Creation Kingdoms | Creature Kings |
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Day 1 - Light (Day/Night) | Day 4 - Luminaries (Greater light to rule the day and the lesser light to rule the night) |
Day 2 - Sky/Water | Day 5 - Birds/Fish |
Day 3 - Land/Vegetation | Day 6 - Land animals/Man |
The Creator King | |
Day 7 - Sabbath |
Thursday 24 November 2022
Alpha (Old Testament) Quiet Book - by Steph
Thursday 6 October 2022
Leviticus 25 - Jubilee Calendar Quiet Book Page
In Leviticus chapter 25, God explains the Jubilee cycle.
Memory Verse: "‘And you shall count seven sabbaths of years for yourself, seven times seven years; and the time of the seven sabbaths of years shall be to you forty-nine years. Then you shall cause the trumpet of the Jubilee to sound on the tenth day of the seventh month; on the Day of Atonement you shall make the trumpet to sound throughout all your land. And you shall consecrate the fiftieth year, and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all its inhabitants. It shall be a Jubilee for you; and each of you shall return to his possession, and each of you shall return to his family." Leviticus 25:8-10 (NKJV).
Materials needed to create the Jubilee Calendar quiet book page:
- A4 felt background sheet - I used hot pink
- my free Leviticus 25 - Jubilee Calendar Bible Quiet Book Page Template Pattern
- 16 silver grommets with a 3mm diameter
- hole punch / grommet tool
- 1mm black elastic
- 42 wood coloured beads, 7 blue beads, and 1 yellow/gold bead - I bought these (not an affiliate link)
- small flat button
Difficulty Level = Easy, plus No Sewing involved.
A very easy quiet book page!
You can watch the below video by Irina Sorokina from My Craft / Quiet books to see how to install grommets.
Key Learning Areas and Skills
- Leviticus 25 - the Jubilee year represents Eternity and what God is going to do for us - set us free, restore us to our families and give us our land back
- Counting - count seven lots of seven years until the 50th year - the Jubilee
- Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
- Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination
Read the Chapter
Leviticus 25Devotional
Thursday 2 December 2021
Vintage Counting Book
I spied this book from a few pews back in a little church I visited while on holidays a couple of years ago. After the service finished I went and spoke to the lady who owned it, who graciously allowed me to photograph it to share with you all. As you can see, I took the photos right there on the pew.
I was informed that this busy book was around 30 years old. I find it fascinating how quiet books have developed through time, and love to see the classic pages show up so often in the past, and then see the myriad of pages around today.
For a little history on quiet books and the classic pages, you can read my post The Evolution of Quiet Books.
Page 2 is a clown face with what I think is two ears to button on, as well as a bell and ribbon to tie.
Page 3 is ice-cream scoops, although one has been lost over the years.
Page 4 is a turtle with a zipper back for baby turtles to be stored. It looks like a few of them are missing too.
Page 5 is an elephant holding five balloons.
Page 6 has six button-up flowers.
Page 7 is a Noah's ark with seven animals inside.
Page 8 is a fishing net with eight fish inside.
Page 9 has nine shapes to match.
I imagine Page 10 originally had ten kids praying. I have been wondering what the heck the other page was, but I actually think I worked it out...
I think it is a bed and a mat that the kids can kneel on so they can say their prayers before bed.
Finally, I thought I would show you how the book has been bound. It has a strip of ribbon sewn down the spine with gaps to allow split rings to rest in place to house the back-to-back sewn pages with inserted grommets.
Tahlia - Telling It on The Mountain |
Thursday 12 March 2020
Easy Peasy Jellyfish Counting Quiet Book Page
Then I cut lengths from a 3mm white ribbon and threaded beads on (1-10). I made a card to stick the lengths of ribbon to so they would be evenly spaced when I went to sew them.
- Touch and feel tentacles made from various ribbons and trims - these can be curled using a hair iron or wet and let to dry around a pencil etc
- Beads inside mesh tubing - If you look closely at this pinterest pin, Elena Rihsi has threaded the beads onto a thin cord before inserting them through the mesh cord. That way if the mesh breaks, the beads don't go anywhere! Genius.
- Inserting a squeaker under the jellyfish head
- Making a button/bead maze in the jellyfish head
- Jellyfish swimming in reversible sequin fabric - comes with a beautiful free template from teenytinymom
Thursday 9 May 2019
Malachi 4 - Sun of Righteousness Quiet Book Page
Materials needed to create the Sun of Righteousness quiet book page:
- A4 felt background sheet - I used royal blue
- felt scraps in sun colours, I used yellow, orange, red and maroon
- lots of ribbon scraps in gold, yellow, orange, red, maroon, brown, pink or whatever colours go with your chosen felt colours
- a pair of white shoelaces with blue flecks - I bought mine here in white blue (not an affiliate link)
- my free Sun of Righteousness template download
If you are making the Bible version, you need all four ends of the shoelaces but one long length will suffice for a general sun page.
Cut up enough coordinating ribbons to fill the top edges of each layer, leaving room for a shoelace at one end of each. Melt the edges of your ribbons to prevent fraying.
Pin the ribbons leaving room for the shoelace under the yellow layer first. Before sewing them down, thread the shoelace through the ribbons to ensure you cut it at the correct length. Melt the end of the shoelace to prevent fraying. Sew down the shoelace end underneath the layer before sewing down the felt on top of the ribbons which will secure them at the same time. Go backwards and forwards a couple of times in places where you are using thin ribbons to ensure they get caught in the stitching. Repeat this process for each layer, finishing with the smallest - alternate ends that the shoelace is located. Some ribbons thread easier from one direction than the other so ensure they are facing the right side for the shoelace location on that layer.
Difficulty Level = Easy.
You may be able to use the sections cut out of the centers of the semi-circles if you want to swap the order of colours around and make a second page at the same time.
Using a lunch box with dividers can help you get organised for a TV pinning session on the couch.
Key Learning Areas and Skills
- Malachi 4 - Jesus is the Sun of Righteousness with healing in His wings, the tassels remind us of the commandments
- Threading - thread the shoelaces through the sun's rays
- Counting - count the number of rays on each layer
- Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
- Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination
Read the Chapter
Malachi 4Devotional
In Numbers 15, God told Israel to make fringes on their garments and to put tassels on the four corners. The tassels had to have a blue thread running through them - so the shoelaces are meant to represent the tassels and the sun's ribbon rays are indicative of the fringes. The blue thread was to remind them to keep the commandments - something which seems a little odd don't you think? How does a blue thread remind you of the commandments??The rounded shape depicting the tablets of the 10 commandments was probably introduced in about the middle ages by Christian artists.
Aron de Chaves \ de Chavez. Painter at Amsterdam in 1700. |
Image Source: A Layman Looks at the Word |
A tallit, or prayer shawl with fringes and tassels - like Jesus would have worn |
There were many people in the crowd no doubt jostling Jesus, but her touch drew power. Faith made the difference. It wasn't fancy - I doubt she even told anyone her plans. Her faith was silent until she had a story to tell.
Tuesday 5 February 2019
Isaiah 53 - Messiah ben Joseph Quiet Book Page
Memory Verse: “But He was wounded for our transgressions,
He was bruised for our iniquities;
The chastisement for our peace was upon Him,
And by His stripes we are healed." Isaiah 53:5.
Materials needed to create the Messiah ben Joseph quiet book page:
- A4 felt background sheet - I used mid blue
- four small nail looking shank buttons
- felt scraps in skin colour, hair colour, wood colour and parchment colour
- matching thread colours, and red thread (for the blood)
- air erasable marker (or pen)
- letter beads - or ink pads and small alphabet stamps or a permanent marker etc
- hot glue and glue gun
- my free Messiah ben Joseph template download
The draw and cut method was certainly useful when trying to keep within the lines whilst sewing on Jesus' whip stripes. And of course you need to sew on the wound details in red thread before sewing the front body to the back. Jesus most likely received 39 stripes. Jewish law forbade any more than 40 (Deuteronomy 25:3) and in an effort not to cross this line, 39 were delivered just in case someone miscounted. Since the Roman whip had three tails on it, they would have delivered 13 strokes to make a total of 39 lashes.
39 stripes |
Sew the front of Jesus' body to the back and cut it out. Then sew on the face - don't worry that you can see the stitching on the back as the hair will cover it. Use red thread to make small buttonholes to fit your buttons on the feet/ankle and wrist/hand areas.
For the hair, cut two fronts and sew them together, two backs and sew them together and then join the doubled front to the doubled back along the top of the hairline to a spot at about just above the nape of the head. Leaving the ends open will allow the hair to fit over the head and split over the shoulder. You will also be able to lift the hair at the back to see all of the stripes. Position the hair and secure in place using red thread on a zig-zag and/or decorative stitch to sew across the head to make a bloodied crown of thorns.
To make the sign for the top of the cross, sew the two white pieces of felt together and make a buttonhole the same size as the others using matching thread this time. It should be positioned down a ways from the top to allow room to roll the ends up. Use hot glue to keep the ends rolled in place. Hand sew on some beads to make a list of names on one side and to say "Messiah ben Joseph" on the other.
I did also try using stamps and ink for the lettering, but I don't think my ink was very good quality. You can see that it ran/separated a little, especially at the 'M' - it looks worse in real life. I have seen felt stamped before that turned out well. If you have good quality ink it might work better.
Sew down the cross onto your page and lay Jesus' body on top. Push sewing pins through the buttonholes to mark the position needed for the shank button nails. Add the sign and do the same. Hand sew the buttons on.
Difficulty Level = Intermediate.
Key Learning Areas and Skills
- Isaiah 53 - Taking our place and dying on the cross was not an easy task. This prophecy in Isaiah was fulfilled in such detail. Sin causes devastating consequences.
- Imaginative Play - Jesus died on the cross so we don't have to. Turn the sign at the top of the cross to reveal either your name/s or Messiah ben Joseph. You get to choose who pays the price for your sin.
- Buttoning - He died to pay for our sin so it is appropriate that our hands put the nails through.
- Counting - see if you can count the 39 stripes on Jesus' back.
- Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
- Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination
Read the Chapter
Isaiah 53Devotional
I did question whether or not making this page was a good idea. The topic is not really a fun one and I didn't want to encourage disrespectful play. However, it is also the central topic of Christianity and it is rather difficult to create a Bible full of quiet book pages without featuring the cross.The page was inspired by the buttons which looked to me like nails. I prayed about if I should go ahead with the idea and then decided to count how many buttons I had... if there were not enough then in a way it would be decided for me. I found exactly four and felt assured of approval.
In Jewish eschatology there is a belief that there are to be four Messianic figures: Elijah, Messiah ben Joseph, Messiah ben David and the Righteous Priest termed collectively the Four Craftsmen. There are correlations with the Christian belief in the two comings of the Messiah. At His first coming, Jesus fulfilled the role of Messiah ben Joseph, which Christians term 'the suffering servant', and at His second coming, we believe that He will fulfill the role of Messiah ben David or what we term 'King Messiah'. We also believe Jesus is a Priest in the order of Melchizedek. In Malachi 4, Elijah was prophesied to return and in the New Testament people asked John the Baptist 'Are you Elijah'? Although he denied being Elijah or the prophet - Moses (John 1:21), perhaps an effort to deflect attention away from him and towards Christ, Jesus did imply he played the role of Elijah (Matthew 17:12). But of course the real Elijah and Moses did return prior to the cross at the Transfiguration (Matthew 17, Mark 9, Luke 9, 2 Peter 1).
Interestingly enough here are some of the traits attributed to Messiah ben Joseph and how I can see them relating to Jesus' first coming:
- He is the leader of the lost ten tribes and/or all Israel - Christians believe we represent spiritually the lost ten tribes who were scattered among all nations. It is said that in the future He will bring back the exiles and rebuild the land of Israel. Christians believe that this will be fulfilled by Jesus at his second coming.
- 'Ben' means 'son (of)' in Hebrew, and Jesus was known as the son of Joseph (his legal father).
- Joseph is also meant to refer to the tribe of Joseph (Ephraim) which was in the north and is linked to both the lost ten tribes and the physical northern area of Israel (i.e. Nazareth/Galilee area where Jesus was from).
- A stone tablet called Gabriel's Revelation refers to a Messianic figure from Ephraim who will break evil in three days - Jesus breaks the power of evil by dying on the cross and rising to life again in three days. Messiah ben Joseph is also associated with the rebuilding of the temple (hence why he is a craftsmen) - something Jesus claims he will do in three days referring to his bodily resurrection.
- Messiah ben Joseph is willing if necessary to die battling evil forces and the enemies of God and would receive an inadequate burial - which indeed happened to Jesus. Perhaps not in the way the Jews envisioned a battle would take place but it was the greatest battle ever fought and won.
- Later God would resurrect the dead and a peaceful Messianic era would follow with Messiah ben David ruling (sounds like Heaven to me).
Your thoughts are welcome...