you can know all the knowable knowledge that God has given us. That’s right. God, the Creator of the Universe, gave you a great big letter from him to explore and study so that you can discover the truths that really matter to your life!”
Bible Investigators: Creation, (The Good Book Company, 2024), page 7
The Bible Investigators: Creation Bible study for kids, written by Danika Cooley and published by The Good Book Company, is 272-pages of learning, puzzles, and fun activities designed to help your kids become amazing independent Bible investigators–observing, interpreting, and applying God’s Word as they learn what the Bible teaches on a particular subject.
Bible Puzzles for Kids
Middle grade kids, aged 8-12, love puzzles. After all, their brains are just built for figuring things out and memorizing facts. Puzzles are a wonderful way to help kids develop logic skills and retain important information. And, the book is written in a fun, conversational tone your children are sure to love!
What types of puzzles and activities will you find in Bible Investigators?
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- Word Searches
- Crosswords
- Rebus Puzzles
- Dot-to-Dots
- Logic Puzzles
- Missing Letter Puzzles
- Cryptograms
- Word Sudoku
- Mazes
- How-to-Draw Pages
- Matching Pairs
- Word Scrambles
- Journal Pages
Every child is sure to find activities they’ll love!
Elementary-aged kids need hands-on middle grade resources that engage them and equip them to process important truths.
Bible Investigators is the perfect resource to teach your kids about an important biblical doctrine, while helping them apply God’s Word to their lives today.
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