Creation Story ~ God Gives Us Land (Fun Foam Plant Pokes)

The creator of Fun Foam is a pure genius because it is one of the best craft materials for small children (in my humble opinion)  You can find Fun Foam in the craft section is a variety of colors and designs.  Its color doesn't fade and it's easy to cut, glue and make cute little projects with.   Perfect for little hands to manipulate. Since I have a class of boys and girls I had both flowers and sport balls for the children to choose from to make their plant poke. Of course, all of the girls chose the flowers and most all of the boys chose the sports ball.  So funny!

When planning a craft project for my students I've found it helpful to have everything ready to go where they only have to do up to 2 more steps during class.   Last night I decided to add a cute smiley face to the center of the flower and my Peachy Keen faces were the perfect choice.  To ensure it wouldn't smear if it gets wet I used Black Staz On ink.  I stamped the faces onto fun foam and then used my Martha Stewart Circle Cutter to cut out the faces.   The fun foam is too think for a circle punch. :(   I had everything ready to go where all the children had to do was pick 2 flowers or balls for their plant poke.  

I gave them each a paper pennant to color and cut out for their stick. 

{freebie} - right click and save to your computer.
Insert as a picture into a document as many times as you need to.  Print and cut.  :)

Here are other crafty ideas I did with my students: Creation Day 1 ~ Paper Plate World (God Created the World) Creation Day 2 ~ Paper Plate Sun (God Gives Us Light) Creation Day 3 ~ Water Bottles (God Gives Us Water)

Thank You God for Water ~ {Bottle Labels} Free Printable

I thought it would be a fun idea to give each child a bottle of water to drink as we continue our lesson on Creation and explore the world as God made it.  Every living thing needs water and God gives us this precious gift.  Without water all living things will die.  These labels wrap around a bottle nicely -- secure around bottle with tape or adhesive.  I purchased the Nestle Pure Life Juniors and these are a perfect size for little hands.  I added blue curly ribbon to the top of the bottle because every gift needs a bow right?  Enjoy!!

{FREE PRINTABLE}

click to open in new window -- right click and save on your computer -
open a blank document -- insert as a picture onto a 8 1/2 x 11 and print

God Made the Sun Paper Plate Project!

As our class continues to learn about Creation we learned that God divided the darkness calling the daytime "light" and the darkness "night".  The sun provides daytime light and the moon and stars provide night time light.  This is one of my favorite projects I do with my students and I'm happy to share it with you.

My "big" boy is a great helper with my class!  The kids just love him!!! 

My sweet boy -- he definitely loves craft projects!  :)

Supplies

• paper plates
• yellow yarn
• yellow construction paper
• face for sun -- see below for template
• scissors
• glue
• hand held hole puncher

- for triangles (sun rays) - cut triangles out of yellow paper.  How many will depend on how many you want to put around each sun.

- punch 2 holes at the top of paper plate and attach yellow yarn.

- ask each child to color the face yellow before they attach to the paper plate (cut out the sun)

- attach yellow triangles (sun rays) to the plate and then glue on the sun's face.  

*extra tip* You can also add yellow crepe paper (2 strips) on the bottom of the sun (just staple to the bottom of the plate).  I've done this in the years past but didn't have any yellow crepe paper on hand.  

Enjoy!

click to enlarge - then right click and save to your computer. Print and make copies for your class.  

God Made the Whole World Project

Welcome to our first project here at Mrs. Wellmann's Sunday School Class…..

Here is a great project you can do with your students (or kids) -- to remind them that God made the whole world and He made all things in it.

If you have a cricut machine, Give a Hoot cartridge has the perfect land designs for the globe/earth.  If you do not I found a template here you can cut out with scissors and trace onto green paper.

Supplies:

• paper plates
• green card stock or green construction paper
• glue
• blue crayon
• Give a Hoot cricut cartridge - page 50 or use this template here.  

Have each child color the plate with blue crayon to signify water

Glue "land" pieces onto paper plate.  

Write "Thank you God for the World!" on bottom of plate.

Encourage the children to write or draw things on the back of the plate
that they like to see in the world.  This helps us remember to
thank God everyday for these gifts.  

Even more Craft ideas here!