Once Upon a Book ~ Mortimer's First Garden

 

Mortimers First Garden

By: Karma Wilson

Summary: Mortimer decides to plant his last sunflower seed in hopes of a 'springtime miracle'.  After lots of work, patience and trusting in God a plant emerges from the ground.

Bible Verse

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not. - Galatians 6:9

Song ~ Little Sunflower

Tune: I'm A Little Teapot

I'm a little sunflower

I'm so small,

Soil, sun and water

Make me tall.

When I get all grown up

You will see,

That I'm as big

As I can be!

Art Activity ~ Tissue Paper Sunflower

For this activity you will need:

* Black and White Sunflower Template

* Yellow and Green Tissue Paper
* Seeds

* Glue

* 1 Piece of white card stock {you can use a different color of card stock}

To make:

* Color the pieces of the sunflower

* Glue together onto piece of card stock

* Tear up and wrinkle tissue paper

* Glue tissue paper on to the flower {yellow}, stems {green} and leaves {green}

* Put some glue all over the center of the flower; Have child put seeds on the glue

Sensory Fun

* Fill a tote with shredded brown paper {can be bought at the Dollar Tree}

* Hide lots of seeds in the paper

* Give child tools for digging and a jar {or bowl} to put their seeds in as they find them

Numbers

Counting Seeds

* Write numbers on pieces of paper; attach to craft sticks
* Place craft sticks with numbers into plastic cups
* Have child put the correct number of seeds into each cup

Game

Seed, Seed, Sprout 

Play like Duck, Duck, Goose

Make A Memory

Have your little one plant some sunflower seeds!  We're in the having patience and trusting in God stage as we wait for our little plants to start growing :)

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