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curiouswombat) wrote2022-10-09 08:49 pm
curiouswombat) wrote2022-10-09 08:49 pm
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Messy Church!
Saturday afternoon was Messy Church, where we celebrated Harvest. Our story was The Tiny Seed by Eric Carle.
The crafts were a mixture of autumn/harvest ones and a couple related to the story more closely.
It was really busy - there were around 23 children, with their families, and so I didn't have a lot of time to take pictures, but there are a few here of finished 'messy stuff'.
There was printing with vegetables and paint;
Harvest wreaths to take home and hang up;
To be honest that was definitely not the best one - some had a lot of extra colour, cut out leaf shapes and words, but then the little boy who did this one was 3, and was very proud of it.
The edible craft was to make a hedgehog cake. This one is the only picture and it is a bit out of focus, I'm afraid;
A chocolate cupcake with a spoonful of chocolate buttercream some edible eyes, a tiny bit of fondant for his nose - and then broken up Cadbury's flakes to make his spikes.
I made paper plate flowers to match the enormous flower that grew from the tiny seed. These were really simple, but a big hit!
There was also a chance to plant tiny seeds in a tiny bucket, but I missed taking a picture of these. And Lizzy had tiny painted hearts for each child to write on two or three things they are be grateful for. She then hung these on a simple tree, and it went into church for the service today, when she asked the adults to do the same thing.
Then everyone shared food - there were hotdog sausages in rolls, crisps, grapes, slices of apple, cheese cubes and pieces of cucumber, then chocolate cornflake cakes, chocolate brownies, and caramel cupcakes!
The crafts were a mixture of autumn/harvest ones and a couple related to the story more closely.
It was really busy - there were around 23 children, with their families, and so I didn't have a lot of time to take pictures, but there are a few here of finished 'messy stuff'.
There was printing with vegetables and paint;
Harvest wreaths to take home and hang up;
To be honest that was definitely not the best one - some had a lot of extra colour, cut out leaf shapes and words, but then the little boy who did this one was 3, and was very proud of it.
The edible craft was to make a hedgehog cake. This one is the only picture and it is a bit out of focus, I'm afraid;
A chocolate cupcake with a spoonful of chocolate buttercream some edible eyes, a tiny bit of fondant for his nose - and then broken up Cadbury's flakes to make his spikes.
I made paper plate flowers to match the enormous flower that grew from the tiny seed. These were really simple, but a big hit!
There was also a chance to plant tiny seeds in a tiny bucket, but I missed taking a picture of these. And Lizzy had tiny painted hearts for each child to write on two or three things they are be grateful for. She then hung these on a simple tree, and it went into church for the service today, when she asked the adults to do the same thing.
Then everyone shared food - there were hotdog sausages in rolls, crisps, grapes, slices of apple, cheese cubes and pieces of cucumber, then chocolate cornflake cakes, chocolate brownies, and caramel cupcakes!
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I like the wreath! I would take it home and cover it with more stuff though!
How fun! :-)
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I would have added more to a wreath too - and some of the children ended up with very colourful ones - but had already put them into their 'take home' bags before I had time to get the camera out, which was a pity.
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I really like the concept, too; it helps children feel comfortable in church, their parents likewise, and they learn some of the basic stuff, even if we keep to a fairly simple rhythm for it.
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Although your nieces might be getting a little big for something so simple now I guess.