Scripture Reference
Genesis 1:20-23(NIV)
"And God said, 'Let the water teem with living creatures, and let the birds fly above the earth across the expanse of the sky.' So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living and moving thing with which the water teems, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. God blessed them and said, 'Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.' And there was evening, and there was morning - the fifth day."
Memory Verse
Genesis 1:1
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth."
Planned Activity
In the "Creation Box" that we made, we'll be adding fish/water creatures and birds. For our air and water creatures, we'll use a variety of pom-poms, google eyes, "foamies" scraps (could substitute construction paper), and any other craft supply items that we have on hand that the kids want to use. (Craft feathers would also be cute, but I can't seem to find ours...) I'll be letting them use their creativity on this, so I'm going to just be flexible! Andrew will need some help to glue on parts since this is pretty difficult for his age level. I also expect to have him color some fish or birds that I draw on paper and we'll add those to the box as well.
How It Went
My kids love any activity that lets them use their creativity, and this was no exception! Andrew really enjoyed making fish. I expect that was partly because I was making his fish "swim" toward him and give him kisses! Kiera just enjoyed crafting. She also found some flower stickers that I didn't realize we had, so she added those to our box and reminded me that, "God made vegetation...See it's on our list!" :) I've been pretty strict about not adding things that haven't been in our scripture readings yet. Kiera is excited about adding animals tomorrow. All in all, I think our "Creation Box" has worked well. It's a good way to talk about our devotions throughout the day.
*Just a note...We did end up breaking out the hot-glue gun for the pom-poms. The kids didn't want to wait for regular glue to dry before they could play with their fish and birds. I dropped glue on where they indicated they wanted it, then I put the part being added on for them. It wasn't the greatest way to have them do a craft, but they didn't seem to mind.
Supplies For Tomorrow
Construction paper, toilet paper roll tubes, google eyes, glue, and tape (as a back-up for the glue - a "just in case..." after today's experience)
