The story of Moses has a way of settling into little hearts the moment you start telling it.
The basket gliding down the river. The voice from the burning bush. The Red Sea splitting wide open like a promise kept. It’s one of the great rescue stories of the Old Testament, and even the tiniest hearts seem to feel that it matters.
We’ve been chewing on Moses around our kitchen table for weeks now. The toddlers carry stuffed lambs around saying “Pharaoh, let go!” — which is about the sweetest theology I’ve heard in a long while.
If you’ve been looking for Bible crafts for kids that gently bring this story to life, you’re in the right little corner of the internet. I’ve gathered fifteen of my very favorite Moses crafts — from baby Moses tucked in his basket all the way to the view of the promised land in the distance.
Pour yourself something warm. Let’s settle in at the kitchen table together.
15 cute and easy moses crafts to try with your little ones
Each of these crafts is simple to set up, gentle on little hands, and full of meaning.
1. baby moses in a basket craft
This one is where so many little ones first meet Moses, and it’s a beautiful place to begin. Cut a basket shape from brown cardstock or a paper bag, and let the kids weave little tan paper strips through to make it look hand-woven.
Tuck a tiny cardstock baby inside, wrapped in a scrap of soft fabric or a bit of cotton. Below the basket, glue some blue paper waves and a few cardstock reeds along the edge. My oldest likes to add a sun in the corner with crayon — she says the baby needed someone to keep him warm.
If you love that quiet, hands-on keepsake feel, our handprint crafts for kids post has more sweet ideas to tuck into your memory box.
2. baby moses craft (preschool)
This is the gentler version for tiny fingers. A paper plate becomes the river, painted in soft watery blues. A simple cardstock basket is glued on top, with a little baby peeking out and a cotton ball blanket pulled up to his chin.
No weaving, no fuss — just glue and paint and a story whispered while it dries. The two-year-old in our house can manage this one almost on her own, which makes it extra special.
3. moses and the burning bush craft
Tear small pieces of red, orange, and yellow tissue paper, and let the kids glue them onto a green cardstock bush shape. The torn edges look like flickering flames, and even the smallest hands can manage tearing.
We add a little brown paper Moses figure standing barefoot beside the bush — because he was told to take off his sandals on holy ground. That detail always slows my littles down. They like to trace the words along the bottom: take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.
For a stained-glass version, sandwich the tissue paper between two pieces of contact paper and hang it in the window. The morning light coming through is something quiet and lovely.
4. ten commandments stone tablets craft
Take two pieces of gray cardstock and cut them into tablet shapes — rounded at the top, square at the bottom. Crumple them up and smooth them back out, and they suddenly look weathered, like real stone.
Write the ten commandments in a kid-friendly version with a black marker, or print them out and let your littles glue them on. We talk about each one as we work, slowly, the way I imagine Moses might have read them on the mountain.
If you’re gathering more meaningful projects for your little ones, our Christian crafts roundup is full of warm ideas to keep beside your Bible.
5. moses parts the red sea craft
This is the one my kids beg for again and again. Take a sheet of cardstock and glue two flaps of blue paper down the middle so they lift apart — like little doors. Underneath, draw or glue a sandy path with tiny figures walking through.
When the kids lift the flaps, the sea opens up and the Israelites cross. There’s something about the lift-and-reveal that makes the miracle feel real to them, even on a Tuesday afternoon at the kitchen table.
6. moses basket craft
A little step up from the first basket craft, this version uses real woven paper strips over a cardstock base. The kids weave the strips in and out, gluing the ends down as they go, and the whole thing turns into a tiny basket they can actually hold.
It’s a sweet introduction to weaving, and it gives little hands a quiet rhythm to settle into. We tuck a wrapped paper baby Moses inside, and sometimes a few dried reeds we gathered from a walk by the creek.
7. red sea craft (paper plate)
Cut a paper plate in half, then arrange the two halves with a strip of tan paper running between them — the dry path. Glue blue tissue paper or crinkled blue cellophane on the outer edges of each half, and you’ve got walls of water on either side.
Let the kids place little paper Israelite figures walking through. Some afternoons we add cotton ball clouds and a trail of footprints down the middle. Simple, tactile, and true to the story.
8. moses crafts for sunday school
When you’ve got a whole table of little ones to keep busy, this collection works beautifully as a station setup. Pre-cut your shapes ahead of time — baskets, tablets, bushes, sea panels — and lay everything out so the kids can rotate and choose.
A classroom favorite of ours is the simple Moses staff with a snake wrapped around it, made from a wooden craft stick and a green pipe cleaner. It’s quick to put together and easy for little hands to manage on their own.
For more group-friendly projects, our church crafts for kids roundup has a whole basket of gentle ideas you can prep the night before.
9. crossing the red sea sensory craft
This one always pulls the toddlers in. Fill a shallow tray with blue water beads, blue rice, or even shaving cream, and draw a path through the middle with a finger or a small spoon. Add little wooden or paper figures of Moses and the Israelites, and let the kids walk them through.
The sensory part is what makes this craft stick. Their fingers feel the cool of the “water,” the texture of the path, the little bumps where the figures step. It’s slow, gentle, immersive play — and a beautiful way to talk about trust while their hands are busy.
10. 10 plagues of egypt craft
This one works best as a little foldout book. Cut a long rectangle of cardstock and accordion-fold it into ten panels. On each panel, draw or glue a simple symbol for each plague — a frog, a fly, a drop of red water, a hailstone, a locust.
We keep the imagery gentle for our littles — no scary illustrations, just simple shapes and soft colors. The book becomes a quiet retelling tool, something they can flip through and remember which plague came when.
11. golden calf craft
Wrap a small piece of cardboard or playdough form in tin foil to make a shimmery little calf. The kids love how it shines, and that’s actually part of the conversation — how something shiny can pull our hearts away from what really matters.
This is a tender one for older kiddos who are starting to think about what they love most. We talk gently about how the Israelites forgot God’s goodness, and how easy it is for us to do the same. It’s a meaningful little craft, and one we usually keep on the shelf only for a day or two before tucking it away.
12. moses strikes the rock craft
Cut a rock shape from gray cardstock and let the kids decorate it with marker textures. Glue a strip of shimmery blue tissue paper or crinkled foil coming out of one side — that’s the water from the rock.
For a lift-the-flap version, glue a small flap over the rock and let the kids open it to reveal the water beneath. It’s a sweet picture of God’s provision, even in the dry places.
13. moses staff (rod to snake) craft
This one always gets a giggle. Take a wooden craft stick or a small dowel and let the kids decorate it as Moses’ staff — wrapping it in twine or coloring it with brown markers. Then attach a green pipe cleaner snake that can wrap around or unwrap to “transform” the staff.
You can also do a flip version: cut two cardstock strips, draw a staff on one side and a snake on the other, and let the kids flip back and forth. It’s a tiny moment of wonder that brings the story to life right there on their craft mat.
14. moses and pharaoh craft
Paper bag puppets are one of those classic crafts that never lose their charm. Make one Moses puppet — with a flowing brown beard and a staff in his hand — and one Pharaoh puppet, with a tall paper crown and stern brows.
Then let the kids put on a little play. “Let my people go!” gets shouted with great drama in our living room, usually three or four times in a row. It’s a beautiful way for them to feel the back-and-forth of the story in their own little voices.
15. moses sees the promised land craft
This is one to save for last. Take a sheet of watercolor paper and let the kids paint a soft mountain in the foreground and rolling hills of the promised land beyond. Add a small Moses figure standing on the mountaintop, looking out over what God had promised.
It’s a gentle ending. We talk about how Moses didn’t get to walk into the promised land himself, but he got to see it — and how God’s promises are always kept, even when we can only see them from far away.
why the story of moses settles into little hearts
This is one of those Bible stories that has a heartbeat all its own. A baby in a basket. A bush that burns but doesn’t burn up. A sea that opens. A stone tablet handed down from a mountain. It’s the kind of story that fills a little one’s imagination and stays there.
But under all the wonder, it’s a story about a God who rescues His people. Who hears them when they cry out. Who walks ahead of them through the wilderness, leading them home one step at a time.
When we craft alongside this story, we give little hands something to do while big truths take root. The fingers fold paper. The eyes catch the colors. And somewhere quietly, the heart hears it.
“The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” — Exodus 14:14
That’s a verse worth tucking into a child’s heart early. And a basket of crafts is a sweet way to plant it.
simple ways to make moses crafts feel meaningful at home
The supplies don’t need to be fancy. A few sheets of cardstock, a glue stick, some markers, and a quiet hour at the kitchen table are usually more than enough. What matters most is the conversation that wraps around the craft.
Read the story together first — slowly, in a translation your little ones can follow. Talk about the basket, the bush, the long walk through the wilderness. Wonder out loud about what it might have felt like to watch the sea open up in front of you.
Keep the pace gentle. Crafts aren’t a race, and the messy parts are where some of the sweetest conversations live. A glue smudge here, a flame that looks more like a flower there — these are the things they’ll remember.
When the craft is dry and the table is wiped, revisit the story. Ask what stood out. Ask what they would have packed in their little basket if they had been Moses’ mother.
best ages for these moses crafts
One of the loveliest things about this collection is that every age can find a place at the table. Toddlers and preschoolers will love the paper plate Red Sea, the burning bush tissue paper, and the simple baby Moses basket — anything tactile, gentle, and forgiving for little fingers.
Elementary-aged kids will find their stride with the sensory bin, the foldout plagues book, and the staff-to-snake craft. They’re old enough to follow multi-step instructions and they love a craft they can carry around or use to retell the story to a younger sibling.
Older kids and tweens often gravitate toward the more open-ended projects — the watercolor promised land scene or the ten commandments tablets they get to write themselves. Giving them a little creative freedom invites deeper questions, and that’s where the best Bible conversations tend to happen.
If your little ones love this collection, our David and Goliath crafts and Jonah and the whale crafts posts are both beautiful next stops on the journey through Old Testament stories.
For bigger group settings, our VBS crafts for kids roundup has plenty of station-friendly ideas to gather around.
gather your tiny humans and walk through the story together
I hope this little collection feels like an open door, sweet friend. The story of Moses is a beautiful one to begin placing in your children’s hands — full of rescue, faithfulness, and a God who never lets His people walk alone.
You just need a few craft supplies, a willing heart, and a quiet hour at the kitchen table. The Lord has a way of using small, ordinary moments to plant something lasting — even a glue-smudged afternoon spent making a basket out of brown paper.
If you’re gathering more faith-filled projects for your littles, our armor of God crafts post is another sweet place to land.
If you try any of these crafts, I would genuinely love to hear which ones your little ones love most. Leave a comment down below and tell me what you made — I always find it sweet to imagine other mamas at their tables, doing the same simple things with their children.
With love,
Betty
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frequently asked questions
what age group are these moses crafts best for?
Most of these crafts work beautifully for ages 2 through 12, with a little adapting along the way. The simple baby Moses basket, burning bush tissue paper, and Red Sea paper plate are gentle enough for toddlers, while the foldout plagues book, sensory bin, and watercolor promised land scene will keep older kids happily engaged.
For mixed-age siblings, set out two or three options at the table and let everyone choose what feels right for their little hands.
where can I find the moses story in the bible?
The story of Moses runs through several books of the Old Testament, but the heart of it lives in Exodus. The basket on the river is in Exodus 2, the burning bush in Exodus 3, the ten plagues in Exodus 7–12, and the parting of the Red Sea in Exodus 14.
The ten commandments are given in Exodus 20, and Moses sees the promised land in Deuteronomy 34. Read the parts that match each craft slowly, and let the wonder build a little at a time.
what craft supplies do I need to have on hand?
Honestly, less than you’d think. Cardstock, construction paper, a few glue sticks, scissors, and crayons or markers will carry you through most of these projects.
A few extras — tissue paper, tin foil, water beads, pipe cleaners, paper bags, and a wooden craft stick or two — will round out the more involved ones. Most of what you need is probably already tucked in your craft basket.
how can I tie these crafts into our day after we’ve finished?
This is where the slow, sweet part comes in. Hang the craft on the fridge or tuck it into a Bible together. At dinner that night, ask your little one to retell the part of the Moses story that goes with the craft.
The next morning, weave the lesson into something practical — a brave step taken, a quiet moment of trust, a small act of obedience. Little hands remember what they made; little hearts remember what they felt.
can I use these moses crafts for sunday school or VBS?
Yes, and they were practically made for it. The paper plate Red Sea, the burning bush, and the stone tablets craft work beautifully as classroom stations or take-home keepsakes.
Most of these can be prepped ahead of time and laid out as little stations for the kids to rotate through. They’re gentle enough for the littlest visitors and meaningful enough for the older kiddos who want to dig a little deeper.
