How to make a paper bag stick horse (or donkey)

Some Bible stories call for a relay race or a horse race or just running around the room on a stick horse.

I found simple instructions at Danielle's Place:  "Paper Bag Stick Horse Craft for Children."

Supplies:

• a lunch bag (I cut up an extra bag for the ears, or you could use construction paper)
• newspaper to stuff it
• yarn (or feather boa) for a mane
• marker for eyes and nose (or you could use more construction paper)
• tape (I used clear packing tape)
• glue (I used hot glue to attach the mane)
• a cardboard tube from wrapping paper (I used a fat, broomstick-sized dowel)

Here is a sweet video of a dad and his toddler making a horse (so it is a simple project if you want to take classtime to have each student make their own horse, although you might want to use something other than hot glue to attach the mane if students were making the horses).

Here are pictures of my horses. (I will add pictures of them in use after Sunday.)

Bible stories you could use this for (note that if you make it with larger ears, it is a donkey):

• Paul's escape from Jerusalem in the middle of the night (the story where his nephew warned him of the plot to kill him) - Acts 23
• Paul on the way to Damascus
• Mary and Joseph traveling to Bethlehem
• Balaam's donkey
• Good Samaritan