There’s been a lot in the news about how our planet is in danger. We are losing biodiversity at a faster rate than ever before. We need to be grateful for the beautiful creation that God has given to us. Even young children can be encouraged to value the natural world and care for it.… Read More God is good! He gives us the beautiful world.
Genesis 1: 25 ‘And God made the beasts of the earth…and everything that creeps on the ground…and God saw that it was good.’ There are so many crafts that you could make about the small animals that God made – spiders (!), paper plate ladybirds, butterflies to mane a few. i decided on a caterpillar… Read More God made small animals – craft
To tell the story (have the props in a story bag and take them out when you need them) ‘God made the sky. It was big and empty. So God put the sun in the sky for daytime. He put the moon in the sky for nighttime. What else can we see at night? God… Read More God made the sky
Genesis 1 tells us how it all began. It is a chronological telling of how the world began. Once there was just God and then he spoke the world into being. Our beginning matters because if God made us then this is his world and we are accountable to him. So do we Adam and… Read More Genesis 1 – ‘Would you Adam and Eve it?’
A couple of simple crafts to accompany teaching about creation – We made a collage of people surrounding a world map when we did the story of God making people from Genesis 1. The paper plate globe is a different version of the same idea – this time stickers are used to decorate the paper… Read More In the beginning..God made people
Make a ‘creation celebration’ placemat. You will need: A laminator and laminate pouches ( if you don’t have these you could use ‘tacky back’ or make a poster) A4 black paper – trim slightly to fit in the laminate Pictures of animals and the natural world- from clip art/ magazines Glue and scissors The words… Read More Creation Craft Place Mat