Tuesday, March 29, 2011

faith is like a little seed...

Yesterday was family night and all that morning I was figuring out what lesson to give the kids that would be fun, yet suitable for FHE. Then it clicked in my head to teach them about the plants that Jesus created for us. And since we just got finished building our garden boxes, it would be a perfect addition to the Springiness in the air.

We put potting soil in a jar...


showed them what seeds look like and how they grow...


and planted Cheerios... just for fun:)


Then we ate samples of foods that come from plants...


but they had to guess what they were eating...

Hunter liked the carrot and apple, but not the "salad" (lettuce)

and Jaina loved the apple, not the onion!


Then Daddy taught them about pollen and how it can be found inside the flowers.


When we were done with the lesson, the kids noticed that something had grown in their jars...

Donuts!!!

Now if only they grew that easily:)

We are grateful for all of God's creations!

8 comments:

Camilla said...

Oh my goodness Mandi! You never cease to amaze me! We planted seeds for fhe last night, if only I would have thought to plant cheerios! Donuts are even more fun than flowers! :)
You inspire me so much with everything you do. And those new silhouettes are so perfect, I can't wait to see them in person!

Jackson Family said...

so CREATIVE! I remember you telling me this idea-how fun to make a whole fhe out of it. And I need to come see your wall with pictures on it-looks fantastic as always!

JaNae said...

I love that idea, Mandi! I love the look on all the kids faces when they saw what grew...especially Jons!! What a great FHE, thanks for the great idea. I loved this post! And I just love that family room!

Aubrey said...

Love that! What a fun family home evening. We are always wondering what to do for little ones to make it more interesting. Oh, and your home is beautiful!

Stephen and Emma Pearson said...

I LOVE this post!!! What an awesome idea, I wanna remember that one!!! Looks like the kids really liked it! Oh...and Jons face made me laugh pretty hard too!!

Chelsea said...

HOW GREAT!! I hope you don't mind but I am stealing this idea for this weekend!!

Doran & Jody said...

Cute idea Mandi!
And Chelsea will be doing this at MY house this weekend. Won't ya Chels :)

Jen said...

You are so creative! What a fun family night activity! I love how you had them tasting things blindfolded! Great idea!