Salt and Light

Our Bible School lesson on Thursday was the parable of Salt and Light. (Matthew 5:13-16.) Our craft for the day was a lantern with see-through salted panes.

Here is the process:

1. I bought pre-cut, foldable boxes with cut-out frames from Oriental Trading company. You could also use found cardboard boxes, and cut the frame windows out yourself.

The kids and I made panes with clear Con-Tact paper cut to size. We sprinkled salt from a shaker into the middle of one piece, then sealed it with another piece on top. Make four of these "panes".

2 For the top frame, I sandwiched the Bible verse between two sheets also. The bottom frame was left open for the votive candle.

3. The kids glued pre-cut to size (by me) tissue paper squares to the edges of the frames in any color they liked. We used liquid glue in a glue tube, but glue sticks or watered down Elmers (school) glue would work also. Warn them not to glue anything on the bottom.

4. Use tape to secure the panes inside the box on all sides except the bottom opening. Set the lantern over a battery powered votive candle to make it glow safely. (I found them at a dollar store.) The kids loved the candles.