stArt: Saint Valentine

 

This week, we read Saint Valentine written and illustrated by Robert Sabuda.  I have heard a few stories here and there about Saint Valentine but I really, really love this story especially!

I liked the mosaic style pictures because they were different than most picture books and it led perfectly into our mosaic-looking Valentine suncatchers!

Scarlett decided to send her suncatcher to her GG and Poppi in Orlando, Florida- which is great since it is pretty sunny there most of the time!

First, we ripped up lots of little pieces of pink and purple tissue paper.

Then I cut a heart out of the center of construction paper (Scarlett is doing great with scissors but she really has just started with this.)

Then we placed some contact paper in the hole of the heart so it was sticky- Scarlett put little pieces of pink and purple tissue paper all over the sticky surface- she kept lifting it up to see if the sun could "get through"!  

 

Finally we taped a pretty valentine ribbon the top of the heart so her GG could hang it up.

Turned out really cute! :)

  

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY!

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stArt: The Creation Story

We did stART  during our Thursday Preschool Playdate this week- the kids listened to the Bible story of Creation and Adam and Eve.
Then we talked about how God made everyone!  They each received a sheet called- God Made Me! I left a large space up at the top for them to draw a picture of themselves.  If we didn't have time I was going to let them paste a picture I took of them and paste it at the top (but it turned out we had time to draw).

 

Then we PAINTED!  Each child painted a picture of one of the days that God created.  One painted the moon, sun, and stars; another painted the Oceans and Seas with dolphins, whales, and fish; another painted the land with grass, plants, and flowers.

  

They ALWAYS love painting!!  :)

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