30th May A crafty creation


Whilst for many people half term is a chance to slow down and even switch off, for parents I suspect it is a potential nightmare as they search for cheap things to do with children of varying ages. And for me it's also a busy week arranging and then delivering craft days at several of my churches. This half term, in an intentional effort to be faith based its been based around the story of creation.

Now in an ideal world it would have been great to start 'in the beginning' and work through the days of creation to end up with Adam and Eve so that the children get to journey through the story. Logistics regarding numbers of volunteers and the different times that families arrive to these events make that almost impossible. So we made the most of what we had.

Up at The Church on Rise Park we had a great turn out of 13 adults and a gazzilion children. Down at Central the tun out was lower but all who came had a really great time. Not sticking rigidly to the biblical account(s) we ended up with five crafts that highlighted various aspects of the overall narrative. But dont take my word for it, have a look yourself.







 

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