Finally, our earth starts looking inhabitable! God gives us food through plants on the third day. He made trees “bearing-fruit with seed in it”. So we know the answer to the age-old question, Which came first, the seed or the tree?
Our craft for the 3rd day was making leaf prints on our Copy-Work printables and putting together a beautiful collage to visualize all that God made on Day 3. Plus we did an easy experiment to show how plants get nutrients and water from the soil.
This is a craft you can customize for all ages. For the little ones, I like to cut out some of the shapes ahead of time. I let the older kids cut everything for themselves.
This was my favorite craft that we did through our whole creation project. It just turned out so good even with the toddlers in my class.
To make the collage, we used natural colors of scrapbook paper, craft scissors, glue and sticker paper. I tried to choose colors that matched what everything looks like in real life. I guided the children on how to make the background and then the foreground with the trees and ‘sea’.
I had ages 2-5 doing this craft, but even older children will enjoy it. We talked about each thing that was made and how it benefits the earth and all the living creatures in it. The seas, the land, the plants; everything works together to support life. God was preparing a perfect place for man to live.
How Plants Get Nutrients Experiment
This experiment combines all three elements that God made into one. It shows how plants get what they need from the water in the soil. To do this experiment I bought some white carnations from the grocery store. I cut the ends at a diagonal and put them in water that had different colors of food coloring in it.
It took a little while to get them to really change color. I also added some of the plant food that came with the flowers to see if that helped them absorb the color more and the kids recorded what they found on their Experiment Observation Worksheet.
The kids were amazed and could see that what is in the water or soil is sucked up into the plant.
We also watched this video to show how plants turn light into food.
I finished both of our activities by thanking God for making everything we need for food and to help us take better care of ourselves by eating more fruits and vegetables.