“Your faith has healed you”… Jesus healed many during His Earthly ministry. The story of Bartimaeus is a wonderful reminder that we can be bold in our faith and cry out to the Lord. Bartimaeus knew Jesus was powerful and able to help him, and was willing to ignore those who tried to turn him away. These crafts celebrate the story of the blind man’s healing. A noisemaker encourages children to cry out. An interactive puppet “opens the eyes” of Bartimaeus. And a fun card uses “seeing eyes” and faith statements to recall the story.
Bible Verses or Craft Captions to Consider… (Mark 10:46-52)
The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears them; he delivers them from all their troubles. -Psalm 34:17
“Go,” said Jesus, “your faith has healed you.” Immediately he received his sight and followed Jesus along the road. -Mark 10:52
Cry out to Jesus! He hears you!
Have faith…God is with you!
Jesus knows me inside and out…He sees my heart!
The Holy Spirit gives us faith!
More Children’s Ministry Teaching Ideas:
- Watch the video of this children’s sermon lesson or the realted Bible craft ideas
- Download a full Mark 10:46-52 Sunday School lesson
- Compare an alternate Kids Bible Lesson on Blind Bartimaeus
- Compare the Mark 10:46-52 children’s sermon from rFour.org
Craft one: “Eyes of faith” 3-D card
You will need:
- Google eyes
- Scissors
- Glue or tape
- Markers and/or crayons
- Construction paper or cardstock
Procedure:
- Decorate a base piece of construction paper or card stock with verses and captions that emphasize faith in Jesus.
- Write specific ways that we can celebrate and honor faith.
- Cut small hearts out of paper, and attach them with staples or tape to cover the “faith methods” captions. Make sure the flaps can be lifted to see what is underneath.
- Add google eyes to the hearts and paper. Feel free to add extra eyes!
- Attach a hanger or magnet for display, if desired.
Craft Two: “Bartimaeus Sees Puppet”
You will need:
- Two paper plates (large or small size)
- Markers/crayons
- Cardstock/paper
- Glue or tape
- Stapler
- Scissors
- Additional decorations (glitter, sequins, etc.)
- Captions/verses
- Google eyes
- Stick for display
Procedure:
- Decorate one paper plate to look like the face of “Bartimaeus”, with facial features. Cut a slit out of the area where eyes would be.
- Decorate the other paper plate with captions to remember how Bartimaeus was healed by faith. Add extra decorations as preferred.
- Glue google eyes to a piece of paper, and attach to the stick. Slide the stick between the plates.
- Staple the two plates together, leaving enough room for the stick to slide up an down to reveal the “healing” of Bartimaeus as the eyes come in and out of view.
Craft Three: “Cry out to Christ Kazoo”
You will need:
- Paper towel or toilet paper tube
- Markers/crayons
- Cardstock/paper
- Glue or tape
- Wax paper
- Scissors
- Additional decorations (glitter, stickers, etc.)
- Captions/verses
- Rubber Band
Procedure:
- Decorate the tube (large or small) with stickers and colors.
- Add verse captions to the tube.
- Cut or punch a sound hole near the top of the tube, a few inches down.
- Use a rubber band to secure a small piece of wax paper over the top of the tube.
- Blow in the opposite end to hear a fun buzzing kazoo sound! Make a joyful noise to God!