Welcome to Danielle's Place! We believe learning should be fun. This site is dedicated to teaching children
through crafts and activities. You will find hundreds of inexpensive crafts and activities for children. Most of
the crafts and activities on this site are Bible-based and are great to use in Sunday School, Vacation Bible
School, preschool, and home school. You will find complete Bible curriculum with math, reading, phonics,
writing, science, and learning games included.

Bible Crafts and Activities Esther Crafts: 1. Make a crown - What you will need: Gold poster board, scissors, glue, sequins, glitter, etc. What to do: Before class print out the patterns and cut them out. Trace them onto gold poster board. Place the pattern along the bottom center of the poster board. The patterns only show one half of the crown so you will have to turn the pattern over and trace the other half to form a whole crown. Add length to the crown according to the age of the children. You can use the short side of the poster board (22 inches) if you have younger children. You will have to use the long side for older children. I could fit four kings crowns on one piece of poster board and five queens crowns on one piece of poster board making the longer crowns. Cut out the first crown and use it as a pattern for the rest of the crowns. In class have the children decorate their crowns with sequins, glitter, and whatever you can find that will make them pretty. 2. Make a golden scepter craft ( Esther 5:2) - What you will need: Gold poster board, clear tape, scissors, glue, glitter, fake stones, sequins, etc. What to do: Before class print out the scepter top patterns. Cut out the patterns and trace around the edges to transfer the patterns onto the poster board or use tracing paper to copy the patterns onto the poster board. Cut two of the same pattern for each scepter. The best way to cut out the patterns so that they match up perfectly (if only one side of the poster board is gold) is to trace the pattern onto the wrong side of the poster board. Cut out around the pattern loosely. Turn the poster board over and place the loosely cut out pattern on top of the poster board and cut out both tops at the same time. When you have finished cutting them out, turn them so that the gold side is facing out and they should match up perfectly. To make the bottom of the scepter (the long skinny tube): Mark off 2 1/2 inch lengths down the long side of the poster board with a pencil. The strips should measure 22” x 2 1/2” each. You should be able to get 11 strips per poster board. Do not cut them apart yet. Roll up the poster board (short ways) as tight as you can. Put a rubber band on it and let it set overnight or until the poster board holds its shape pretty well. This will make it easier to roll up each individual scepter bottom after they are cut apart. Cut the strips apart. Roll them up to form a skinny tube. Use tape to keep them together. Now you are ready to glue on the tops. Roll the bottom tabs in towards the wrong side of the pattern. Insert them into the tube. Secure them with hot melt glue. Use hot melt glue to glue the two patterns together. In class have the children decorate their scepters with glitter, fake stones, shiny gold pipe cleaners, etc. 3. Talk about Purim (a Jewish Holiday) and do activities relating to it - Purim is a Jewish holiday celebrating the salvation of the Persian Jews from Haman’s evil plot to have them all killed. The highest point of the celebration is the reading of the story of Queen Esther. Sometimes it is acted out with costumes or puppets. It is tradition for to use noise makers (gragar as they are called in Hebrew) to make as much noise as possible whenever Haman’s name is mentioned in the story. The purpose being to stamp, drown, or blot out Haman’s name which comes from the book of Deuteronomy which says, “You shall blot out the memory of the Amalekites Haman’s people) from under the heavens.” Special foods are also served on this holiday. Food’s like foulares (Haman’s Foot or Haman’s Ear) and hamantashen (Haman’s hat) and bub (chickpeas) are a few. For a recipe for hamantashen click here. Here is an idea relating to Purim sent in by Joanna Moore on our bulletin board: I introduce the story of Esther as a melodrama with Haman as the villian and Esther & Mordecai as the heroes. I encourage the children to "boo and hiss" when the name Haman is mentioned and "cheer" when Esther and Mordecai are mentioned. I tell them that even today Jewish families celebrate the holiday of "Purim" to remember this event. They always eat a pastry called "Haman's Ears." I buy, slice, and bake sugar cookies, slice them as directed on the package. Re-shape them into "ear shapes," sprinkle them with poppy seeds, and bake. The kids love eating "Haman's ears" and they'll never forget this wonderful story of God's sovereignty. Thanks, Joanna, for taking the time to share this with us. Links: 1. Click here to go to a Bible lesson on Esther on YouthPastor.Com
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