These paper roll fireflies make me smile! They are sooooo cute. Paper roll crafts are pretty awesome as it is, but when you add a tea light and make something that actually glows? That takes things to a whole new level of awesomeness. These little guys are really easy to make, and best of all, they're low mess! And you know how much I love low mess crafts! Each firefly takes less than 15 minutes to make using really simple craft supplies. And when you're done, you can add a tea light, turn out the lights, and watch your firefly
Pentecost Objectives: The students will be able to - retell the story Pentecost/Wind and Fire - define ascension - explain why Jesus sent the Holy Spirit and who the Holy Spirit is Review: Prayer, questions and vocabulary words from last week’s lesson Vocabulary Words: (Write the bold words on the board and discuss with class) Ascension- Jesus’ return to heaven Holy Spirit- the third person of the Blessed Trinity who Jesus sent to help his Church Pentecost Sunday- the day the Holy Spirit came. Blessed Trinity- the three divine persons in one God. Mount of Olives- outside Jerusalem, which is the capital of Israel and holy city of the Jews (show students this on a map or have one of the students find it on a map). Holy Spirit- third person of the Blessed Trinity, understood as the spiritual force of God Heaven- where good people are believed to go after death, where God and the angels live Pentecost- a Christian festival celebrated on the seventh Sunday after Easter to remember and honor the coming of the Holy Spirit upon the apostles. Jewish festival of Pentecost (Shavuoth)- a Jewish festival held on the 6th day of Sivan, in May or June, and to remember and honor the Law being given by God to Moses on Mount Sinai. Plan: Introduce story- Jesus saw his disciples many times. The first time was on the road to Emmaus, and later suddenly, Jesus appeared in a locked room with them when they were afraid of the Roman rulers and chief priests. All believed but Thomas who finally believed that it was Jesus when he touched His wounds on His hands and feet. During the next few weeks, Jesus’ disciples and friends saw Him often. This is the story about the last time that the disciples saw Jesus. Story- "Wind and Fire" or a Pentecost story and then ask questions Activities: familylife.com- 4 Ideas for Celebrating Pentecost catholicicing.com- Ideas For Celebrating Pentecost With Kids: Crafts, Activities, And More breadnotstones.com- Praying In Color sadlier.com- Prayers & Activities for the Feast of Pentecost sadlier.com- Pentecost Activities for Catholic Children & Students umcdiscipleship.org- Explaining Pentecost and the Vocation of Our Faith Lesson loyolapress.com- Pentecost Sunday, Cycle A loyolapress.com- Pentecost Sunday, Cycle B loyolapress.com- Pentecost Sunday, Cycle C catechistsjourney.loyolapress.com- Eight Ways to Teach Ascension and Pentecost sermons4kids.com- A New Wind Blowing object lesson with group activities, coloring page, puzzles, quizzes, worship bulletin sermons4kids.com- Pentecostal Power object lesson with group activities, coloring page, puzzles, quizzes, worship bulletin sermons4kids.com- Filled With The Holy Spirit object lesson with group activities, coloring page, puzzles, quiz, worship bulletin sermons4kids.com- The Power Source object lesson with group activities, coloring page, puzzles, worship bulletin sermons4kids.com- A Birthday Celebration object lesson with group activities, coloring page, puzzles, worship bulletin sermons4kids.com- A Birthday Celebration object lesson with group activities, coloring page, puzzles, worship bulletin sermons4kids.com- Filled With The Holy Spirit object lesson with group activities, coloring page, puzzles, quiz, worship bulletin sermons4kids.com- We’ve Got The Spirit object lesson with group activities, coloring page, puzzles, quiz, worship bulletin sermons4kids.com- Holy Spirit object lesson sermons4kids.com- Power and Light object lesson with group activities, coloring page, puzzles, quiz, worship bulletin sermons4kids.com- The Power Source object lesson with group activities, coloring page, puzzles, worship bulletin sermons4kids.com- A Race You Can’t Win Alone object lesson sermons4kids.com- He Can Hear You Now object lesson sundayschoolnetwork.com- Pentecost Sunday Bible Lesson for Kids lessonplans.episcopalchurch.org- The Gifts of the Holy Spirit Lesson Plan Year A lessonplans.episcopalchurch.org- Come Holy Spirit Lesson Plan Year B dltk-bible.com- Pentecost lesson with memory verse, teacher's guide, puzzles, take home sheet, coloring pages, crafts and activities, etc. truewaykids.com- Pentecost (free printable lessons for under 5s, over 5s, preteens and teens) ministry-to-children.com- Pentecost for Kids: Videos, Lessons, and Ideas ministry-to-children.com- Lesson: The Holy Spirit at Pentecost (Acts 2:1-47) ministry-to-children.com- Children’s Bible Lesson: The Pentecost Party (Acts 2:1-21) ministry-to-children.com- Lesson: The Birth of the Church on Pentecost ministry-to-children.com- Pentecost Sunday School Lesson: God Gives the Holy Spirit (Acts 2:1-21) thereligionteacher.com- Pentecost Activities (crafts, games, puzzles, worksheets, etc.) catechismangel.com- Pentecost Lesson for 5th Graders to Teach thereligionteacher.com- The Holy Spirit Lesson Plan thereligionteacher.com- The 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit Lesson & Worksheet Crafts: sermons4kids.com-A New Wind Blowing group activities (crafts) sermons4kids.com- Pentecost Power group activities (crafts) sermons4kids.com- Wind in Your Socks group activities (crafts) sermons4kids.com- Filled with the Holy Spirit group activities (crafts) sermons4kids.com- The Power Source group activities (crafts) sermons4kids.com- A Birthday Celebration group activities (crafts) sermons4kids.com- Filled With The Holy Spirit group activities (crafts) sermons4kids.com- Power and Light group activities (crafts) sermons4kids.com- The Power Source group activities (crafts) catholicplayground.com- Holy Spirit Scripture Wheel equippingcatholicfamilies.com- Holy Spirit Spin Wheel for Pentecost Pentecost- Bible Story Wheel (Bible Wheels to Make and Enjoy by Carmen Sorvillo, page 63 & 64. daniellesplace.com- Pentecost Bible Crafts and Activities jesus-without-language.net- Pentecost (Acts 2) | Craft 1 jesus-without-language.net- Pentecost (Acts 2) | Craft 2 christiancrafters.com- Pentecost Spinners thebillabong.info- Kites for Pentecost catholicicing.com- Holy Spirit Craft – Handprint Dove Taking Flight- A bird that can be a dove that you make out of white paper and using the child's handprints. (From the Hands of a Child by Anthony Flores, page 41). dltk-bible.com- Dove Crafts enchantedlearnilng.com- Peace Dove Craft catholicicing.com- Holy Spirit Craft (make a dove from a paper plate) innerchildfun.com- Dove Garland catholicicing.com- Printable Gifts Of The Holy Spirit Craft catholicicing.com- Catholic Fruits Of The Holy Spirit Printable For Kids {7 Craft Ideas!} artisthelpingchildren.org- Tons of dove crafts posted here Peaceful Dove Ornament- A cute dove made out of a peanut. (Christian Crafts for Christmastime by Kathy Ross, page 44 & 45). Big Book of Ideas for Children’s Faith Formation by McNamara, McKeever, and Robinson- The Holy Spirit moves us to do God’s will (Holy Spirit mobile) Here is a mobile that will encourage children to look further around for God’s presence n their life (page 224). lifewithmoorebabies.com- Chihuly Glass Art for Kids Made from Plastic Bottles sermons4kids.com- Making A Windsock showerofrosesblog.com- A Windsock for Pentecost catholicinspired.com- Pentecost Pin-less Pinwheel ~ Symbol of Fire and Wind sunhatsandwellieboots.com- Paper Pentecost Candle - Celebrating with different languages dltk-bible.com- Stained Glass Craft kidsfriendly.org- Pentecost Suncatcher (cut out paper plate sections before class) christiangiftstogo.blogspot.com- Pentecost Stained Glass Suncatcher Craft Introduce craft- What flickered around the disciple’s heads, but didn’t burn them? Fiery flames. flamecreativekids.blogspot.com- Pentecost Play Dough Mat Laminate printable mat and let the children use play dough to make tongues of fire coming from the heads of the disciples. inkandglue.com- Tissue Paper Votive Flame sarajcreations.com- Pentecost Stained Glass Craft flickr.com- Kirigami Fire Spinner with directions everythingisgodsgift.blogspot.com- Tongues of Fire Wearable Craft Activity Tongues of Fire Headbands Craft- Use card stock paper or cardboard to cut out flame shapes. Have the children paint them with water colors or glue red and orange pieces of tissue paper on it to make it look like flames. Use a strip of paper for the headband, fitting it to each child’s head and using a stapler to secure the headband. Attach the flames to the headband using the stapler as well. Pentecost- Bible Story Wheel (Bible Wheels to Make and Enjoy by Carmen Sorvillo, page 63 & 64.) craftingthewordofgod.com- Day of Pentecost Suncatcher worbla.com- Making a TranspArt Handheld Flame siquieres-angeles.blogspot.com- Idea for the Feast of Pentecost After telling the story of Pentecost make this fun craft remembering the value and strength that the Holy Spirit gives you. There are no directions for this craft, but you can easily figure it out. flickr.com- Kid’s Camping Lantern Materials: Empty clear, plastic or glass jar Colored tissue paper (red, orange, yellow) Modge Podge Scissors One electric votive light Directions: Cut pieces of colored tissue paper in the shape of flames. Paint the outside of the entire jar with Modge Podge. Layer paper flames on the outside of the jar. Cover the outside of the jar with a thin layer of Modge Podge. Allow jar to dry completely. Turn on the votive light and place inside the lantern and put the lid on the jar. When you want to turn off the light, just open the jar and take the votive out to switch it off. Games: The Catholic Toolbox- How To Review Material Play one of these games to review today’s lesson sermons4kids.com- New Wind Blowing group activities (games) sermons4kids.com- Pentecostal Power group activities (games) sermons4kids.com- Wind In Your Socks group activities (games) sermons4kids.com- Filled With The Holy Spirit group activities (games) sermons4kids.com- The Power Source group activities (games) sermons4kids.com- A Birthday Celebration group activities (games) sermons4kids.com- Filled With The Holy Spirit group activities (games) sermons4kids.com- Power and Light group activities (games) jesus-without-language.net- Pentecost (Acts 2) | Games avemariapress.com- Holy Spirit Memory Game thereligionteacher.com- Paper Toss Game (scroll down to this) 123homeschool4me.com- 12 Disciples Memory Game daniellesplace.com- Wind and Fire Relay (scroll down to this) Before class cut crepe paper into 2 feet lengths. Divide your students into teams and give them each a straw and a piece of crepe paper. Have them use the straw to blow the crepe paper across the room and back. If you don’t want them to get on the floor, have them blow the crepe across a table. The Encyclopedia of Bible Games for Children’s Ministry by Group Publishing- Listen Up This game will help kids remember to listen for the Holy Spirit (page 105). Introduce game: What flickered around the disciple’s heads, but didn’t burn them? Fiery flames Who Has The Fire? Need: Orange construction paper balled up to be the fire. Directions: The children sit in a circle close together. The child who is “It” stands away from the circle and hides their eyes while the fire is passed around. When “It” says "STOP!", the child holding the fire hides it (under their leg, up their sleeve, etc.). The child who is “It” guesses who has the fire. The child who had the fire is now “It”. The games below are free, however they can only to be used for classroom and personal use. They may not be published on any websites or other electronic media, or distributed in newsletters, bulletins, or any other form or sold for profit. Reproduction or retransmission of any materials, in whole or in part, in any manner, is not permitted. All graphics/images/clipart etc. used on these activities are not my own and are from various internet sources. The Holy Spirit File Folder Game- Work your way around the board and answer questions about the Holy Spirit. For 2nd grade on up. There are a lot of choices and possibilities for this game. Fruits of the Holy Spirit (Catholic)- Spin the spinner and follow the directions. If you spin “Leader’s Space” you may change places with the leader and put his marker where you were. Make your way around the board answering questions about the fruits of the Holy Spirit. The first player to FINISH wins. The Catholic Toolbox- Fruit of the Holy Spirit Bean Bag Toss (Catholic) Snacks: Introduce snack: Pentecost Sunday is 50 days after Easter. Jewish Pentecost was a thanksgiving feast for the first fruits of the wheat harvest and was associated with remembrance of God's gift of the Law to Moses on Mount Sinai. What is bread made out of? Let’s make some bread to celebrate Pentecost. pillsbury.com- Carmel Sticky Buns allrecipes.com- Cinnamon Buns Puzzles, Mazes, Worksheets: More 365 Activities for Kids November 29- Which group of disciples is the odd one out? craftingthewordofgod.com- Holy Spirit Puzzle craftingthewordofgod.com- The Day of Pentecost Puzzle sermons4kids.com- The Work of the Holy Spirit (maze) sermons4kids.com- The Day of Pentecost (word search) sermons4kids.com-The Power Source (word search) biblekids.eu- Pentecost (word search) biblewise.com- Pentecost (word search #1) biblewise.com- Pentecost (word search #2) longwaitforisabella.com- Pentecost (word search) web.archive.org- Cycle A John 20:19-23 (word search) web.archive.org- Cycle B John 20:19-23 (word search) web.archive.org- Cycle A John 20:19-23 (word search) dltk-bible.com- Pentecost Puzzles (anagrams, crosswords, cryptogram, word searches) sermons4kids.com- Pentecost (jumble) sermons4kids.com- Filled With The Holy Spirit (jumble) sermons4kids.com- The Day of Pentecost (decoder) sermons4kids.com- The Day of Pentecost (crossword) sermons4kids.com- Filled With The Holy Spirit (crossword) sermons4kids.com- The Power Source (crossword) web.archive.org- Cycle A John 20:19-23 (crossword) web.archive.org- Cycle B John 20:19-23 (crossword) web.archive.org- Cycle C John 20:19-23 (crossword) calvarycurriculum.com- The Day of Pentecost lesson #245 with memory verses, circle the correct words, true or false, fill in the blanks, puzzles, and color sheets. sdc.me.uk- Pentecost Sunday Worksheet Year A sdc.me.uk- Pentecost Sunday Worksheet Year B sdc.me.uk- Pentecost Sunday Worksheet Year C catholicicing.com- Pentecost Notebooking Page sermons4kids.com- Filled With The Holy Spirit (multiple choice) sermons4kids.com- The Day of Pentecost (multiple choice) pflaum.com- Four times during the school year, Pflaum Gospel Weeklies provides three ready-to-print activities for each level; Seeds (Preschool), Promise (Grades K-1), Good News (Grades 2-3), Venture (Grades 4-6) and Visions (Grades 7-8). Plus each season special features for the entire family. reallifeathome.com- Seven Gifts of the Holy Spirit Worksheet Printables Packet sacraparentalcom- Pentecost Worksheet (scroll down to this and click on “their website” for pdf link) web.archive.org- Holy Spirit Worksheets smp.org- Gifts of the Holy Spirit This worksheet is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can learn about the 7 Gifts of the Holy Spirit and use their own words to describe what each gift is. sadlier.com- Pentecost Activities for Catholic Children & Students (worksheets posted) smp.org- Pentecost This activity is part of the Living in Christ Series. Students can read the account of Pentecost in the Acts of the Apostles and answer questions about it. smp.org- The Two Pentecosts A chart used to draw parallels between the feasts of Shavuot and Christian Pentecost.
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May Day came and went so quickly for us and by the time I got the new ribbons for our Maypole it was pouring rain, even though we had a 5 meter high pole that Saxon had cut down for us. So we were unable to celebrate with the usual singing and dancing around the Maypole. So for Moran's birthday she wanted to have a Maypole and we made this one from scratch. Here is how we made it! Materials: * A pole of your choice, we cut down a tree from our block, but in the past we have used a very long piece of timber, a tall tomato stake (our first maypole was this as our children were all small then) or you could use a plastic pipe of some sort. * A hole to put the pole in and a strong lad to dig it, or a lass if you prefer. * Ribbon to length. Our pole length was 3 meters above ground with a half meter buried . So our ribbon was meters long, they could have been longer but this was more than adequate The colour and how many depends on personal choice. Our Maypole has 10 ribbons of various colours, but 10 because that is how many children we have at home at the moment. You can add or take off the ribbons at will. * metal U shape fence staples Here is an image link These are to tie the ribbon they can be taken off when not in use * hammer, shovel and perhaps a sledge hammer * flowers to decorate the top. We used silk ones as it is Autumn season here and not many flowers in our garden. * participants First off lay your pole across two 'ponies' as we call them, builders saw horses to steady the pole while you work on it. You may want to dig your hole now and check you have enough depth, for safety reasons, prior to completing your Maypole. The next thing to do is to hammer in your U shape staples around the top of the pole about 10-15 cm from the top. You can measure accurately if you like but I just 'eye-balled them in' Take your flowers and place them in and around the U shapes, with blossom part upward, holding them steady with one or two further down the pole if needed. You can see from this view that the flowers are amongst the U shapes and yet still see the U shapes for tying on the ribbon. Ribbon waiting to be tied on to the pole. The ribbon is simply tied on with a knot that can be taken off as desired. You could add more than one colour from each U shape but we did not All ready to be placed in the pre dug hole I just love the way it looks with the flowers and ribbons on top. Ready for our children to use All about to start. Ribbon wrapping around the pole Children running and leaping and praising God. We really have never learned any of the complicated dances but simple skipping and running while singing this song~ Fairy Branch Song: Here's a branch of snowy May! A branch the Fairies gave me! Who would like to dance today With the branch the fairies gave me? Dance away dance away Holding high the branch of May! Dance away dance away Holding high the branch of May! Here is a pattern to follow if you are more adventurous I hope you have enjoyed this small tutorial on making a Maypole. Really a simple and sweet tradition to share with your own children or others as well. For more ideas to celebrate Mayday and Maypoles look Here and a painting from last year by our talented Eden Eden's Mayday Girl (original work) Blessings to you and your homes,
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