Create your own story sticks so you can tell the story of the paralyzed man
If you have used the four ‘story sticks’ to tell the story of the paralysed man, then it’s a great idea to have the children make their own story sticks so they can practice telling the story at home.
You can do this with strips of cardboard and lolly sticks, or wooden sticks with small nuts and bolts. Wooden lolly sticks work well too – if you make holes in them beforehand the children can make them with split pens.
Theme:
The paralyzed man healed by Jesus, the story of the man through the roof
A complete programme for your Sunday school
This idea is part of a complete Sunday school / kids ministry programme about the story of the man lowered through the roof.
Idea 529. How to tell the story of Jesus healing the paralyzed man with four pieces of cardboard
Idea 530. Is it a duck or a rabbit? - an objectlesson
Idea 531. Bubble fight - a cool science experiment
Idea 532. Never without my denture - a YouTube video
Idea 533. It’s hard working together! - a creative way to have a group discussion
Idea 534. Reaching your goal - a fun indoor game!
Idea 535. Make a body - a fun indoor game!
Idea 536. Create your own story sticks - a craft activity
Idea 537. Make a parachute for the egg - a fun indoor game!
Idea 538. The fifth friend in the story - a creative prayer idea
What do you need for each child:
- four strips of card and three split pens OR wooden lolly sticks and split pens OR…
- four thin pieces of wood, and nuts and bolts.
Method:
Attach the four strips of card or wood together in the following way.
When the children have done this (they can of course decorate them before putting them together), they can practice telling the story. Here you can see most of the forms that you need to make to tell the story:
Fig. 1 The legs of the paralysed man
Fig. 2 The window of the house where Jesus was
Fig. 3 The paralysed man’s bed, or the flat roof of the house
Fig. 4 The house where Jesus was
Fig. 5 The stairs behind the house
Fig. 6 The letter M for the paralyzes Man or maybe his name Mark / Matthew
Fig. 7 The letter W to express the frustration of the Pharisees saying: "What?!"
It’s also fun to help the children practise the numbers 1 – 4.