{"id":36766,"date":"2023-01-05T04:08:44","date_gmt":"2023-01-05T04:08:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/?p=36766"},"modified":"2024-04-11T00:25:28","modified_gmt":"2024-04-11T00:25:28","slug":"creation-activity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/arts-and-crafts\/creation-activity\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Colorful And Creative Creation Activities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Celebrate the beginning of time with these fun creative activities! As you read the Book of Genesis, these hands-on activities will keep kids engaged with the story. Create vibrant images of the earth and all of the animals as they appear in the story. These activities make Genesis fun and easy to remember! Share them with your teacher friends as the perfect addition to their Sunday School lesson plans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. 6 Days of Creation Activity<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Kick off your creation lesson with this simple creation activity. Help students cut out stars, grass, and animal shapes. Glue the shapes to the correct day of creation. Be sure to mark the shift from darkness to light in the first circle! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Preschool Creations<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Creation Scavenger Hunt<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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A scavenger hunt is great for school students of all ages! Grab some snacks that correspond to the days of creation: animal crackers, goldfish, pretzels, etc. Pack them in small snack bags and hide them. As you read Genesis, students can search for each day’s corresponding snack!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Parenting to Impress<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Days of Creation Printable<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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This printable is a simple way to help kids organize the events of creation. As you read Genesis, have your kids fill in what was created on each day. If time permits, ask them to illustrate each line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Bible Wise<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. 7 Days of Creation Globe<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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This adorable printable globe is a great hands-on creation craft. Before you fold and assemble the pieces of the globe, let your kids color to their hearts’ content. Encourage them to add colorful birds, fun fish, and a portrait of themselves!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Christian Preschool<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Paper Plate Creation Craft<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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This fun creation paper plates activity is perfect for younger students! Help students paint the events of creation on each plate. For day five, carefully cut out fish and birds. Finish by displaying their Earth paper plates around the room!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Godly Ladies<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Creation of Crafts with Snacks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Here\u2019s another great snack idea for your creative activity time. Start by gathering snacks that represent each day of creation and place them in a muffin tray. Invite your kiddos to eat them in the correct order while you engage them in a reading of Genesis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: At Home With Zan<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Creation Paper Chain Craft<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Write each day on one side of a piece of paper. On the reverse side, have students illustrate the events that happened on that day. Connect the days of creation paper strips into a chain. Afterward, have students retell the story of creation to someone new using their paper chains!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: School Time Snippets<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Interactive Printable Creation Story<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Interactive printables are a great resource for every teacher! These visual aids are the perfect way to engage students and keep their attention. Simply cut out the document images. Then have students play along as you read the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn More: Keeping Life Creative<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

9. Creation Bingo<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n
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Bingo is a perfect way to review the days of creation! While you read Genesis, students cross off squares as they appear in the story. The first student to complete a row wins the game!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Celebrate the beginning of time with these fun creative activities! As you read the Book of Genesis, these hands-on activities will keep kids engaged with the story. Create vibrant images of the earth and all of the animals as they appear in the story. These activities make Genesis fun and easy to remember! Share them …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121,"featured_media":37141,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[86],"tags":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/9-Colorful-and-Creative-Creation-Activities-600x400.png","author_info":{"display_name":"Lauren Jannette","author_link":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/author\/lauren-jannette\/"},"featured_image_src_square":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/9-Colorful-and-Creative-Creation-Activities-600x600.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36766"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/121"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=36766"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/36766\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/37141"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=36766"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=36766"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.teachingexpertise.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=36766"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}