We had so much fun learning about Day 3 of God’s Creation! Here is the text to read with your child today:
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As my brilliant-theologian-of-a-cousin brought to my attention, each new day of creation is dependent on the prior days of creation. Flowers, plants, and trees can’t grow without light (day 1), water (day 2), and air (day 2). Even on the third day, God had to create dry ground for the plants to grow before he created the plants. Days 1-3 are creating the environment for the rest of God’s creation! Big Brother and I enjoyed talking about how God had already created all the things the plants needed to grow!
1. Use a spoon (or small shovel) to put the soil into the baseball card sleeve. |
2. Put the suction cup hooks through the holes. |
3. Hang on a window. |
4. Place a straw in the center of one of the sleeve inserts. |
5. Let your child carefully place the seeds into the straw. Tap the straw while taking it out to make sure all of the soil (and the seeds) come out before adding seeds to the next compartment. |
6. Fill a medicine syringe with water (mine went to 1 tsp). |
7. Let your child water each compartment each day (less/more depending on how much water the seed needs). |
Love it. Thanks so much for the inspiration. I have 3 (almost 4) yr old twin boys and we are not intending to send them to preschool yet if at all. I am working with them from home and your ideas have been invaluable. Love the love you share for God. You are right there is nothing better to share with our children.
i saw that in the family fun magazine and wanted to try it, what a great idea to use it with creation!
God bless~
Thanks for sharing all of your inspiring ideas.
Check out this free online mini-book about the creation story!
http://www.dltk-bible.com/genesis/creation/book.htm
What a neat idea! Thanks for sharing!
We are doing Day 3 of creation today (I hope, I need to find my hubby’s baseball cards for a sleeve!) and we have done Day 1 and 2. My 2 1/2 year old Luke is having fun with the projects and it’s fun to teach him the Bible in such an easy way! Thanks!
how did god create plants
Do you have a rhyming verse for day three?
We sing it
“Day 3 Day 3
God made flowers and grass and trees
Day 3 Day 3
God made flowers and grass and trees”
What a great song to sing. We are currently doing Puggles Awana at church and are on day 3 of God’s creation and having so much fun with it. Watching these childrens’s faces it’s so special and I love and can’t wait to do this seed planting with my child while singing this song. Thank you so much!
ADORABLE!
I am using all of this in our children’s department at church. The 3-5 year olds are learning the days of creation and are on day 3 right now. All of this info and the great ideas have been a huge hit!! Thank you for posting! P.S. They are loving the Days of Creation song!!
Awesome! Thanks so much for sharing, Mandy!!! So glad it has been helpful and enjoyable for the kids at your church. :)
Cute song! And a good idea too. My girlie asks tons of questions about what’s happening to the seeds when you put them into the soil and this is a smart way to show her the whole process. We’ve already “planted” lentil seeds on a wet cotton pad and they’re about 10 centimeterс tall. But I think your idea for learning about Day 3 of God’s Creation is going to be much more interesting for my girl. Thank you for this!