Walking With Jesus

To reinforce that following the Beatitudes leads us on a closer path to Jesus

The children will gain a sense that the Beatitudes will lead us closer to Jesus.

• Stiff construction paper or poster board, cut into 9" by 11" shapes
• Gray construction paper, cut into 2" by 4" "stepping stones" (enough for each child to have eight, with a few extra)
• Copies of the Beatitudes for each child, typed or written so that each "beatitude" does not measure greater than 1 1/2" by 3 1/2"
• Scissors
• Glue sticks
• Markers or crayons

• Tell the children that living the Beatitudes helps us to follow Jesus and serve the Kingdom of God.
• Give each child a poster board, eight gray stepping stones, a pair of scissors, a glue stick, and a marker or crayon. Let them choose any color marker or crayon.
• Instruct the children write their names on the bottom of the poster boards, and Jesus' name on the top.
• Have them cut out each of the Beatitudes, and glue one beatitude to each gray stepping stone.
• Beginning with the first beatitude, above the child's name, glue the stepping stones in order up to Jesus' name, making what should look like a path to Jesus.
• Let the children decorate along the sides if they wish, with flowers, trees, people, or objects that are important to them.
• Tell the children that by living the Beatitudes, they are following a path toward being closer to Jesus.

Art/Space Smart

Make sure the children order the Beatitudes correctly. You may want to suggest to the children to cut them out one at a time so they don't get the order confused.

Walk around the room to make sure all the children understand the steps in the project.