On day 4 , God made the sun and the moon.  The sun helps plants grow and warms up the earth.  The moon helps the ocean move by making the tide come in and go out.  It also lights up the night.  Today we will make our own sun and the moon as a reminder of what God did on the fourth day of creation.

Supplies for the sun:

Paper plate                       orange or yellow paint                  goggly eyes       

orange or yellow construction paper                                     black marker

Steps:

1.        Paint the paper plate completely on the underside

2.       While the paint dries, trace child’s hands on construction paper 5-9 times.

3.       Cut out hand drawings

4.       Once paint has dried, glue the hands to the other side of the plate

5.       Glue the eyes on and draw a smile!

Supplies for the moon:

gray paint                          foil                       White paint (optional)     black construction paper (optional)

Steps:

1.       Draw a circle on the bottom of a paper plate.

2.       Crumple a piece of foil into a ball

3.       Pour a small amount of gray paint on a Dip the foil in the gray paint

4.       Stamp the foil over the inside of the circle on the plate

5.       Once dry, cut out the circle.

6.       Optional step: Glue the cut out moon onto a black piece of construction paper.  Then use a qtip to dip into the white paint and dot around it to make stars on the black construction paper.

When the sun sets we know the day is ending and when it rises we know a new day has started.  God created the sun and moon to help us know when day and night had come. We use this to count the days and to follow the seasons.  What are some of your favorite seasons? Let’s thank God for the sun and the moon that provide warmth, light and give order to time!