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Decorating Boxes

Building with Boxes

Day 109of 180
Week 22of 36
20Minutes
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🎯 What You'll Learn

Learning Objectives

1

Develop fine motor skills through decorating

2

Learn to add personal creativity to a project

3

Practice following simple instructions

📖 Scripture Connection

Exodus 35:31-32

“He has filled him with the Spirit of God, in wisdom, in understanding, in knowledge, and in all kinds of skillful work.”

— Exodus 35:31-32 (WEB)

God gives us creativity to make beautiful things

📦 Materials Needed

  • Box sculpture from previous lessons
  • Colored paper
  • Child-safe scissors
  • Glue sticks
  • Stickers
  • Washable markers
📚 Step-by-Step

Lesson Plan

1Opening (3 min)

Remember our box sculpture from yesterday? Today we'll make it special by decorating!

💭 Review Question: What colors did we paint our boxes yesterday?
2Teaching (7 min)

In today's BibleMouse lesson, we'll learn how to add decorations to make our creation unique!

📌 Key Talking Points:
  • We can use paper to cover our boxes
  • Stickers make things fun and colorful
  • We can draw special designs
💬 Discussion Questions:
  • What colors do you want to use?
  • What shapes can we add?
3Activity: Box Decoration Station (8 min)
hands-on

Decorate the box sculpture with various materials

📝 Instructions:
  1. Choose your favorite colored paper
  2. Carefully glue paper onto boxes
  3. Add stickers in fun patterns
  4. Draw special designs with markers
🔄 Variations:

Simpler: Parent helps cut and place decorations

Challenge: Child cuts own paper shapes independently

4Closing (3 min)

Look at how beautiful our decorated sculpture is!

📝 Review Questions:
  • What did we add to our boxes?
  • How did you make your box special?

Coming up: Tomorrow we'll turn our boxes into a fun robot!

👨‍👩‍👧 For Parents

Teaching Notes

📚 Background:

This lesson focuses on creativity and fine motor skill development

💡 Teaching Tips:
  • Supervise closely with scissors and glue
  • Praise effort over perfection
  • Let child lead the decorating process
🤔 Common Struggles:

Children may get frustrated with precise cutting or gluing

👀 Signs of Understanding:

Excitement about personal creative choices

🚀 Want More?

Extension Activities

  • Take photos of the decorated sculpture
  • Create a special display area for the artwork
  • Sing a BibleMouse song about creativity

Ready for Tomorrow?

Great job completing today's lesson!

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