White Bags to be used how???

[christina]

Hi Sweet Friends.
I am looking for some clever ideas on how best to use some new nice white bags that were donated (from smart & final, just like brown, but white!)
They are a good size...larger than a brown bag for lunch.
But, the twist is...I am needing ideas specifically related to Sunday School Ed
After so many classes, I start to run dry...

Any fresh and clever ladies out there???

Thanks!


christina

[fek&fuzz]

Kids could decorate them, then take them home and fill them with toys and clothes they no longer need and donate them.

[zeldamomma]

Puppets?

[lakesuperiormom]

we used them for wrapping presents in last christmas craft day and decorated with stamps and such. if you are using them for sunday school i am assuming you want something religious??? what are you studying and that might help us come up with more ideas.

[christina]

All good ideas!
And to answer your question, this is for a Christian Sunday School class...
I failed to mention the most important part. ..they are 3 year olds.
:

[melibee]

You could paint a tree trunk on each of them and have the kids (with painted palms) put a hand print for the top of the tree. You could talk about how God gave us the earth to take care of. Encourage them to use these reusable bags at the grocery store instead of disposable bags.

Three year olds are great when it comes to messy crafts like that!

[elizawill]

i really love these paper bag crafts (and so do my kiddos!): http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/paper_bag.htm

for sunday school lesson ideas, my favorite sites are www.dltk-bible.com and www.daniellesplace.com ....or you could make up your own lesson ...i.e., teach about daniel in the lion's den and use the lion paper bag craft ....or you could study godly character and use each animal to illustrate a biblical person/story, ....or teach the parable of the prodigal son and do a pig paper puppet to help the children remember what they learned (when the son came to his senses and realized the pigs had it better than he did - he returned to his father).....teach about jonah and do the whale craft, etc. anyway - just some ideas....lots of great uses for white bags!!!

good luck mama!

[christina]

thank you!

t hank you!
I loved those sites also.
I mostly appreciated the ALMS idea - we'll collect and donate a few toys at Christmas time...(reduce, reusue, recycle!)
Painted tree trunk cute too!
thank you again.

(additional ideas still welcome!)