Prayer Web

The last meeting of my elementary prayer class is the Wednesday and Halloween is just around the corner so...I thought I'd combine the events the kiddos will surely be thinking about and our topic (prayer) into one fun activity!

Here's how it works:

Ask each child to turn their plate upside down and use the pen to mark the hours of a clock around the edge.  After they marked their plates show them how to use the scissors to cut slits into the edge of the plate (up to the curve at the end of the lip).  Children then weave yarn in a haphazard manner across their plates.  An adult helps glue the plastic spider wherever the child wants it. 

When the web is complete and the spider has found her way home, children write one thing they are praying for on each of several slips of paper (extras go in the zipper bag to be used at home).  When everyone is finished writing their prayers, go around the room and take turns sharing 1-2 prayers out loud.  Once the item has been prayed for, it goes into the web.

Thanks to my friend Courtney B. for serving as my test artist for this project!

Supplies (per child):

1 sturdy paper plate

2 yards black yarn

1 plastic spider

Scissors

10 strips of orange paper (approximately 3/4 inch by 4 inches)

Pen

Snack size Ziploc bag

Per class:

Glue gun

Glue sticks