Elementary Margin
DRAW THE WORD

DRAW THE SCENE

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Read the description and build the picture on paper.

Children look for setting, people, objects, and movement before drawing.

For the Child

Read or listen. Stop when you hear something you could put in the picture.

Draw it.

Then keep reading.

For the Grown-Up

Read slowly enough for the child to collect details. If the passage doesn't describe what something looks like, tell them they're free to imagine it—but label that distinction.

Workpage: Scripture Scene Builder (optional)

  • Scripture: Genesis 2:8–15
    Time: 20–30 minutes

    Prompt: Build your picture of Eden from the words on the page.

    Directions: Draw as many details from the passage as you can. Add verse numbers beside three things Scripture specifically told you.

    Take It to the Margin: Which part of your picture came directly from the Bible, and which part did you imagine?

    For the Grown-Up: Read slowly and pause after each descriptive detail. If the geography becomes too complicated, focus on garden, trees, river, and the man.

  • Scripture: Genesis 6:14–22
    Time: 20–30 minutes

    Prompt: Before cartoons drew Noah's ark for us, Genesis gave a description.

    Directions: Draw your own version using as many biblical details as you can identify.

    Take It to the Margin: What was hardest to picture from words alone?

    For the Grown-Up: Don't expect architectural accuracy. Help with measurements if the child asks, but the goal is noticing features such as rooms, decks, door, and covering.

  • Scripture: Exodus 14:21–31
    Time: 20–30 minutes

    Prompt: Read the scene before deciding what it looks like.

    Directions: Draw Israel, the sea, dry ground, and anything else Exodus specifically describes.

    Take It to the Margin: What did God provide or do for Israel in this scene?

    For the Grown-Up: Read verses 21–22 several times. Ask what must be included before the child begins adding imagined scenery.

  • Scripture: Luke 2:1–20
    Time: 20–30 minutes

    Prompt: Don't draw everything. Choose one moment.

    Directions: Pick a verse or small group of verses and illustrate only that scene.

    Take It to the Margin: Which verse did you choose, and what in your drawing came from it?

    For the Grown-Up: This is a useful place to notice traditions that aren't explicitly in Luke. Don't spoil the fun; simply help the child distinguish Scripture from familiar Christmas imagery.

  • Scripture: Revelation 21:1–4
    Time: 20–30 minutes

    Prompt: John describes something new.

    Directions: Draw the images you can find in these verses. You may use symbols for things that are difficult to picture.

    Take It to the Margin: What does John say will no longer exist?

    For the Grown-Up: Revelation uses vivid imagery. Don't pressure the child to create a literal architectural representation. Help them illustrate the words John actually gives.

  • Please see the following work page(s) to utilize with this section of prompts:

    R011 Scripture Scene Builder