The story of Moses and the ten plagues of Egypt is a powerful and dramatic account from the Book of Exodus. Engaging children with this story through crafts can make the lessons more memorable and fun. Here are ten creative craft ideas to help kids learn about the ten plagues in an interactive way.
1. Moses and Pharaoh Puppets
Kids will enjoy this simple yet fun craft, creating Moses and Pharaoh puppets. One side of the puppet shows Moses saying, “Let my people go,” and the other shows Pharaoh replying, “No!” Once you’ve made your puppets, try re-reading the story, giving the kids a chance to use their puppets each time Moses talks to Pharaoh.
This craft will give kids a fun way to retell the story.
2. Ten Plagues Story Spinner
Create a story spinner so kids can easily retell the story of the ten plagues. Print the template on card stock. Make a small hole into the middle of the circles and stick a metal brad through it. This hands-on activity helps children remember the order of the plagues and the impact they had on Egypt.
3. Passover Doorpost Craft
For a variation of this craft you can tape crumpled large sheets of red tissue or construction paper to an actual door post or use red paint as though we were “marking” the door. This Passover doorpost craft is great activity when you get to the last plague.
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4. Ten Plagues Hanging Craft
Bring the story of Exodus to life with this 10 Plagues of Egypt Hanging Craft! This printable activity allows children to color, cut, and assemble a hanging display featuring all ten plagues-one for each illustrated card that hangs from the main cover. Kids will love creating and decorating their own display while learning how.
5. Ten Plagues of Egypt Wheel
Introduce your little ones to the powerful story of the 10 Plagues of Egypt with this interactive Bible Story Wheel! As children color, cut, and assemble their own story wheel, they’ll journey through each of the ten plagues and reflect on God’s power, purpose, and promises. This hands-on activity encourages visual learning, storytelling, and faith-based discussion.
6. Frog Crafts
Print the template onto cardstock. On one side print the frog template and on the other side print a design pattern. You can also have a simple frog by not printing a design pattern on the second side. Color the side with the pattern. Fold along the dashed lines.
You can make frog beanbags before class. Cut out the pattern for the body and legs and cut them out. Fill the body with bean, rice, popcorn, or fiberfill. Let My People Go! and pass a frog beanbag while you play some music. the music, the child holding the frog must say the Bible verse.
7. Hailstorm Craft
“Moses stretched out his staff toward the sky, and the Lord sent thunder and hail, and fire ran down to the earth. Print the templates onto cardstock. Cut three pieces of yarn/string. Place one of the shorter strings through one of the side holes and tie the string end on itself. The bulge from the knot will keep the string from falling completely out of the hole.
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Glue the hail onto the string; three on each side of a string; six total for each string. Add glue to the cloud and then add on cotton balls until the whole cloud is completely covered.
8. Boils Art Project
Print the templates onto regular copy paper. Do not use cardstock. Print the main image on one side, then the boils on the other side of the same paper. Have your kids color in the main image using markers. Using a small brush have your kids paint over the figure with the oil. A little oil goes a long way.
9. Darkness Craft
First Cry Parenting has fabulous ideas for games to play with flashlights. These games could be tied into a discussion about darkness being cast over Egypt.
10. Ten Plagues of Egypt Memory Match
These Ten Plagues of Egypt memory match cards game are designed to supplement any Bible lesson, making learning fun and engaging! Simply print the cards cut and play. It is recommended that this product be printed on cardstock and laminated for extra durability. Available in Size A4.
These crafts about the ten plagues of Egypt would be a great add-on to any Sunday School lesson or elementary homeschool. To make this craft easier to do you can use stickers for day 2-5 and 8. For day 9 you can use large googly eyes.
Read also: Creative Bible Learning
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Table of the Ten Plagues
| Plague Number | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Water turned to blood |
| 2 | Frogs |
| 3 | Gnats |
| 4 | Flies |
| 5 | Death of livestock |
| 6 | Boils |
| 7 | Hail and thunder |
| 8 | Locusts |
| 9 | Darkness |
| 10 | Death of the firstborn |
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