Easter Crafts for Children

Sock Bunnies 

to colour and make your own!

 This is a quick and easy craft for children and can be completed in less than 30 minutes with adult supervision.

Supplies Needed:

1.  white glue or a glue gun (we used a glue gun as we found it held the eyes and tail securely in place)
2. scissors  
3. pom poms, eyes and ribbon 
4. fabric markers to colour the bunny with
5. white ankle socks for the body of the bunny
6. elastic bands
7. rice
8. quilt batting 

 Step #1

Using their skills of cooperation one child holds the sock open while the other places a little more than a 1/4 cup of rice in the toe of the sock.  The rice acts as weight and hold the bunny in an upright position.

Step #2

A small amount of quilt batting is added on top of the rice to form the larger bottom portion of the bunny and an elastic band is loosely applied at this point over top of the sock forming the neck.

Step #3

Quilt batting is stuff above the neck to form the head.  It is important to remember to leave enough room to cut off the sock ribbing and still have room to make ears.  Once the head is the size wanted another elastic band is applied tightly on top forming the head.

Cutting the ears

The first cut is from the bottom corner of the ribbing to the middle seam of the toe.  The second cut is to divide the fabric above the second elastic in half.  You now have two poorly shaped ears.  With adult supervision given the age and sharp scissors you now shape the ears cutting away excess fabric.

Before colouring the sock bunny an adult will need to hot glue the eyes and tail on.  With the fabric markers the face is drawn on and ribbon placed at the neck.  The final stage is colouring your sock bunny.  

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2016 twosnydergirls

God is here among us!

Christ, whose glory fills the skies

Is your spiritual life like the valley of dry bones described in Ezekiel 37?  

Ezekiel 37:1-4The hand of the LORD was upon me, and he brought me out by the Spirit of the LORD and set me in the middle of a valley; it was full of bones. 2 He led me back and forth among them, and I saw a great many bones on the floor of the valley, bones that were very dry. 3 He asked me, "Son of man, can these bones live?" I said, "O Sovereign LORD, you alone know." 4 Then he said to me, "Prophesy to these bones and say to them, 'Dry bones, hear the word of the LORD

Know that Christ is here among us calling each of us to hear the word of the Lord and experience God in a new way this Easter season!

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2014 twosnydergirls

Diamond in rough shape

Inspiration In The Laundromat

Bored of  listening to the incessant thump thump of dryers and disgusted by the gossip in the magazines available we went through the magazine rack in hopes of finding something that was not mind numbing to read and we found a diamond in rough shape.

Cover page missing, pages ripped yet still readable we found Songs Of Inspiration by John T Benson copyrighted 1949.  We read “a resourceful collection of choice gospel songs inspiring for the home, practical for churches and Sunday Schools, Conventions, song festivals, youth meetings, revivals and radio work.” 

I will now add laundromats and blogs to this list of venues where this little book can provide inspiration.

We thought about leaving this precious old gem of musical wisdom behind however it did not feel right so it has traveled home with us and the inspirational words contained on its pages have brought joy to us and will become part of this blog to be shared with you.

How is it we are always surprised when confronted by a gift from God?  An old hymnal, a call from a friend at just the moment most needed or a good Samaritan's help while traveling.  Should we not live in a state of constant of God's gifts?  

I wonder how many blessing we miss every day because of our stubborn need to constantly active - our lack of incentive to seek out the blessing, to recognize them for what they are.

If there is one gift I can give my grandchildren it is to be mindful of God's gifts around us.  Teach them to quiet their expectations, worries, planning, grumbling, and busyness - to look beyond themselves to the experience of the Divine in the moment, so they can find songs of inspiration in their lives.

It really isn't hard all it takes is a single question of explorations - "What gifts from God can you right now?"  They start naming things without embarrassment or question while the adults look and look.

What gift is God giving you right now?  

Grandma Snyder

©2013-2015 twosnydergirls 

Psalm 63

Psalm 63

 O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is;

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.

 Because thy loving kindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips:

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate on thee in the night watches.

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the shadow of thy wings will I rejoice.

 My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.

 But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go into the lower parts of the earth.

 They shall fall by the sword: they shall be a portion for foxes.

But the king shall rejoice in God; every one that sweareth by him shall glory: but the mouth of them that speak lies shall be stopped.

 

 Grandma Snyder

©2013-2015 twosnydergirls

Wordless Wednesday

April 2, 2014

Grandma Snyder

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