Celebrate Our Creator Day

CELEBRATE OUR CREATOR DAY

A CURRICULUM FOR EARTH DAY AND BEYOND

This curriculum is suitable for both children’s ministries, family devotions and neighborhood outreach.

1. CONDUCT CELEBRATE OUR CREATOR EVENTS

EXPLAIN THAT THIS EARTH DAY - OR ANY DAY YOU CHOOSE TO HONOR GOD - WE'RE GOING TO CELEBRATE GOD AS OUR CREATOR, OUR HERO. AND EXPLAIN THAT WE NEED TO REMEMBER THAT EVERY PERFECT GIFT IS FROM ABOVE.

Ask the children to name their biggest hero. Then ask them who made that hero.

Explain that God, through Jesus, made everything that lives - even their hero. And discuss that he made everything we need to live on.

Have the children think of the many things God made.

Encourage them to think about all the living creatures; the food we all need to live on; beautiful flowers; mountains, lakes, rivers and forests; the world itself with all the stars, planets, suns; and even our oceans and the ground beneath us teaming with fish, insects, and more.

Suggest that these facts make God, including Jesus the second person of our triune God, our real hero.

2. LEAD A BIBLE STUDY ON GOD AS OUR CREATOR AND SUSTAINER

Read selected verses from John 1: 1-12; Isaiah 40: 25-26; Psalm 8: 1-8; and Psalm 136 verses 1-9 & 23-25; James 1: 17-18; Psalm 3:5; and Genesis 1-1; Genesis 1:1-2:3.

3. CONDUCT “CELEBRATE OUR CREATOR”© ACTIVITIES

3a. EXPERIENCE GOD'S DESIGN THROUGH GARDENING

Select seeds from either vegetable or flowering plants that have brief germination periods. Fill cups with potting soil. Following the directions on seed packs, prepare the soil for inserting seeds. Help the Children insert seeds and provide instructions for watering and care.

Describe for the children that God made the soil with nutrients and provides the sunshine and water to help seeds grow.

Reflect on the fact that the same seeds you're using now came from the original 6 days when God made the earth. Reflect on how awesome a design it is that keeps reproducing year after year and keeps providing for all our nutritional needs.

Also, bring in a bouquet of cut flowers to circulate among children so they can see, smell and feel the amazing designs in the diversity of flowering plants.

3b. TASTE GOD'S PROVISION

Fill additional cups with cut up sections of various fruits and distribute the cups to have them taste God's awesome design.

Describe the seeds you plant ultimately grow into fruits, all of varying color, texture, and of course taste.

Explain that we need a variety of fruits and vegetables to live and that God's design and creation provides all we need to be healthy and productive.

Remind the kids God didn't have to make taste and taste buds, but in his loving care, he made awesome tastes.

3c. OBSERVE GOD'S AWESOME CREATION

Play a creation video - we use ones from Moody Bible Institute, or other outlets.

Focus on visuals that depict animals, plants, stars. Observe and comment on the awesome design of these animals.

3d. CREATE A GREETING CARD

Create a CELEBRATE OUR CREATOR DAY greeting card, using GIFT's greeting card instructions. Click here for instructions.

Celebrate Our Creator globe illustrated by Dawn Hudson

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