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Prayer hands story craft
A printable prayer-hands folding story craft based on Boy Jesus in the Temple. Children colour and cut the praying hands and inner story strip, then open the hands to follow the events. Story focus: Jesus goes to the temple with His parents. They find Him talking with the teachers. Jesus says He must do His Father’s work.
English
Age, time and difficulty are planning guides. Check the preparation notes for adult help.
$3.15 USD
One-time purchase
Digital download · No physical item shipped
File inventory and page counts checked against the originals. Page counts include any instruction pages. Please check the preparation notes before printing for a group.
The hand outlines, inner story strip and folds require more coordination than a flat colouring sheet.
Help with cutting around fingers, folding the inner strip and attaching pieces. Younger children can colour before an adult assembles the craft.
Printer, paper, colouring pencils or crayons, scissors. Glue or tape may be useful for attaching the story strip.
One prayer-hands story, including colouring and folding. Teaching time is additional.
Age is an editorial estimate for the motor and reading demands of this format. Difficulty, completion time and suggested tools are planning estimates, not build-tested.
Check the file before you print for a group, and allow for any extra help the kids might need.
Printing tipsBible passage: Luke 2:41–52
After a journey to Jerusalem, Mary and Joseph realise Jesus is not with their travelling group. They find him in the temple listening and asking questions; he returns with them and continues to grow.
Main takeaway: The young Jesus is shown listening, learning and asking thoughtful questions.
Open the hands to reveal the story, reading and discussing it before adding a prayer response.
Follow the family’s search and the conversation in the temple. Do not present leaving caregivers without telling them as behaviour for children to imitate.
An adult can guide a short retelling for younger learners. Older learners can suggest a prayer linked to the account while respecting what another person chooses to keep private.
The download is a 3-page PDF: BoyJesusintheTemple.pdf. This is the English edition. You print the files yourself; physical supplies are not included.
The hands form the outside covers of a folding story strip. Colour and cut the hands and story pictures, fold the strip in the indicated direction, then glue the left hand to the left end and the right hand to the right end. Open the hands to reveal the story. The pictured scenes include: Jesus goes to the temple with His parents; They start home without Him; They find Him talking with the teachers; Jesus says He must do His Father’s work.
The original PDF pages are A4 landscape. BoyJesusintheTemple.pdf: print pages 1, 3 for each learner or group. Page 2 is the assembly guide, which can be shared. Print single-sided. On US Letter paper, select Letter and Fit or shrink to the printable area; the originals are not separate Letter-sized files.
Paper, colouring pencils, scissors and glue. Help cut around the fingers, make the strip folds and attach the correct hand to each end.
Suggested ages: 6–10 years. Help with cutting around fingers, folding the inner strip and attaching pieces. Younger children can colour before an adult assembles the craft. Adjust this guide for the child’s reading and making skills.
The product is technically fine- when I downloaded and printed I noticed there were some details that I didn’t like that I missed in the listing (ie- halos on Jesus, Mary, and the characters looked like they were different people in each frame).
