Clay Pot Jesus
By: Amanda Formaro
Difficulty: Easy
Age: 6 and up.
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This sweet portrayal of Jesus makes a great Sunday school or Easter project. Easy to put together and a great way to celebrate your faith.
Be sure to visit our main Easter index for even more ideas including Easter egg decorating ideas, more Easter crafts, holiday recipes, printables and more.
What you'll need:
- 1- 1.5” diameter wooden ball
- 1- 2.25” diameter clay pot
- White and brown felt
- Gold glitter glue
- White, flesh and pink paint
- Black marker
- White craft glue
- Scissors
- Pattern
How to make it:
- Paint the clay pot white and the wooden ball with flesh paint. Let dry and repeat for a second coat.
- Turn the clay pot upside down and glue the wooden ball to the center of the bottom of the pot.
- Cut the hair and beard out of brown felt using the pattern.
- Glue the hair across the top of the head and glue ends in place.
- Glue the beard onto the face.
- Use an old or scruffy paintbrush (dry) to pick up a small amount of pink paint. Dab off almost all the excess paint and then gently dab on the pink cheeks.
- Use marker to dot on eyes, draw on eyebrows and smile.
- Cut the robe from white felt using the pattern.
- Wrap the robe around the body, crossing and overlapping in the front. Glue in place.
- Use gold glitter glue to pipe a border onto the bottom of the robe and add a cross to the front.
Tips:
- Use this craft as an opportunity to remind children why we celebrate Easter.
- Felt is inexpensive, buy several sheets of different colors each time you visit the craft store to keep your stock growing.
- Clay pots are easy to paint and you can make tons of great projects from them. Watch for sales at garden centers and craft stores and stock up.
