Handcraft

We used drawings and pictures to transform our cart into an ark.

Can of course also be redesigned to suit other themes.

We attached the pictures to the ladder truck with the help of a stapler.

Art in nature

Land art can be done almost anywhere in nature and you don't have to take almost anything with you.

Let off steam creatively using only natural materials.

This outdoor-sauna is run by a fire with a pressurized pot on it, that is providing steam to heat up your sauna.

Heat the tin over a camping stove until it becomes liquid. Then pour into the prepared mold. After cooling, sand the pewter figure with files until it fits.

This article describes the construction of a launch pad for the water rocket, for which you can also find the building instructions here on Youngstarswiki.

Materials:

• Soap base
• Lavender oil
• Food coloring
• Lavender buds (dried)
• Gas cooker
• Casserole
• Knife
• Silicone Forms
• Wooden spoon or whisk

Wax seals add a beautiful detail to Jungscharname baptismal certificates, letters and scrolls that impress. The engraving can be related to the camp, semester, or even afternoon theme, or can be generally appropriate to the Jungschar.

Idea for a sheep made of yarn

Working with soapstone is a craft that inspires both girls and boys. Whether at summer camp or as a youth group afternoon, soapstone always goes and promotes the creativity of the children.

Make fun pencil ornaments with pipe cleaners

On various topics, costume contests can be made with the children. The disguises are made from everyday materials such as newspaper and tape.

Possible themes: Kings (e.g., on the story of David, Solomon).

A great way to act out Bible stories or other stories in a devotional is with Playmobil.

In this article I give you some tips and ideas.

A Raben-Vertüferli from a clothespin.

Fitting e.g. to the story of Elijah and the ravens or to the main message: God cares for you.

Or to the Bible verse 1 Peter 5:7

The Vertüüferli is used as a magnetic note holder.

A little craft to a devotion with the possible topics:

• Prayer
• Psalm 50:50 or Psalm 4:4
• "God hears you"
• "You can always talk to God"

A great little bag for devotions on a wide variety of topics.

You can also attach a hidden message that appears when you open the clothespin.

A Vertüüferli to your devotion, for example, on the topics of "salvation" or "Jesus saves"

Here you can find out how you can use cotton pads and wax to make fire starters with the children

Make a heart-shaped pillow with fur fabric

The pillow fits e.g. to the topics: love (God loves you), friendship (e.g. to the story of David and Jonathan)

Make a heart-shaped card holder out of wire. The card holder fits e.g. love (God loves you), friendship (e.g. story of David and Jonathan) or is suitable as a present for Mother's Day.

practical tips and specials

Location: in the forest

Duration: 1 to 1.5 hours

From salt dough you can make great tablets of the law. First, they look very real and second, Moses can break them in his anger. (Unfortunately, ours were broken before a photo was taken...)

Later, Moses had to write down the laws himself. You might as well make some as vertüferli with the Jungschärlern.

Program for 1/2 Year Teen Youth Group

Exciting quarterly program for Ameisli with four originals from the Bible featuring:

- Cooking
- Physical activity
- Crafts
- Devotions

Quarter program for antli with:

Cooking, devotion, crafts and games

and ... Surprise parents and siblings!

The giant dinosaur from the ice

Embellish flower pots simply creative.

Cool custom t-shirt dyeing with the youngsters!

Craft/build something completely different for once!

A custom stool, very private one for each teen

Why is there a need for something as old-fashioned and traditional as a uniform in the Jungschar?

This is a fair question. If you look into the question a bit, you will find many reasons to have a uniform in a Jungschar group. This article shows how a Jungschar uniform can become a can't-miss element in Jungschar.

We make cards with sand pictures / cast pictures

while contemplating Bible stories

We make a pentagon lamp with a tea light

and have a devotion afterwards

- The maze is a toy to fill dead time

- or for a group competition

- and a useful craft

... is fun to make

and fun to play with

An outdoor game for 20 - 500 people, takes about 2-5 hours  

Mikado game with "big" sticks

Poured gel candles are easy to make and look soooo great!

Here you will find a tutorial on how to make a simple bubble device yourself. This can be used for competitions, as it is possible to make long bubble snakes (more than 1m long).

This article describes how to make a simple arrow bow from old bed slats.

Instructions on how to make an arrow bow from a PVC pipe

This article describes how you can build a water rocket with simple material, which flies up to 50m high!

In another article, the construction of the launch pad is then described.

Here are instructions to create a dart with a needle, 4 matches, a little thread and a piece of paper.

From a piece of wood and some nails a hedgehog can be made easily and without much effort even with smaller children.

From a coffee capsule (for example Nespresso) can easily be made an angel for example as a Christmas tree ornament.

For example, to represent a Lightning McQueen (or even another character) in a game, it can be made from a cardboard box with simple means.

Craft a great water rose out of paper and watch it bloom.