One of the most popular art activities is illustrating scenes from the Bible, either in pencil, ink or colored marker. For kids, several scenes make particularly good fodder, such as Daniel in the lions' den, the nativity and Moses's encounter with the burning bush. More talented adult artists might attempt to render more complex scenes, such as Belshazzar's feast, Jesus's meeting with his disciples in the garden of Gethsemane and Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus
In this activity, students learn biblical stories by creating a mock newspapers in which they report on events in the Bible. Assign students different chapters and have them rewrite them in newspaper-style prose, as if they were current events. Suitable stories might include the birth of Jesus, the falling of the walls of Jericho and the death of Absalom. Stories should include quotes from witnesses and expert insight. Assign a separate group of students to take photos for the stories--some can dress up as different characters, while others take the photos. Assign other students to lay-out the pages.
Artists should select a character from the Bible and make a sock puppet that represents him. For example, a sock puppet for John the Baptist might be equipped with wool for his long beard and clothed in a swathe of sack clothe to represent his rags, while a sock puppet of Samson might be affixed with wool to represent his long hair. The children can then use the puppets in a play in which the characters interact with each other.
This art project is appropriate for both adults and children. Either on a long wall or on a roll of butcher paper, multiple artists paint portraits or illustrations of famous characters or scenes from the Bible. Depending on the choice of the class, they can either depict a single group scene, such as the Last Supper, or they present a panoply of different stories.