Apr 19 2009
Making a simple cross
Everyone loves a fun and simple project to do in Sunday School class or for Vacation Bible School. You can make these as crosses or use the same technique for making other letters too.
Making a simple cross
Materials:
Two popcisle sticks (they can be the same size or two different widths)
Yarn cut to about a foot in length
Markers or other things to color or decorate it with
Directions:
Place the popcisles one on top of the other to make a cross shape (or your letter shape). Leaving a short tail of two or three inches, hold the yarn in the back of the cross. Take your yarn and go across the sticks at an angle, come up the back and come across at the opposite angle, then come down over one side of the cross and then the other side of the cross. Repeat this pattern until you have two or three inches of yarn left. Make sure you pull the yarn tight then tie it off in the back with two knots. Cut your yarn to prevent it from dangling.
Once that’s done, the cross can be decorated however the child wishes. My daughter decided to draw two sad faces on her cross! Silly girl! This project took a few minutes per child. They enjoyed making them! Have fun!
You are very right! Her friends asked her in class why she put sad faces on there and she didn’t know why, but she could have been thinking about how it was a sad thing to have Jesus die on the cross, but He’s also alive! I agree, the cross is a horrible way to treat anyone. Thanks for sharing!