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1. Stop and smell the roses. Take your kids outside and let them explore. Throw stones in a stream. Lift up a rock to find a bug. Watch a bee land on a flower. See what the clouds look like. Encourage them to thank God for His creation and remind them that it is our responsibility to take care of it. And while you are outside, pick up any trash you see!

2. Think about if YOU are doing enough to care for God’s creation. We can’t help kids understand how to love and care for God’s creation if we aren’t doing it ourselves. Blessedearth.org has several great “Creation Care Lists” that give you suggestions on how to honor God’s creation at church, home, work and more. http://www.blessedearth.org/resources/creationcaretips.html

3. Make edible earths! http://www.dltk-bible.com/genesis/rice_crispie_earth.htm

4. Praise God and his creation in song. Sing He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands and Hip Hip Horray (Hippopotamus) (http://www.dltk-bible.com/hippo_song.htm)

5. Earth Bracelets. Go to the resource room and see if you have any leftover blue and green yarn. Let kids braid, twist and knot the yarn as a reminder to love God’s earth. Add blue and green beads if you have them!

6. Clay Creations. Give out blue and green clay. Have each child “create” an earth. Then have them pass it to a friend. Instruct the friend to be slightly rough with it - squeeze it slightly, toss it in the air, etc. Ask the children how it felt to create something. Also asks how it feels when someone doesn’t take care of their creation.

7. God’s Treasures Hunt. Go on an outdoor treasure hunt. Ask kids to find God’s treasures like a leaf, rock, flower, etc.

8. Earth Day Parade. Decorate bikes with recyclables and have a parade! You could also create Earth Day “flags” with paper towel rolls and plastic bags.

9. Clean up, Clean Up … Recycle! Put recyclables out all over the room. Have kids collect and sort them to learn about recycling.

10. Be Thankful. Have a discussion on everything God made and how we need to be thankful. Go around and ask the kids to say something in God’s creation that they are thankful for.

Happy Earth Day from Guildcraft Arts & Crafts! Here’s a free coloring sheet to help you celebrate God’s creation in your classrooms.

He’s Got The Whole World in His Hands

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{ March 26th, 2010 }

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VBS Rain Forest - Snack Ideas

{ March 24th, 2010 }

Frogs on a Log – Cover a pretzel rod with peanut butter or cream cheese. Add M&M’s or raisins to be frogs.

Sweet Butterfly Treat – Use cupcakes and colored frosting. Let the kids use the frosting to make “flowers” on the top of the cupcake.

Parrot Munch – Use dried fruits such as raisins, apples, apricots, bananas and nuts. Mix them together for an easy but delicious snack.

Healthier Butterfly Snack Option

Monkey Food – Let kids go bananas with this delicious snack! Cut up bananas and add chocolate sauce, nuts and whipped cream on top.

Which Soil Are You? Dirt Cups

Butterfly Pretzels – Use pretzels as the butterfly wings. Mold a piece of caramel into a butterfly body and stick the pretzel wings into the sides. Add mini chocolate chips as eyes and broken pretzel sticks as antennae.

Marshmallow Sheep - Project requires 2 marshmallows, 2 pretzel sticks, 1 tooth pick and frosting of your choice. Begin by breaking the 2 pretzel sticks in half (these are the legs of the sheep); insert all 4 of the pretzel sticks into 1 marshmallow. Take the 2nd marshmallow and cut it in half (this will be used for the head and ears of the sheep). Stick 1 half of the marshmallow on one end of the marshmallow that has the “legs” in it. Use the rest of the marshmallow to create ears for the sheep. To complete take a tooth pick and add a small amount of frosting to the end, carefully dab two eyes, a nose and a mouth. This completes you delicious marshmallow sheep!

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VBS Safari - Snack Ideas

{ March 24th, 2010 }

Animal Crackers

Safari Dip

Elephant Grub – Make a fruit salad using apples, watermelon, grapes, strawberries and raspberries.

Antelope Cantaloupe – Use squares of cantaloupe and add pretzel sticks. Each square will get 6 pretzel sticks; 4 for the legs and 2 for the horns.

Prairie Dog Snacks – No-Bake-Cookies

Zebra Cakes

Safari Cheese Snacks

Safari Mix – Mix various flavors of animal crackers with raisins, animal fruit snacks, banana candies and pretzels.

Zebra Corn – Drizzle chocolate candy coating over popcorn.

Monkey Food – Let kids go bananas with this delicious snack! Cut up bananas and add chocolate sauce, nuts and whipped cream on top.

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Free VBS 2010 Coloring Pages

{ February 24th, 2010 }

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Simply download and print FREE coloring pages from Guildcraft Arts & Crafts. Click on the “free coloring pages” tab at the top of the page to find a variety of color pages!

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