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Message Art for Someone Special

Art Communicates Messages

Day 105of 180
Week 21of 36
35Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Understand how art can communicate feelings and messages

2

Create artwork with a thoughtful message for someone special

3

Practice showing love and encouragement through creative expression

📖 Scripture Connection

Proverbs 16:24

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.”

— Proverbs 16:24 (WEB)

Demonstrates how words and art can bring encouragement and healing to others

📦 Materials Needed

  • drawing paper
  • colored pencils
  • markers
  • collage materials
  • optional: watercolor paints
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (5 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll explore how art can send a special message of love and encouragement!

💭 Review Question: Who is someone special in your life that you'd like to make happy today?
2Teaching (10 min)

Art is a wonderful way to communicate feelings. Just like words can lift someone's spirits, your artwork can show someone how much you care.

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • Art can express love, gratitude, and encouragement
  • Think about the person you want to create art for
  • Consider what message you want to share
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What makes someone feel special?
  • How can we show love through art?
3Activity: Heartfelt Message Art (15 min)
creative project

Create a piece of art that communicates a special message to someone you love

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose a person to create art for
  2. Decide what message you want to communicate
  3. Select your art materials
  4. Create your artwork with love and care
  5. Optional: Write a short message on the back
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Use stickers or pre-cut shapes to help create the artwork

Challenge: Include a written poem or scripture verse with the artwork

4Closing (5 min)

Share your artwork and discuss how it might make someone feel special

📝 Review Questions:
  • What message did you want to communicate?
  • How might your artwork make someone smile?

Coming up: Tomorrow in BibleMouse, we'll explore fiber arts and how people create beautiful things with threads and fabrics!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

Encouragement through art helps children develop emotional intelligence and empathy

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Help child think about the recipient's feelings
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Discuss how art can be a form of showing love
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children might feel uncertain about their artistic abilities

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Enthusiasm, creativity, and thoughtfulness in the artwork

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Deliver the artwork in person and observe the recipient's reaction
  • Create a series of message artworks for family members
  • Use BibleMouse Printables Library for additional inspiration

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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