Butterfly Activities

As promised yesterday, here are several additional activities to build on your family's viewing of The Butterfly Circus.  This short film is amazing and I hope your family will set aside a few minutes to watch the film (at the link above) and engage in intentional faith building.

Get Outside!
The weather is beautiful!  Take a trip to your local park and go on a nature walk.  While you are on your walk, keep your eyes open for caterpillars and butterflies.  Also, look for other symbols of new life you see.  This could be anything from flowers, to a bird's nest, to a pregnant mother.  As you find these symbols, talk about why they remind us of Easter.  To add some competition, try framing your search in the terms of "I Spy" by seeing who can spy the most symbols of new life!

Reading Corner

 

Hermie a Common Caterpillar by Max Lucado is a wonderful story about a caterpillar that is transformed into who God always designed him to be. 

If your library does not have Hermie fall back on Eric Carle's classic, The Very Hungry Caterpillar

Collect your scissors and glue...it is time to craft!
So in case you have yet to realize it...I love crafts...especially crafts that can be done with supplies everyone has laying around! As a children's minister I am always on the lookout for cheap and unique crafts for my kiddos to enjoy.  Here is a cute craft options done with supplies everyone should have on hand.  All you need is coffee filters, paint and pipe cleaners.  I love to hang these on the windows once they have dried!

Check out Amanda's instructions here