This craft is one of our bible story crafts where each kid makes their own individual card. Previously we have had an egg shell mosaic where the kids did one craft in a group. Now we are going to make cards that the kids can take home. It can be done to supplement the previous craft or it can be used on its own. Making crafts that they can take home is always a big thrill for the kids. This one is very easy yet very effective.

Bible Reading: Ex. 14:21 Then Moses stretched out his hand over the sea and GOD, with a terrific east wind all night long, made the sea go back. He made the sea dry ground. The seawaters split.

What you need for this craft:

• White paper cut into 4" X 8" strips
• Pencil
• Coloring pencils
• Felt tipped pen

What you have to do:

1. Make folds into the strips of paper, dividing it into three equal parts.
2. On the middle part draw the sand and perhaps a few fish gaping on the dry land to make it clear that the dry path was sea seconds ago.
3. On the two outside part, draw the sea and sea life.
4. Color in your picture, the dry sand brown and the sea, blue with the colored fish.
5. Write the verse on the bottom in the middle of the strip of paper.
6. Now you fold the left side to the middle, covering the dry land. The second fold you have to make is to take this outside piece and fold it from the middle out again, now it only covers half of the dry land and the water scene you drew on it can be seen.
7. Do the same with the right hand side.
8. Your drawing of the dry land should now be covered from both sides.
9. To symbolize the parting of the sea, pull on both sides to open your picture, now you can see the dry land in the middle and the sea on both sides.