Craft Stick Bible Stories
Creative, caring and craft-filled Bible stories that are sure to bring a smile to your face and Scripture to your heart!
The Craft Stick Bible Stories is a Christ-centered episodic series sharing the Good News with families and children around the world. The puppets and sets are made using common household craft supplies, inviting children into a familiar world of imagination and play, and each story is adapted from Scripture.
Series Highlights
Ages 5-10
While the target age is elementary school, we have avid viewers ranging from 1-92 years old.
10 episodes
We’re always planning and producing episodes, including New and Old Testament stories.
5-10 mins
Short, self-contained, and perfect for use at home, Sunday school and even in the mission field.
Reverence
A biblical children’s show focused on truth, accuracy, and a bit of humor, as we say, playful reverence.
40
Handmade puppets
32
Talented volunteers
53lbs
Paper and glue
1,100
Painted sugar cubes
340
Production hours
50+
Countries reached
How it Began
In 2019, married couple Jimmy and Justine imagined a ministry utilizing their skills to creatively share the Gospel with children. Jimmy, a local television writer/producer and Justine an artist and designer named the project Waking Word, but struggled to find time to make it a reality.
One year later, and rather unexpectedly, home life and job changes arrived. Jimmy and Justine began teaching Sunday school at their local church. One day, they raided their art cart and created a video to accompany their lesson, the very first Craft Stick Bible Story was made.
And it was a hit.
The next three years were filled with new episodes, partnerships with national and international churches, teaching puppetry and children’s ministry ideas to missionaries, and connecting with families from all walks of life. The Craft Stick Bible Stories became a beloved series to thousands and the once dreamed of ministry of Waking Word was founded.
Partner With Us
Distributors
For those interested in distributing our content through home entertainment, international networks, and digital streaming services. Learn more about distributing our content.
Donors
For those interested in supporting children’s faith formation through our media ministry. Gifts from foundations, corporations, and individuals make our productions possible.
Collaborators
For those interested in partnering with us to bring these stories beyond the screen through publication, licensing and more. Let’s amplify these stories and characters together.
The Team Behind the Craft Stick Bible Stories
Waking Word Inc. is a Vermont 501(c)(3) nonprofit media ministry creating children’s content for use at home, church, broadcast, and in the mission field.
Waking Word is comprised of volunteers, Sunday school teachers, producers, writers, artists and storytellers all passionate about sharing the Gospel and biblical morality with children and families.
Visit wakingword.org to learn more.
Sample Episode
Our Other Productions
Mini Morals
A live-action series of 26-minute episodes, each opening with a biblical moral shared by children, followed by a silent film-esque story illustrating each moral through pantomime.
Hear the Word
A serial broadcast radio show consisting of 3-minute episodes, narrated by children, going through the books of the Bible. Each episode features music and sound effects.
Squigula
An animated series that follows a Sunday school class, whose teacher constantly gets them into tricky situations as the stories and characters from the Bible come to life around them.