Art Day: Trinity Snowman Project

Looking for an easy and fun way to teach your kids about the trinity? Our children really enjoyed this trinity lesson that uses a snowman art project. It was a great activity for our homeschool! We’ve been learning about the trinity through the Westminster catechism and Unit 1: All About God in the Sound Words for Kids: Lessons in Theology curriculum. The snowman art project dovetailed with the lessons nicely. 

Teach your children about the triune nature of God with this trinity lesson using a fun snowman art project!

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There are several ways to describe the trinity to children using various object lessons (shamrock, apple, triangle, etc.). Of course, these are just a hint of the full truth. We have to acknowledge the mysterious and triune nature of a God that is more amazing than we’ll ever fully understand. Still, these examples do help us to start to wrap our minds around the trinity, even if just a little bit, so I think they’re useful tools in discipleship.

It’s winter here, so we decided to go with the snowman analogy. We put together a simple lesson with a chalk/oil pastel art project and the kids loved it! Check it out below and try it with your family. 

Trinity Lesson: Snowman Art Project

Materials:

Explain the Trinity to Your Children:

Read Matthew 3:13-17 aloud. Then use the following script as a guide to discuss the trinity with your children (excerpt from Unit 1: All About God in the Sound Words for Kids: Lessons in Theology curriculum.)

“The Bible clearly states that there is one true God and He exists in three persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. We call this the triune (three part) nature of God, or the Trinity. In the story of Jesus’ baptism, we can read about all three persons of the Trinity interacting with each other. Jesus is baptized by John. As He comes out of the water, the Holy Spirit descends on Him as a dove. Then God the Father speaks from the heavens, saying ‘This is my beloved son, whom I love. In him I am well-pleased.’ 

“There is only one true God. And that one true God exists in three persons. God is one and He is three at the same time. How can that be? It is a great and beautiful mystery about God that we will never fully comprehend. But we know it is true because God’s Word says it’s true! We can even look to some examples in this world that help us to understand, even if just a little, what three-in-one might be like. Here are some: 

    • Shamrock: Three leaves, three Persons
    • Apple: Core (Father), flesh (Son), skin (Spirit) 
    • Egg: Yolk (Father), white (Son), shell (Spirit) 
    • Water Stages: Solid, liquid, and gas states
    • Snowman: Three parts, one snowman 

Again, while these examples may help us begin to picture the three-in-one concept, they are not really meant to be a complete and accurate visual representation of the nature of triune God. They fall far short of truly understanding God’s triune nature – such a thing could not be accurately represented in any man-made picture! God is not made up of three parts, like the egg or apple. He does not exist in three modes, like the stages of water. Rather, He is three Persons and One God, at the same time. He is completely unique and exists in realm wholly different from our understanding. There is none like Him! 

Today we’re going to do a snowman art project that will help us remember that God is three Persons in one: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.” 

Snowman Art Project:

  1. Follow the images below to draw your snowman.
  2. Print, cut, and paste the poem of your choice onto your artwork, or create your own. 

Teach your children about the triune nature of God with this trinity lesson using a fun snowman art project!

Teach your children about the triune nature of God with this trinity lesson using a fun snowman art project!
 
Teach your children about the triune nature of God with this trinity lesson using a fun snowman art project!

This project was inspired by the art project I saw here.

I hope you enjoy this with your children! Be sure to check out ALL the lessons for grades 1-5 in the Sound Words for Kids: Lessons in Theology curriculum.

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