A New Creation

Want a cute idea for learning and snacking? Well, OK...

Apple Caterpillars. Made from Apple slices, craisins, and pretzel sticks. Can be placed in  yogurt if you wanted, but I just gave them to my kids like this.

AND, Banana Butterflies! Aren't they SO cute! Banana's, raisins, pretzel sticks, and "pirate pretzels"(That's what my kids call them for some reason!)

These take NO time to put together. You could even get things ready and let your kids put them together for added fun. My kids get a little hungry between our early breakfast and mid-day lunch, so I've been giving them a small fruit snack around 10. This is just perfect because it doesn't fill them to the point where they won't eat lunch, but it's enough to pass the time until lunch.

EVERYONE

LOVES

THEM!

 This is also a great time to share a lesson on the caterpillar and it's journey to becoming a butterfly. If you have a bug box try to find a caterpillar to stay inside and watch. If you don't want to take it that far look at books from the library or pictures from google on caterpillars and butterflies. Kids LOVE learning about interesting bugs and the like. Take your books outside and let them search for butterflies and match pictures with the REAL thing. Let the kids make a list of what they saw and draw pictures of their own. Even the tiny babes can get in on drawing pictures!
Don't forget to take the lesson one step further by bringing in 2 Corinthians 5:17(in the New International Readers Version, which is our favorite version for kids): "Anyone who believes in Christ is a new creation. The old is gone! The new has come!" What a beautiful picture of what Christ has done for us. Because He gave HIS life for US, WE are a new creation. Just like the butterfly, the old has gone, the NEW has come!
Enjoy. Remember, this is your life, soak up every moment.