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Melchizedek Craft for Kids

An easy Melchizedek craft for kids in three levels. Glue on the bread and wine, and count ten sacks to give the tithe (Genesis 14:18–20). Free printable.

Preschool–Grade 5

Melchizedek Craft for Kids
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Ages
Preschool (3–5), Early Elementary (K–2), Upper Elementary (3–5)
Time
15 to 30 minutes
Scripture
Genesis 14:17–24
Bible story
Melchizedek Blesses Abram

What you need

  • The printed template (page 2), one per child (cardstock is sturdiest)
  • Crayons or markers in light blue, green, brown, yellow and gray, plus any colors for drawing people
  • Scissors and a glue stick
  • The printed sandal page (page 3) and a 6-inch piece of brown yarn, one per child (harder level)

Steps

  1. Color the card: the sky light blue, the ground green and the nine sacks brown. Leave the clouds and the two windows white.Color the card: the sky light blue, the ground green and the nine sacks brown. Leave the clouds and the two windows white.
  2. Draw Abram in the left window and Melchizedek in the right window.
  3. Color the bread and wine: the loaves yellow, the tray brown and the jar gray. Color the tithe sack brown.
  4. Cut out the card, the bread and wine, the tithe sack and the verse strip on the dashed lines. Help younger children with the cutting.
  5. Glue the bread and wine on the dotted box between the two windows (Genesis 14:18).
  6. Count the sacks by Abram: nine. Glue the tithe sack on the dotted box under Melchizedek's window. Now count all ten! Abram gave one out of every ten (14:20).
  7. Turn the card over. Glue the verse strip on the back and read it together.
  8. Tell it: "Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God" (Genesis 14:18). He blessed Abram and said God is "possessor of heaven and earth" (14:19): point up to heaven and down to the earth. "And he gave him tithes of all" (14:20).Tell it: "Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth bread and wine: and he was the priest of the most high God" (Genesis 14:18). He blessed Abram and said God is "possessor of heaven and earth" (14:19): point up to heaven and down to the earth. "And he gave him tithes of all" (14:20).

This Melchizedek craft turns one printed page into a card of heaven above and earth beneath, because Melchizedek blessed Abram "of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth" (Genesis 14:19). Kids draw Abram and Melchizedek, glue on the bread and wine that "Melchizedek king of Salem brought forth" (14:18), and count nine sacks before they glue the tenth under Melchizedek's window: Abram "gave him tithes of all" (14:20). It comes in three levels, with the template and teacher notes in one free PDF.

The finished craft, easy and medium level

The finished craft, harder level

What it looks like finished: easy and medium (first photo) and harder (second photo).

Why this craft works

  • Cheap and simple: one printed page, glue, crayons and scissors.
  • Kids can see what a tithe is: nine sacks and one more make ten, and the tenth goes to God's priest (Genesis 14:20; Hebrews 7:4).
  • It follows the Bible closely: the bread and wine (14:18), the blessing (14:19), the tithes (14:20) and the shoelatchet (14:23) come from the text, and no crown, temple or altar is added.
  • It points to God: heaven and earth on the card show that God owns it all.
  • It carries the verse home: Genesis 14:19 (KJV) is glued on the back of the card.

Three ways to make it

  • Easy (preschool, ages 3–5): you cut out the pieces. Kids color, draw, glue on the bread and wine, and count to ten with the tithe sack. No scissors.
  • Medium (grades K–2): the craft in the first photo. Kids color, draw, cut out and glue the pieces themselves.
  • Harder (grades 3–5): the craft in the second photo. Kids also add a paper sandal with a real yarn bow, because Abram would not take "from a thread even to a shoelatchet" (Genesis 14:23).

Questions to ask

While kids work, ask who Melchizedek was (Genesis 14:18), what he brought forth (14:18), what he said God owns (14:19), what Abram gave him (14:20), and what Abram would not take from the king of Sodom (14:23). Then read Genesis 14:19 together.

Tips for the classroom

Cardstock keeps the card sturdy. Count the sacks out loud together before kids glue on the tenth, so they see what "one out of every ten" means. Point up to heaven and down to the earth each time you say "possessor of heaven and earth."

Teaching the story first? Use the free Melchizedek lesson and the word search.

Frequently asked questions

How do you make a simple Melchizedek craft for preschoolers?

Cut out each child's card, bread and wine, tithe sack and verse strip ahead of time. Preschoolers color the card, draw Abram and Melchizedek in the two windows, and glue on the bread and wine. Then they count the nine sacks and glue on the tenth. It takes about 15 minutes with no cutting by the kids.

How much does this Melchizedek craft cost?

Under 50 cents a child: one printed page, a little glue, and crayons you already have. The template is free to print. The harder level adds a second page and a piece of yarn.

What Bible verse goes with this craft?

Genesis 14:19 (KJV), where Melchizedek "blessed him, and said, Blessed be Abram of the most high God, possessor of heaven and earth." It is printed on the verse strip that goes on the back of the card.

How can older kids make this craft harder?

Use the harder level for grades 3–5. Kids also make a paper sandal from page 3 with a real yarn bow for the strap and glue it on the card, because Abram told the king of Sodom he would not take "from a thread even to a shoelatchet" (Genesis 14:23).

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