As you all know, we had a wonderful time in February's club meeting. Mrs. Melanie came as our guest speaker to talk to the girls on the Importance of Little Things: "It's the little things that make life big!"
First, the girls were asked if they ever do something that seems small for their mom and it makes her really happy. For example, picking a little flower in the yard, making her a little card or coloring a little picture. They might see it as a very small thing but it gives their mom lots of joy because it shows her that you love her. It is the same with our siblings. When we share a little toy or do something we think of as very small, we can really make their day
It is the same way with God. When we do little things well, it is a way we show God that we love Him. When we make our bed (even the sheet underneath the blanket!), clean up our toys, share with our brother and sister, obey our parents without arguing. All these things are little things we can do to show God we love Him.
Then the girls were asked to think of ideas of little things they can do for the family, friends and all ultimately,for God.
So all the little things we do in the day are like little flowers we can offer to God. At the end of the day we have a big, beautiful bouquet of flowers made up of all the little things we did throughout the day to show God how much we love Him.
Next, Mrs. Annamarie prepared an incredible craft as this month's activity: Yarn Flower Vases.
We began with a lovely assortment of bottles (wine bottles, vinegar bottles, etc) and a bright collection of different types of yarn. Each girl chose a bottle and a yarn (or a couple of different yarns) and then the fun began.
Starting at the top of the bottle, you put a piece of double-sided tape and begin wrapping the yarn tightly and carefully around the neck of the bottle. As the bottle curves, you'll want to put a bit more tape to help keep uniformity. The girls had to work carefully and slowly to ensure that the yarn was tightly strung around the bottle to give it a solid appearance.
This required focus and concentration, just ask Emma!
Patience was also at work, because rushing through this would only produce a sloppy finish (none of the girls did this of course!)
Once the yarn work was complete, it was time to add some finishing touches with hot glue: buttons, gems, flowers, insects all adorned the exquisite bottles.
Finally, each girl placed a bouquet of flowers in their bottles and they were ready to go!
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