Creation Shadow Box "TV"

-- old school and so much fun!  

Have the children draw as many pictures as they want as part of the Bible study on Genesis 1 the Story of the 7 Days of Creation. Have each student tape their illustrated pages together to form one length of paper (alternatively, give them a length of butcher paper). Have them include keywords from the story and perhaps include themselves in many of the illustrations "enjoying" something from that day of Creation, or "thanking God" for something in their life which is part of that day of Creation.

Using a cardboard box, cut a square hole in the cardboard box approximately 11" x 11". This will be the "screen" which the paper will scroll behind. The box needs to be about 6" or more WIDER than the 11" square screen hole. Box height needs to be at least 12". Thus a 12 x 18 box works well.

Now as you face the screen hole, poke two holes on the top and bottom of the left and right side of the box. These are where you will insert your dowel rods (or sawed off broomsticks). Attach the paper roll with tape to each dowel on the inside the box. The dowels now act as "scrolling rods" that wind the scroll past the square screen hole.

Alternatively, cover the inside of the square cut hole with wax paper or thin white sheet material to create a true "shadow box" which can be illuminated from behind by a light to create shadows on the screen that can be seen from the other side of the box.