To Abraham. To a man who once stood under all those stars and listened while God promised him a family as endless as the lights above his tent.
I love this story. I love it because it’s a story about waiting. About believing God when nothing yet looks the way He said it would. About a couple who walked through long years of unanswered prayer and were met with laughter at the end of it.
If you’re piecing together a quiet Sunday school lesson this week — or simply gathering your little ones at the kitchen table on a slow morning — these eight Abraham and Sarah crafts are the kind that settle the story deep into small hearts.
Most of them use what’s already tucked in your craft basket, which is my favorite kind of project. Pour yourself a cup of something warm.
8 sweet abraham and sarah bible crafts your little ones will love
Each of these is gentle, low-prep, and made for tiny hands. Pick the one that fits your day — or work through the whole list across a few quiet weeks.
1. abraham counts the stars craft
Set out a sheet of dark blue or black paper, a small pot of white paint, and a few cotton swabs. Let your little ones dab stars across their night sky — there is no wrong way to do it.
While they dab, tell the story softly. How Abraham stepped outside his tent. How God invited him to look up. How those tiny pinpricks of light became a promise.
The motion is meditative. Tiny hands, big promise.
2. god’s promise to abraham (stars in the sky)
This one we keep on our fridge sometimes — a small parchment-style banner with a few words from God’s promise and a constellation of gold star stickers above them.
Cut a strip of brown kraft paper and tear the edges so it looks worn and old. Have your littles press the stars on, one at a time, while you read the verse together.
Roll it up with a bit of twine. Or hang it in the kitchen window where the morning light catches it. Either way, it becomes a soft little reminder of God’s faithfulness — to your kids and to you.
3. abraham and sarah have a baby craft
For this one, we make a simple paper crib with a tiny Isaac tucked inside. A small rectangle for the bed, a scrap of muslin for the blanket, and a peg-doll baby the kids can lift in and out.
When Isaac is “born,” the kids do the unveiling. There are always giggles.
It’s a sweet visual for the long, long wait that finally turned into joy. “God has made laughter for me; everyone who hears will laugh with me” (Genesis 21:6). Our craft table usually does, too.
4. abraham and sarah tent craft
Cut a triangle of brown felt or kraft paper for the tent. Glue it onto a sheet of cardstock. Let the kids draw a path, some wildflowers, a little campfire — whatever feels like home to them.
Pop tiny figures of Abraham and Sarah inside (peg dolls or paper cutouts both work). Talk about how Abraham trusted God enough to leave behind everything familiar and follow Him into a place he hadn’t seen yet.
We talk about that a lot at our kitchen table. About how following where God leads is rarely a straight road — but it’s always worth the walking.
5. baby isaac paper plate craft
This one is hands-down the most beloved in our house. Take a paper plate, cut a half-circle cradle from the middle, and let the kids decorate it with crayons or a little dab of paint.
Glue baby Isaac inside (a printable face or a peg-doll style cutout both work beautifully). My littlest carries hers around the kitchen lifting baby Isaac in and out like she’s the auntie of the whole Bible.
If your little ones love this kind of project, my paper plate crafts for kids post is a treasure trove of gentle, low-mess ideas using just what’s already in the cupboard.
6. camel puppet craft
Abraham did a lot of walking, and the camels did a lot of carrying. We make simple camel puppets out of brown paper bags — humps drawn on with marker, googly eyes pressed onto the bottom flap, a little yarn tail glued at the back.
The kids make theirs walk across the kitchen floor, narrating Abraham’s journey as they go.
Truly, you haven’t lived until you’ve watched a toddler give voice to a paper-bag camel. There were opinions in our house. Loud ones.
7. handprint promise craft
Press a small handprint onto cardstock. Around it, write “God keeps His promises” or “I am loved” — or anything from God’s word that has been settling into your home lately. Add a few stars in the open spaces around the print.
This one is sweet because their handprint changes so quickly. A whisper of how they were small once, even as God’s promises stay big and steady.
I tuck a copy in their baby books each year. Years from now, I want them to know — God kept His word to Abraham, and He keeps His word to us.
8. abraham & sarah puppet sticks
Two craft sticks. Two simple cutouts of Abraham and Sarah — yarn beards and tiny aprons optional, but very encouraged. Glue, dry, and you have yourself a small Bible play.
Let your littles act out the story in their own words. The call. The journey. The waiting. The laughter.
why this story tucks itself into little hearts
The story of Abraham and Sarah isn’t a quick one. There is no neat little arc. It’s full of long roads, long years, and quiet moments where the only thing they had was God’s word over their lives.
And that’s exactly why it matters for our littles.
In a season when everything moves fast and even our children’s days are full to the brim, this story slows us down. It teaches them — and us — that God’s promises don’t always come on our timeline. “For nothing will be impossible with God” (Luke 1:37) is a verse we whisper often around here.
If your little ones love stories like this, you’ll find more in our Daniel in the lions’ den crafts post and our gentle days of creation crafts roundup. The Old Testament is rich with these kinds of moments — and crafts have a way of helping them stay.
simple supplies to keep in your craft basket
You don’t need a craft store haul to make these. Most days, ours come together with a few cardstock sheets, a roll of brown kraft paper, a tin of cotton swabs, white and gold paint, glue sticks, scissors, googly eyes, and whatever small scraps of muslin or felt I’ve saved from sewing projects.
If you’ve already pulled supplies for our Moses crafts, you’re more than set for these too. Most of these little Bible craft basics overlap, which is how we like it.
I keep ours in a small wooden basket on the bottom pantry shelf. Nothing fancy. But it makes Sunday afternoons feel ready before they begin.
gentle ways to make this lesson stick
Tell the story before you bring out the supplies. Even the very small ones can hold the shape of a story for a few minutes if you let them settle in first.
Use the same words each time. “God promised. Abraham believed. Sarah laughed. Isaac came.” Repetition lets the story bloom in their hearts at their own pace.
Pray a small prayer at the end. Nothing long. Something like, “Lord, help us trust You like Abraham did.” That’s enough.
These kinds of slow, simple rhythms are part of the same approach I shared in my christian crafts roundup — small things, repeated gently, that grow deep over time.
pick one craft and tuck it into your week
Sweet friend, you don’t have to do all eight. Pick one. Just one. The one that made you smile while you were reading.
Set out the supplies tonight, after the littles are tucked in, so tomorrow’s table is ready. Tell the story over breakfast. Make the craft after lunch. Hang it somewhere it can be seen for a few days.
That’s the whole rhythm.
If you’re already planning your summer Vacation Bible School lessons, any of these would slip right in beside the rest of your week.
Now I’d love to hear from you — which Abraham and Sarah craft are your little ones drawn to first? Drop a comment below and tell me. I read every one, and I love hearing what you’re making in your own kitchens.
With love,
Betty
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frequently asked questions
what age group are these abraham and sarah crafts best for?
Most of these work beautifully for ages two through eight. Younger toddlers will need help cutting and gluing. Older kids can handle the whole project on their own and tend to get creative with the storytelling — which is half the fun.
how long does each craft usually take?
Most of these come together in about fifteen to twenty-five minutes, story time included. The puppet sticks and tent craft are on the quicker end. The paper plate baby Isaac and the handprint promise tend to take a little longer, because little ones love adding their own special details.
where can I find the full abraham and sarah bible story to read with my kids?
The story spans Genesis chapters 12 through 25, but the most memorable scenes for little ones are in chapters 15 (the stars promise), 18 (the visitors and the laughter), and 21 (Isaac’s birth). A children’s storybook Bible will usually pull these passages together in a way that’s just right for small hearts.
can I use these crafts for homeschooling instead of sunday school?
Absolutely. We use crafts like these in our own home almost daily — sometimes for our morning Bible time, sometimes just because the afternoon needs an anchor. You can find more ideas like these in our engaging Sunday school crafts post, which works just as well for homeschool tables as it does for church classrooms.
do I need any special supplies to make these?
Not at all. Cardstock, paper plates, cotton swabs, paint, glue, googly eyes, and a pair of scissors will get you through nearly all of them. If you have a few peg dolls or some scraps of felt and muslin, even better — but they aren’t required.
Thank you for sharing your kitchen table with me today, sweet friend. May your week be full of small, faithful moments — and a little bit of laughter, Sarah-style.
Warmly,
Betty
