Ascension Icon with Motion

We made it through Holy Week, and Pascha was a joy!  As we continue to enjoy this festal season, we begin to look forward to the Ascension of our Lord towards the end of the month.  Ascension is a pretty big word for little kids and may leave them wondering just what this feast day is all about.  Here is a craft project to bring the Ascension to life and make it easier to explain what it's all about.

 

Supplies:

• Small poster board, cardboard, or large construction paper
• Paints (finger or otherwise)
• Ascension icon coloring page
• Crayons
• Yarn or string about twice the height of your background paper
• Glue
• Tape
• Scissor        
• Sand (Optional)
• White foam, cotton balls, or paper (Optional)

Instructions:

1. Paint a blue sky and sand colored ground on your poster board.  When dry cut two slits near the top and bottom

2. Color the Ascension icon and cut out Jesus and Mary with the Apostles (so that you have two pieces).

3. Tape the yarn to the back of the Jesus cut out.  Run it through the slits and tie a knot in the back.

4. Glue the other cut out to the board, leaving the center and very top unglued. 

5. (Optional) Glue sand to bottom portion.  Cut out and glue clouds in the sky.

When you are finished, pull the string from the back to watch Jesus ascend to Heaven!  Don't forget to connect the events that led up to the Ascension.  You can refresh little minds about how Jesus died on Great Friday and descended into Hades before He rose from the dead on Pascha.  Now after spending 40 days on earth with His mother and disciples, He ascends into Heaven as they all watch.

Finally, don't forget to use our Ascension greeting:  "Christ is ascended!  From Earth to Heaven!"