An Ascension Craft

Since today is the Feast of the Ascension (actually celebrated in most dioceses this coming Sunday), we talked with the boys about Jesus returning to heaven and we pulled out a craft we made last year. I know it's not my original idea, but can't remember where I saw it.

Basically, you take a blue plastic cup and glue cotton ball clouds around it. Then you poke a hole in the bottom of the cup and thread a string through the hole. Attach a star to the string on the outside of the cup and attach a picture of Jesus to the string on the inside of the cup. The children can pull on the string and make Jesus "ascend to heaven."

We had such a good time making these crafts with our play group last year and the children have enjoyed them and pulled them out several times during the year. (Of course you could also do the same craft with Mary for the Assumption!)