Crafts and Activities for The Good Samaritan

For Younger Children:

• Love Your Neighbor Band-Aid 
• To create, you'll need a sheet of paper, scissors, markers/crayons, and glue.
  • To see an example, click here: https://www.pinterest.com/pin/440297301053714792/ 
• Fold the paper in two and cut out a band-aid shape.  Cut the top piece in half.
• Glue the outer ends of the two top pieces onto the bottom piece.  You should be able to fold them back and reveal the middle.  Decorate the top piece like a bandaid, and then you can open it to reveal "Love your neighbor" or another biblical message of your choosing!

 

• Good Samaritan "Hospital Bag" coloring sheet
  • https://craftingthewordofgod.files.wordpress.com/2014/06/i-can-be-a-good-samaritan.pdf

For Older Children

• Film a Video Recreation of The Good Samaritan Parable
  • If your child has any interest in movie-making, this beloved parable lends itself well to filming both biblical and modern re-tellings!
  • Encourage your child / children to write up a script, and you can use your phone to film.  There are a few good free movie-maker apps out there that can help you create a video using clips.
  • Shoot as many takes as your children need and then put it together.  Voila, a new home movie!

 

• Creating a board game
  • Use your child's creativity to create a board game based on this story.  You can see a few examples at the websites below, but I'd encourage your child to be creative about how their game will work!
  • Example 1 - https://djbni.uk/2019/good-samaritan-board-game/
  • Example 2 - https://www.pinterest.com/pin/69524387977518085/