The story of Moses in the basket is an incredible story of faith and trust, as well as a reminder that God will always take care of us.
The story begins with Moses’ parents being told that they would have a son and that they must put him in a basket on the Nile River. They are then instructed to watch over him but not to touch him or pick him up when he cries.
When Pharaoh’s daughter finds Moses, she rescues him from the river and raises him as her own. It becomes more and more obvious as Moses ages that God has chosen him for great things. He kills an Egyptian who is beating a Hebrew slave, causing his adoptive mother to fear for his safety and send him away from Egypt.
Moses returns years later, after God has called him back to Egypt to free His people from bondage. He leads them out of Egypt after ten terrible plagues are visited upon the land; these include frogs, gnats, flies, death of livestock, horses, donkeys/cattle (2nd plague), boils on man and beast (4th plague), hail (6th plague), locusts (8th plague), darkness (9th plague), and pestilence among cattle, horses, and livestock.
Craft For Moses In The Basket
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Baby Moses crafts for Sunday School
Moses in the Basket is a story about how Moses was saved by his mother by placing him in a basket, setting him adrift on the Nile River, and having her sister watch over him while she was away. It is a story that shows the power of faith and how it can help people through tough times.
These enjoyable, simple Biblical activities for kids will make learning about Moses’ life more enjoyable while also helping children remember the lessons they learned in Sunday school. These activities are excellent for teaching about Moses to children in toddlerhood, preschool, kindergarten, first, second, and third grades at home, at school, in Awana, or in Sunday School.
To keep her kid safe, Moses’ mother made a papyrus basket. God provided for Moses by directing the princess of Pharaoh to discover him in the basket. Moses became the daughter of Pharaoh, making him the great-grandson of the man who wished to slaughter all the Hebrew males. In order to free His people from captivity, God saved Moses. Please keep in mind God’s plan to deliver us from sin each time you use your place mat.
Moses Craft, infant
This is a traditional placemat weaving project, but in case you haven’t seen it done before, here’s a guide on how to make one for kids out of plain paper:
Each child will require a minimum of two pieces of construction paper. Whatever colors you choose may be used: Paper can be any color, including brown, red, orange, yellow, green, purple, or blue.
In order to avoid leaving a crease mark on the craft, hold a piece of construction paper horizontally and bring the edges together so that they are touching. Then, make 1-2′′-wide horizontal slits along each edge. See the photo above.
Then, make horizontal cuts in the paper on a different sheet of construction paper that are about 1-2 inches wide.
The paper strips should next be threaded through the initial paper flaps by going over, under, over, etc. Continue sliding all the way to the left until your placemat is complete.
Craft for Moses in The Basket
Moses was an important Old Testament Prophet who was used by God to lead the Israelites out of Egypt and across the Red Sea. The story of Moses is told in the book of Exodus in the Bile. In this week’s Sunday School lesson for preschoolers, kindergarteners, grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3 students, we learned about Moses for kids. We made several Moses crafts including a super cute Moses and the burning bush craft that the kids still talk about. Some major events in his life included:
- God chose Moses. Pharaoh was afraid there were too many Israelite slaves so he ordered all the baby boys to be killed at birth. Moses’ mother hid him until she could no longer keep him as secret and then she placed him in a basket on the Nile River to keep her son from being killed.
- Moses was raised in the Pharaoh’s Palace. Pharoah’s daughter found the baby in a basket floating down the river and she raised him as her own son in the luxurious palace. Moses’ birth mother was chosen randomly to nurse him.
- Moses sinned by committing murder. Although Moses grew up in the palace, he knew he was a Hebrew like the slaves. One day Moses saw an Egyptian beating a Hebrew and he killed him.
- Moses ran away to the desert. After committing murder, Moses ran away so the Pharaoh wouldn’t kill him. He lived in the desert of Midian for 40 years. While he was there, he got married and had children.
- Moses in the burning bush. God spoke to Moses in a bush that did not burn. He told Moses to go back to Egypt to deliver His people out of Pharaoh’s hands. Moses was afraid and God sent Moses’ brother Aaron with him to Egypt.
- Plagues of Egypt Moses confronted the Pharaoh and told him to let God’s people leave. When Pharoah refused, God used Moses to deliver the 10 Plauges of Egpyt (turning to blood, frogs, lice, flies, livestock pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness and the killing of firstborn children).
- Moses led God’s people through the Red Sea. After the last plague, Pharoah told Moses to take the Hebrews and go, but after they left he changed his mind and began chasing them. God allowed Moses to part the Red Sea for his people to get across and then the sea closed and Pharaoh’s army was swallowed up in the water.
- Moses spoke with God in Mt. Sinae. Moses spent 40 days on the top of the mountain talking to God. When he came down he brought the Ten Commandments down to teach to the Israelites, but they had made idols instead of God who brought them out of slavery.
- Moses led God’s people for 40 years in Wilderness. God’s people wandered in the desert on their way to the promised land for 40 years.
- Moses sent 12 men to go into Canann, the Promised Land. God’s people once again doubted they could overcome the giants living in this land flowing with milk, honey, and large grape clusters, so God did not allow them to enter the promised land.
- Moses died at 120 years of age in Moab.
Instructions
- Print the template on cardstock. (Template)
- Color and cut out all of the pieces, including the solid line on the river piece.
- Glue the Moses image onto a large popsicle stick.
- Stick the popsicle stick through the slit you made on the river piece.
No Passover celebration is complete without the story of Moses, which begins when his big sister sends him floating down the Nile in a basket woven from river reeds. Fortunately, construction paper is much easier to work with. This easy craft project boosts counting and fine motor skills, all while gaining an appreciation of Jewish culture.
The following crafts and activities come from the Bible lesson “You Can Do Important Things” and from The Resource Room. Through these lessons, children learn that even though they are young, they are still important to God. God loves them very much, and he can use them to do great things. This lesson is available on The Resource Room, a subscription site.
Baby Moses in an Printable Envelope Basket Craft
Baby Moses Printable Envelope Craft
What you will need:
Card Stock or Construction Paper, Colored Pencils or Crayons, Pipe Cleaners (Chenille Stems), Scissors and Glue
How to Make the Baby Moses in an Envelope Basket Craft:
1. Children cut out the pattern, glue Chenille stems in the inside of the basket to make a handle, color the pictures.
You can also have your children make a display for the Baby Moses in the Basket craft. Fold a piece of blue paper in half and cut wavy lines from the center out about two inches apart. Unfold and glue the paper around the edges to another sheet of paper. Children will be able to slip the basket inside the cut lines to make it look like it is in water. They can also place strips of green paper cut to look like reeds in the slits. Fish patterns and the “God Watched Over Moses” card can be glued to the display.
Baby Moses in an Envelope Basket Craft for Preschool Children
What you will need:
4 3/8″ x 5 3/4″ Invitation Envelopes
Chenille Stems (Pipe Cleaners)
Markers, Crayons, or Colored Pencils
Green, Brown and Blue Paper (Optional)
Scissors (Wavy Blade if You Have Them)
Glue Stick
Felt or Material
Tissue
Craft Spoon or Flat Clothespin
How to Make the Baby Moses in an Envelope Basket Craft:
Baby Moses in an Envelope Basket Craft
How to Cut the Envelope Diagram
1. Before class, make a sample craft. Cut the top flap off of the envelope.
2. Draw a curved line around the front and top edges of the envelope and then draw a mirror image of the curve on top of the first curve. Use a pencil so you can erase in case you don’t get it quite right the first time.
3. Fold back the bottom two corners of the envelope as shown in the diagram and tape them back.
4. In class, have your children color the envelope to look like a basket.
5. Glue a chenille stem to the inside of the basket for a handle. (If you don’t have Chenille stems, you can use paper or yarn.)
6. Have your children draw faces on the craft spoon or clothespin to make the baby and then roll tissue or other material around the baby for a blanket and then place it in the basket.
7. You can also make a display for the craft. Fold a piece of blue paper in half and cut wavy lines from the center out about two inches apart. Unfold and glue the paper around the edges to another sheet of paper. Children will be able to slip the basket inside the cut lines to make it look like it is in water. They can also place strips of green paper cut to look like reeds in the slits. You can also cut fish shapes or use fish stickers to place in the “water”.
8. Have children reenact the story of Moses and talk about how Miriam watched over him from a distance.
Baby Moses in a Basket Paper Plate Craft for Sunday School
What you will need:
Regular-sized Paper Plates
Water Color Paints and Paint Brushes
Green Construction Paper
Crayons, Magic Markers, or Colored Pencils
Low Temperature Glue Gun
Scissors
Card Stock (Heavy Paper)
How to Make the Baby Moses in a Paper Plate Basket Craft:
1. Cut a paper plate in half but not straight across. Make a slight curve in the plate so that one side is concave and the other convex. Cut a sun shade or cover from another paper plate so that you have a back and front piece.
2. Glue the tops on the basket pieces and then glue the sides together to form the basket.
3. Cut a slit in the center of another paper plate so that the basket fits inside the slit.
4. Paint the basket and bottom paper plate and glue them together.
5. Draw a Baby Moses on card stock, color it, cut it out, and then glue it to the inside of the basket. Children can also place a paper napkin in the basket for the baby’s blanket (not pictured). (A printable pattern for the Baby Moses is available to members on The Resource Room.)
6. To finish cut long strips of green paper into reed shapes and glue them to the paper plate.
Moses in a Basket Bible Craft for Sunday School
Print out the pattern of the basket and Baby Moses onto card stock and cut them out. (A pattern for this craft is available to members on The Resource Room and as an instant download.)
Punch holes all around the sides of the basket. Have your children lace string through they holes so that they lace two baskets together.
Cut out around Moses’ hands and chin (but leave his shoulders connected) so that they fit over the basket and look like he is holding on.
Miriam and Baby Moses Paper Doll Craft
Children color the paper doll Miriam and hang baby Moses in a basket on her arm. Use the paper doll to act out the Bible story.
What you will need:
White Card Stock (Heavy Paper)
Colored Pencils or Crayons
Scissors
How to Make the Craft Stick Dolls:
1. Before class print out the Miriam paper doll pattern and Baby Moses in a basket pattern onto card stock.
2. Cut out the patterns. Cut around Miriam’s hand and arm and cut out the inside of the handle of the basket so it can be hung on Miriam’s arm.
3. In class have your children color the Miriam and Baby Moses in the basket pieces. When they are done bend the tab at the bottom of the Miriam paper doll into a circle towards the back of the paper doll and glue or tape the tabs together to make a stand.
4. As they color ask your children how they help at home and school.
5. When they are finished encourage your children to act out the story using their paper dolls.
Moses Craft Ideas
I love teaching bible lessons, whether at home or at church. The stories of Moses are some of my favorite because he teaches our little ones so many great things. I have to say, the Moses bible crafts are so enjoyable for little learners, and they are great reminders of the stories at home.
Baby Moses
Moses teaches us so many things. He teaches our little ones bravery, perseverance and patience. However, we start at the very beginning when Moses is a baby. The story of Baby Moses is a popular one. A baby’s life saved by his mom. Who would place their baby in a basket and send it down a river?! God was watching over that baby because He knew Moses would do great things.
This craft takes very little prep! A bucket of water, small plastic cups, brown paint or brown duct tape and the baby Moses printable.
Your learners can transform the plastic cup into a basket using duct tape or paint. Next, place Moses in the cup and watch him float in the bucket of water.
The Burning Bush
This is another very popular story! This is the first time God appears to Moses. Of course, Moses is scared and doubts himself when God gives him specific tasks. What a great story to teach our little ones about self doubt. This craft is my favorite.
To complete this craft, you need a plastic cup from last week’s lesson, tissue paper (yellow, red and orange), Modge Podge, the free leaf printable with the Bible verse included and a battery powered tea light. This craft is perfect to place in a little one’s room as a reminder that God is always with us and never doubt ourselves. And it makes for a good night light too!
Out of Egypt
This is where Moses is really put to the test! Pharaoh ordered Moses to get the Israelites out of Egypt, which is a big job. This is the story of when God parts the Red Sea. This craft includes 2 printables! First, have your little learners color the Israelites crossing the Red Sea. next, print the bible verse page on blue paper. Then, cut the blue paper down the middle and on the dotted lines. Use a pencil to curl the strips to make it look like waves!
Journey in the Desert
This last craft wraps up the Moses Bible crafts. Moses and the Israelites spend a lot of time in the desert. God also appears to Moses to discuss the Ten Commandments. This craft takes your learners on the journey through the desert using the camera craft. If they had cameras back then, what would the pictures look like? This craft does just that along with tracing skills of key words in the story!
These crafts, along with detailed lessons and other activities are included in the Stories of Moses resource pack (just click the image!)! Get it below, along with the Burning Bush craft!