As a Christian homeschooling mom, I try to incorporate the Lord and our Biblical worldview into our studies and curriculum whenever I can. It’s easy to do with some subjects, but for some subjects it takes a little creative thinking.
When it comes to art, we use the following ideas to integrate our art lessons with the Bible.
Bible Arts & Crafts
I have quite a few young children, so arts and crafts is always a fun time at our house. We don’t do them nearly enough, so when we do, the kids get extra excited and I want to make them count – meaning that I want their projects to serve a purpose and be memorable, so I like it when we can do an art project or craft that relates to our Biblical studies.
There are so many great Bible art and craft ideas floating around on the internet. From beautiful stained-glass art projects to making your favorite Bible characters out of empty toilet paper rolls, you really can find an array of ideas, using many different mediums on the internet. My favorite place to find ideas is Pinterest. You simply search for ‘Bible art for kids’ or ‘Bible crafts for kids’ and you will immediately have a multitude of project ideas at your finger tips. You can also start out by looking through my growing Pinterest board of Bible Arts and Crafts.
Bible Journaling
Now this is something that is pretty new to us, so I don’t have that much experience with it. Bible journaling is so much more than drawing and coloring; it is a fun way for you to connect with the Lord and get into his word. Bible journaling can be anything from reading a passage and then drawing out the scene or story, or simply drawing whatever comes to you from reading a certain passage, to meditating on a specific verse and rewriting it with fun or fancy handwriting. There really is no right or wrong way to journal as you submerge yourself in God’s word. They even make Bibles now that leave blank spaces for artistic expression. And you can buy coloring books with beautiful, elaborate drawings surrounding different Bible verses. If Bible journaling is something that interests you, this post is perfect for beginners.
Christian Curriculum
Choosing an art curriculum for your homeschool that is Bible-based can making integrating your child’s art lessons with the Bible very easy for you as a busy homeschool mom. Several years ago we found such an art curriculum that we very much enjoy – See the Light.
See the Light is an art curriculum company that brings their love of the Lord, their love of children, and their love of art all together to teach a wide variety of artistic techniques. See the Light is a Bible-based DVD series, that is offered in 3 different sets (you can also buy each DVD individually) – Art Class, Art Projects, and Bible Stories.
The Art Class series contains 9 DVDs and 36 step-by-step lessons. Each lesson runs approximately 15 minutes and includes suggestions for follow-up drawing activities. Your child will learn about things such as shape and space, texture and form, and coloring blending techniques. Art history is also included, and your child will learn about many famous artists and their masterpieces. And most importantly Biblical truth is integrated into every lesson.
Art Projects is a boxed set of 9 DVDs that will provide a full-year of art lessons and even fulfills an art credit for your highschooler. With each Art Projects DVD, your student will create their own masterpiece in the style of famous artists – they will create an oil pastel sunflower in the style of Dutch Artist Vincent van Gogh, paint a watercolor seascape in the style of American Artist Winslow Homer, and much more.
My kids’ latest creations were from the Bible Stories series. With Easter right around the corner, I decided to have them do a lesson from the Crossmaker DVD. The Bible Stories series contains 5 DVDs that will allow your children to explore the Bible through interactive art. First your child will watch as the artist draws the Bible story, then they will watch and listen to a dramatic telling of the story, and then they can do one or all three of the step-by-step Bible related lessons that follow.
The lesson my kids just completed from the Crossmaker DVD was Three Crosses on a Hill. This is a tutorial in water colors with a special glowing feature when you view the finished piece under a black light. The video instructions are very easy to understand and follow, and my kids were very pleased with the finished product.
I apologize for the blurry photo, as I haven’t mastered taking pictures in the dark with no flash yet. But I wanted you to see the cool black light affect from using fluorescent crayons around the crosses and along the ground.
I love that this curriculum is Biblical and wholesome, yet entertaining and educational. Plus I can use it with a wide age range; I’ve used See the Light DVDs with kids as young as 4 and as old as 14. And…. I don’t have to know a thing about art!
When you head over to the See the Light website to check out all of the DVDs that are available, be sure to check out the video previews, tips, free lessons, and downloads as well. They have lots of great resources available on their site for you to explore.
If you’ve been looking for a Biblical art curriculum, look no further than See the Light! You won’t be disappointed.
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The Crossmaker would be great to go through at this time of the year. Thanks for the giveaway!
thanks for the giveaway! I would love to win so we can add more Bible to our homeschool.
we like all of them! Crossmaker or Gods special surprise would be wonderful…
I think my son would really enjoy the Crossmaker set! Thank you for the giveaway! ❤
I think any of them would be great!
There are many stories we love to go through together but probably David and Goliath and Esther
Crossmaker probably because of the season 😉 hope we win!!!
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Thank You for the giveaway!
I used the See the Light Art Class last year for my oldest daughter for high school credit and for my middle daughter, who loves to draw. I can see a huge difference in the way they draw. I would love to have any of the Bible DVDs to use with my middle and youngest daughters. The course is excellent and just what we need.
We just ordered the Crossmaker and it is awesome! I myself, my 5-year old and my 9-year old all loved it!
The crossmaker looks amazing. Thank you!
Shipwrecked looks like a way to add even more adventure to our journey.
Would love to have this for my 4 kiddos.
My kids are young elementary, and they just finished reading the story of Moses, so I think they would love “God’s Special Surprise.” Thanks for the giveaway! Hoping our family will be picked!
We would love the Crossmaker
I’m not sure which one they will enjoy most, but I’m interested in trying them all.
I think my two little boys would like God’s Runaway, especially since my youngest is names Jonah 🙂 This would be fun addition to our curriculum.
Wow, these all look great! The Crossmaker looks like it would be especially impactful. Thanks for the opportunity!
God’s Special Surprise would probably be the favorite. I’m sure that they would enjoy all of them though!
I am not artistic so hopefully these help my child learn to love art!
Very cool! I think my young girls would like The Gift of Love. Glittering Angels? That’s right up their alley!
I also find that Pinterest can be so overwhelming when it comes to projects. There are so many, sometimes I don’t even know where to start!
This would be an amazing addition to our homeschool. especially sinceIm so bad about doing art with the girls.
What cool art ideas. I love integrating gospel learning into everyday learning.
Shipwrecked. I think that would be the favorite one with my kids. But really I love them all.
Thanks for sharing! I think my kiddos would enjoy the crossmaker kit!
They all look wonderful! I think that Shipwrecked looks very interesting! Thanks for the great giveaway!
The crossmaker looks great
Great giveaway!
The adventure of Shipwrecked would probably appeal most to my children, but I believe all of the videos look great! Thank you.
The girls will love the Moses story-God’s Special Surprise!
I am sure shipwrecked would be enjoyed by my family. Thanks for the chance to win this amazing gift set!
My kids would probably enjoy the crossmaker. I also have 2 budding artists, and I have no artistic ability. This would be such a blessing.
Thank you
These all look great, maybe gifts of love or the crossmaker!
I really feel they would enjoy “The Gift of Love”, but would like all of them.
The Gift of Love looks really good!
All of them look great, but if I had to pick one, God’s Special Surprise!
These are fantastic!
My oldest happened to be standing next to me, and he says the Gift of Love. 🙂
God’s Special Surprise looks great! Thanks!
The Crossmaker
Our family would love all of the DVD stories, but we could really use the one on LOVE!
my little artist would love this! thanks for offering this to your readers 🙂
These look really neat! Both my kids have a love for art…unfortunately I’m no artist! These would be an awesome addition to our home school day! Not sure which would be a favorite….possible the Shipwrecked!
We would enjoy Crossmaker.
I think my kids would like God’s Special Surprise!
I think my kids would like The Crossmaker most.
Shipwrecked would grab my kids’ interest.
Crossmaker sounds perfect for the season but the God’s Love one looks great too. Thanks for an awesome giveaway!!
Probably “Shipwrecked.”
Shipwrecked!
I think the Crossmaker. But my boys will probably like shipwrecked the most!
I think we’d like Shipwrecked. Thank you.
We live in Asia where they use oil pastels instead of crayons! That one would probably be a great one for our family!
Definitely Crossmaker with Easter coming up! But any help with art would be fabulous (and I love its from a (Biblical perspective). I especially love their motto “Drawing children to Him”!
God’s Special Surprise if I have to choose just one. My daughter loves to draw and art and I am definately not artistically inclined. This curriculum sounds awesome and the stories look wonnderful too!
We would enjoy them all but Gift of Love looks especially wonderful!
These would be awesome for my kids! I have a hard time fitting art into our school day, but Bible we always do first thing. They would like the Crossmaker or Ship Wrecked! Thank you!
My girls thought gift of love and my boys crossmaker.
I think my kids would love Shipwrecked.
Shipwrecked, but the Crossmaker looks great, too!
I think The Gift of Love would be one that we would like
Thank you for the giveaway. We like Shipwrecked and the Crossmaker.
While I know my girls would love them all, I think they will be drawn to “Gid’s Special Purpose”. They have loved listening to, discussing and studybthe life of Moses.
They all sound wonderful! I think my family will like Crossmaker and Shipwrecked the best.
Thanks for the giveaway. The Crossmaker would be great.
My kids would love this! Their great-grandfather was a chalk-art evangelist!
already entered but cant wait for the drawing!!! We are so hoping to win the Crossmaker or God’s special surprise!!
They all look fantastic. Shipwrecked or The Crossmaker would be our favorites.
I think we would enjoy “God’s Special Surprise”. Thanks so much for the giveaway.
I think the kids would enjoy the Special Surprise the most. My little one loves the story of Moses.
THis is so cool. i had never heard of it before. Thanks for sharing.
I think anything to help teach The Word is good to have!
Would love to try Crossmaker! Love giving my boys the story of Redemption as much as possible!
I want to try! The cross maker looks like a great one for Easter!
Thank you for this giveaway! I had not heard of this series before! I think my family would like them all; however, if I had to pick one, it would be God’s Runaway.