Let there be light

Hello and welcome to Sunday on Christchurch Kids. Have you heard the birds singing today? Why don't you open a window and listen for a moment? We are spending our days a bit differently at the moment and it will probably feel a bit odd. Today we are going to be looking at God, who always stays the same. He is the God who created our amazing world and who loves us. We can see His creation all around us and it can remind us of His love for us.

Here is a fantastic retelling of the story of creation from Archbishop Desmond Tutu.

Have another listen. What is your favourite part of the story?

Feeding the birds

There are so many ways to celebrate God's amazing creations. Why don't you have a go at creating a bird feeder? There are lots of great ideas online.

These first two ideas are quite simple.

https://teachbesideme.com/homemade-window-bird-feeder/

https://happyhooligans.ca/milk-jug-bird-feeder/

Or you can have lots of fun decorating the bird feeder. Can you see how they have used bottle caps to make the eyes?

https://www.redtedart.com/juice-carton-crafts-owl-bird-feeder/

If you are wondering what to feed the birds, there is a great guide from the RSPB about which food scraps can be used safely. You can see it here.

We have a colouring page that you can download here. God created the birds and tiniest insects and he also created the stars and the planets. This is Bible verse about how space can remind us how amazing God is.

Prayer

There is an East African prayer talking to God about His creation.

All you big things, bless the Lord

Mount Kilimanjaro and Lake Victoria

The Rift Valley and the Serengeti Plain

Fat baobabs and shady mango trees

All eucalyptus and tamarind trees

Bless the Lord.

Praise and extol Him for ever and ever

All you tiny things, bless the Lord.

Wriggling tadpoles and mosquito larvae,

Flying locusts and water drops,

Millet seeds and dried dagaa,

Bless the Lord.

Praise and extol Him for ever and ever

Can you write your own version of this prayer? What big things would you include? What tiny things would you include?
(to "extol" means to "praise enthusiastically)

And finally, one of our favourite songs from F@CT all about our Creator God...

We would love to see your bird feeders or your prayers. You can see how to send pictures of your creations in the right hand side column. You can add comments to this post too. We'd love to hear from you.