Day 7 - God Rested

Genesis 2: 1-4 So the creation of the heavens and the earth and everything in them was completed. On the seventh day God had finished his work of creation, he rested from all his work. And God blessed the seventh day and declared it holy, because it was the day when he rested from all his work of creation. This is the account of the creation of the heavens and the earth.

My 3-year-old loves "reading" my Bible.

We have finally completed Day 1-7 of the Story of Creation! I can honestly say, my oldest remembers the order better than me. Go here to get the printout and click on Day 1 to learn how I created the clothespin line.

God rested on the 7th day. Today we made a doll to rest with God.
Self Portrait Doll
Supplies:
fabric
fabric markers
cardboard (prevent the markers from bleeding through the fabric)
scissors
sewing machine or you could hand sew it
pillow stuffing

Draw a self-portrait on the fabric. (I drew my 2-year-old's for him)

Drawing her own self-portrait.

It was hard for me not to tell my oldest how to draw herself. But glad I didn't help her because this is truly her own illustration of what she thinks she looks like.

When they are finished with the picture, cut around it leaving space for sewing.

Finished drawing.

Trace a cut another piece of fabric for the back of the doll.

Sew the 2 pieces of fabric together like a pillow, leaving a hole to stuff.

 

Stuff the pillow with pillow stuffing, then sew the hole together.

Write your child's age and name on back for a keepsake.

I can't express enough how much they love their new doll!

I did this last year with my nieces.  It's fun to see the age difference with their details of drawings.  

Notice their hands, eyes, and legs.  I am hoping I do this every year!

"Napping" with their doll.

Seven Days of Creation song from dltk-bible.com 

Tune of "Are You Sleeping Brother John"

Then God rested. Then God rested.
From His work. From His work.
That was on the seventh day. That was on the seventh day.
All was good. All was good.

Snack idea- marshmallows as pillows

Other Creation Days
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 6

Day 6 - Animals and Humans

Genesis 1:24-31 Then God said, "Let the earth produce every sort of animal, each producing offspring of the same kind-livestock, small animals that scurry along the ground, and wild animals." And that is what happened. God made all sorts of wild animals, livestock, and small animals, each able to produce offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. 
     Then God said, "Let us make human beings in our image, to be like ourselves. They will reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, the livestock, all the wild animals on the earth, and the small animals that scurry along the ground." So God created human beings in his own image. In the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. Then God blessed them and said, "Be fruitful and multiply. Fill the earth and govern it. Reign over the fish in the sea, the birds in the sky, and all the animals that scurry along the ground." Then God said, "Look! I have given you every seed-bearing plant throughout the earth and all the fruit trees for your food. And I have given every green plant as food for all the wild animals, the birds in the sky, and the small animals that scurry along the ground-everything that has life." And that is what happened. 
     Then God looked over all he had made, and he saw that it was good! And evening passed and morning came, marking the sixth day.


Well, my goal was to cover 7 days of creation in 2 weeks...I'm on day 6 and it has already been over 2 weeks.  Thanks for staying with me:)

Here is the link for the coloring pages.  I have learned during the long scriptures (like today's), it is best to read it while they color or they won't listen as well.

After reading, we hung up our clothespin from Bible Story Printables. For more information on this, go to Day 1.

I was trying to think of a creative way to make an animal and human craft...I gave up and decided a field trip to the zoo was the best.

Seven Days of Creation Song by dltk-bible.com 
Tune of "Are You Sleeping Brother John"

God created. God created.
Animals and Man. Animals and Man.
That was on the sixth day. That was on the sixth day.
It was good. It was good.

Other Creation Days
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 5
Day 7

Day 5 - Fish and Birds

I read aloud Day 5's scripture verse:
Genesis 1:20-23 Then God said, "Let the waters swarm with fish and other life. Let the skies be filled with birds of every kind." So God created great sea creatures and every living thing that scurries and swarms in the water, and every sort of bird-each producing offspring of the same kind. And God saw that it was good. Then God blessed them, saying, "Be fruitful and multiply. Let the fish fill the seas, and let the birds multiply of the earth." And evening passed and morning came, marking the fifth day.

We put up our Day 5 clothespin picture, if you want to see the details on how I made it, go to Day 1.

Now the fun part...making bird feeders!  We went to the grocery store to find fruit and vegetables that we could clean out to fill with bird seed.  We bought a green pepper, orange, apple, pear, and a cantaloupe.

We had great teamwork today.  I cleaned out the fruit, my husband put the holes in, and my little disciples snacked on each one:)

The green pepper and cantaloupe with twine tied to it.

The pear, orange, and apple with twine.

We filled each fruit with spoonfuls of bird seed.

Glad we did this outside, definitely messy.

We hung all of them on our front tree by our living room window.

cantaloupe

cantaloupe and green pepper

apple

orange and apple

pear

My 2 year-old disciple decided to sing today's song!  He is definitely getting the hang of this:)
Seven Days of Creation Song from dltk-bible.com
Tune of ("Are You Sleeping Brother John")

God created. God created.
Birds and Fish. Birds and Fish.
That was on the fifth day. That was on the fifth day.
It was good. It was good.

More Creation Ideas
coloring worksheets
Creation Poem
Snack- goldfish crackers

Other days of creation:
Day 1
Day 2
Day 3
Day 4
Day 6
Day 7

Day 4 - Sun, Moon, and Stars

Genesis 1:14-19 Then God said, "Let great lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them mark off the seasons, days, and years. Let these lights in the sky shine down on he earth." And that is what happened. God made two great lights, the sun and the moon- the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.

I decided to read the scripture to my little disciples today while they were coloring their coloring sheet.  That helped them listen a little better:)

We put up our day 4 picture and my oldest is getting a lot better with putting the pictures in order (for more details about this, go to Day 1).

I bought this Glow in the Dark Paint at Walmart and I was excited to try it.

I made my own stencils with cereal boxes.

We used the stencils to create stars and moons on a mirror.

This is the only good picture I could get since my flash was too bright.

We also painted on black construction paper.

In the previous days, I recorded my oldest disciple singing, didn't get around to it this time...sorry.

Seven Days of Creation Song from www.dltk-bible.com
Tune of ("Are You Sleeping Brother John")


God created. God created.
Sun, Moon, and Stars. Sun, Moon, and Stars.
That was on the fourth day. That was on the fourth day.
It was good. It was good.

Other Creation Ideas

Make your own mobile from icanteachmychild.com

Snack idea - Use star and moon cookie cutters to cut out cheese

Other days of creation:

Day 1

Day 2

Day 3
Day 5
Day 6
Day 7

Day 3 - Land and Plants

Genesis 1:9-13 Then God said, "Let the waters beneath the sky flow together into one place, so dry ground may appear."  And that is what happened.  God called the dry ground "land" and the waters "seas."  And God saw that it was good.  Then God said, "Let the land sprout with vegetation- every sort of seed-bearing plant, and trees from which they came."  And that is what happened.  The land produced vegetation- all sorts of seed-bearing plants, and trees with seed-bearing fruit.  Their seeds produced plants and trees of the same kind.  And God saw that it was good.  And evening passed and morning came, marking the third day.

The scripture was kind of long for my little disciples, I still read it, but to be honest, they did not listen well.  I summed it up with, "God created plants and flowers!"

We put up our 3rd picture on the yarn from biblestoryprintables.  You can view the details from Day 1.

Then we planted flowers in recyclable tin cans.

Drill holes on the bottom of the can.

This will help the water drain.

We painted the cans using many different colors.  We sprinkled glitter on the cans when the paint was still wet.  Glitter makes everything prettier:)

Perfect for our table outside!

 

In the evening we colored our coloring sheet.

This is the song for Day 3 from www.dltk-bible website.

Seven Days of Creation Song

(Tune of "Are You Sleeping Brother John")

God created. God created.
Land and Plants. Land and Plants.
That was on the third day. That was on the third day.
It was good. It was good. 

 

Snack ideas- Make flowers and plants with pretzel sticks for the stems, fruit for the flower 

Other Story Creation Days

Day 1

Day 2

Day 4

Day 5

Day 6 

Day 7