Creation Day 4: Sun, Moon & Stars Enrichment

We decided to learn about the days of creation this summer with fun cooking, arts, and field trips. Today we learned day 4 of creation when God created the sun to rule the day and the moon to rule the night in Genesis 1:14-19.

Genesis 1:14-19

Then God said, “Let lights appear in the sky to separate the day from the night. Let them be signs to mark the seasons, days and years. Let these lights in the sky shine down on the earth.” And that is what happened. God made two great lights- the larger one to govern the day, and the smaller one to govern the night. He also made the stars. God set these lights in the sky to light the earth, to govern the day and night, and to separate the light from the darkness. And God saw that it was good. And evening passed and morning came, marking the fourth day.

Days of Creation Coloring Book

I printed out the Days of Creation Coloring Book and stapled it together for the kids. Today we colored the Day 4: Sun, Moon & Stars page in the book.

Star Fruit Kabob

Cut the melon or pineapple into large slices and used a star cookie cutter to make stars. Let the child slide the stars onto their skewers.

Sun, Moon & Star Sugar Cookies

Cookie Ingredients:

• 1 Cup Butter
• 1 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/4 cup flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1//2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon vanilla

Cookie Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Spray cookie sheet with nonstick spray
3. Cream together the butter and sugar.
4. Add the egg and mix well.
5. Stir in the flour, baking powder, salt and vanilla.
6. Form dough into a large ball and place in a bowl to refrigerate for a hour.
7. Roll the cookie dough onto a floured surface about 1/4 inch thick.
8. Cut out the dough with cookie cutters and place them on the pan.
9. Bake for 8-10 minute

Buttercream Ingredients:

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup Crisco
• 4 cups powdered sugar (2 lbs)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 tablespoon milk (if thick)
• Yellow Food Dye
• Sprinkles

Buttercream Directions:

1. Cream together the butter and Crisco with a mixer.
2. Slowly add in 1 cup of powdered sugar at a time.
3. Add the vanilla and yellow dye, if it seems too thick you can add a bit of milk.

Sun, Moon, and a Starry Night

Supplies:

• Black Paper
• Small Paper Plates
• Large paint brushes
• Gray, Blue, Orange and Yellow Paint
• White, Yellow, Orange, Blue and Purple Chalk
• Glue
• Scissors

Directions:

1. Cut the inner part out of 1 paper plate for your “moon”. Paint it gray blue.
2. Paint another paper plate yellow orange for you “sun”.
3. Use chalk to draw stars and wind on the black paper mimicking The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh. We watche the YouTube Kindergarten Starry Night Tutorial.
4. Cut sun rays out of the outer rim of you “sun”.
5. Glue the “sun” and “moon” to your starry night scene.

Planetarium Field Trip

We took a trip to the McDonnell Planetarium today.

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