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Moses and the burning bush is a moving alive image and and such these little viewers make the bush seem to come to life like a hologram. I’ve been careful not to use a video file so you can download the .gif file onto any device and do the activity without internet access. It works best on a black background which is the default for some image viewers and browsers.

To make this craft you will need a pair of scissors, some sticky tape, a phone or tablet, the PDF printout and either acetate or clear plastic packaging. I’d recommend the acetate route and printing directly onto it. Template PDF – 1 page, 2 viewers per page. Link for animation Animated Gif File

Cut the shape out of acetate or trace it onto packaging plastic using a permanent marker and ruler then cut it out.

Fold along the straight lines to form a four sided pyramid without a point.

Using sticky tape attach the two edges together.

Open the animation file on a tablet or phone. Viewing straight from the web on chrome usually gives a black background, some image viewers will also let you set the unused space colour.

Place the viewer in the very middle of the image with each side facing a flame. The image will be view-able from all sides – useful if you are demonstrating with a group.

Move your eyes level with the screen and see the ‘hologram’ fire effect Note: I’ve tried to zoom in here in low light to give you the biggest preview possible.

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Moses story centres around that pivotal moment when he saw the flames surrounding the bush. Some crafts we just stumble across and that’s very much how this one came around, it’s simple enough to do with the younger children but older ones can add to this base by adding their own tiny flames to the branches.

As well as the printout,to make this craft you will need a pair of scissors, something to write with, some sticky tape, and some green yellow or brown wrapping ribbon. (You may also need colouring pens if you are printing without colour) For printing in full colour PDF – 1 page For printing in outline only PDF – 1 page

Cut off the photo and the instructions, you don’t need to do this but it helps.

Fill in the speach bubble – this is a good chance to see how the kids have grasped the story. If you have a large group on non-writers you may want to prepare some sticky labels to put here.

Cut your wrapping ribbon into lengths of about 15 cm.

Use sticky tape to attach one end of the ribbons onto the tree stump, do this individually or in pairs or they will likely slide out.

Keep attaching branches until you have between 5 and 8.

Now curl your ribbon by running it along the edge or a pair of scissors or ruler. You may need to do a bit of arranging to make your bush look full. Older children can then stick small flames onto the branches, use red and orange paper and glue dots for the best effect.

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Moses life is a great saga and this moment is the moment where the past present and future meet. Very few people experience a burning bush or Damascus road moment. However clear the message Moses isn’t a willing participant and some of these games take inspiration from that, others are more concrete in their link to the passage.

Let it not burn – The aim of this game is to build flames to engulf the shrub. In preparation you’ll need to cut enough flames for the challenge to be completed out of paper, tissue or crepe paper would also work well. If you are blessed to have a hardy real plant use it, if not then a pile of twigs or a photograph of a bush would work. Have your group, or groups race against the clock to cover the shrub with flames. For older groups make it a relay race.

Fire dance – Give each child a streamer or short ribbon (fire colours are great if possible). Pop some instrumental music on and have them dance swirling their props like flames. once they get the hang of it start to control the fire by giving instructions – the flames are little and low, getting bigger, getting smaller, tall and thin etc. You could add the command ‘a bucket of water’ to have the kids collapse on the floor as the flames go out.

You know already? – Do you start your session with a game? If so why not try a riddle instead, the classic “If I drink, I die. If i eat, I am fine. What am I?” (answer fire) or the slightly easier “which man can never enjoy a blazing fire” (answer – snowman). Talk about how God had already equipped Moses with the knowledge he needed even if Moses doubted.

Anywhere but… – Moses wasn’t exactly thrilled with the idea or returning to Egypt. This game plays on that idea. Split the kids into teams and challenge them to come up with the best ending to the sentences below… or make up your own.

I love to eat anywhere but….
I want to go anywhere but…
Wearing goggles is great anywhere but…
I want to paint anywhere but…
I’d help clean anywhere but…
I enjoy climbing anywhere but…
I’d dance with you anywhere but…
Hear me shout anywhere but…

Obstacle course – Yet again this story lends itself to an obstacle course, traverse the river, cross the desert, round up the sheep and find the burning bush.

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This Moses and the burning bush craft is simple enough for younger kids if pre-cut and open ended enough to allow older children to experiment with colour placing techniques. The burning bush did not burn and yet it was engulfed in fire, it is the central symbol of this story. I’ve gone to great lengths to make sure this craft needs no craft knife or windows cut into the paper, it works perfectly well on printer paper or thin card and is available to print in colour, partial colour (Moses left blank) or outline.

To make this craft you will need a pair of scissors, some sticky tape, and something to add colour with – stamps, pens, crayons, paint, tissue paper, the possibilities are vast. For printing in full colour PDF – 1 page For printing in partial colour (recommended) PDF – 1 page For printing in outline only PDF – 1 page

Cut out the long rectangle piece.

The important area is the space indicated by the arrows – this needs to be be filled with colour, if your kids with to fill more that’s ok too.

I chose paint stampers but how you add colour is totally up to you, if you’ve had some oil crayons rolling around, some stamp pads, candy wrappers – the only word of warning is not to have too much sticking up to catch on edges.

Get decorating – the longer your decorations the more you can make the flames ‘flicker’ as you pull the paper along. If you leave at least one side of the indicated box clear you can make the ‘no-fire’ setup.

While your creation is drying (if needed) cut out the second part. The cutting doesn’t need to be exact but generally cutting just to one side of the line (cutting off the line) is better.

If you have young children this cutting is a step you’ll almost certainly have to prep in advance. Then it is a simple fold along the lines setup.

Both sides fold around to the back so the illustrations show.

Once folded the layers will overlap slightly. choose which looks better on the top.

Though not necessary a small piece of tape to secure the pieces in place helps at this point.

Now carefully slide your decorated piece inside.

Moses came close… God spoke!

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Here are the images you need for the hero’s attributes linked to Moses & the burning bush.
Each hero set contains a high quality graphic of the character, a take home bible card and a colouring page.

The images are displayed small here, click on the image you wish to have, then save the image that loads.
(Please note : these images have no watermark but are not copyright free, they are only intended for classroom use.)

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Extra Graphics – Moses at birth, 40 and the burning bush.

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