Genesis 23 - Sarah Dies and is Buried Quiet Book Page

In Genesis 23, Sarah dies and is buried in a cave - the only property Abraham ever owns in the Promised Land during his lifetime.

 

Memory Verse: Then Abraham rose from beside his dead wife and spoke to the Hittites. He said, “I am a foreigner and stranger among you. Sell me some property for a burial site here so I can bury my dead.” Genesis 23:3-4 (NIV).

 

Materials needed to create the Sarah Dies and is Buried quiet book page:

• A4 felt background sheet - I used pale blue
• my free template
• double sided fusible interfacing and/or fabric glue
• fabric scrap for the field - I used a shaggy green
• fabric scrap for the inside of the cave - I used a patterned cotton that somewhat resembled cave paintings
• felt scraps in pink, dark brown, light blue, light purple, and light tan
• light tan small wooden button
• light tan round elastic
• light tan ribbon scrap - I used a jute/hessian/sting type ribbon
• sewing thread to best match the page

Cut out the inside of both sides of the cave and the field from your fabric scraps. I trimmed a lot of the shag from my fabric to reveal short rows of shag to represent my field. Use the double sided fusible interfacing or the fabric glue to attach the fabric scraps to dark brown felt for the cave, and the page background for the field. Cut out the cave pieces from the felt and sew around all the pieces using matching thread in a tight zig zag stitch to prevent fraying.

If you want to add trees as I wish I did (see the devotional section), this might be a good point to do that.

Use the template pieces to line up where the back cave piece should be sewn onto the page and sew it down as close to the zig zag stitch as possible. Then sew the top cave piece over the top along the bottom, left side and top edge, leaving the right side open to form a pocket.

Cut out Sarah and sew onto the same colour felt, then cut her out. You can put her in the cave pocket.

If you are using actual ribbon, see my post on How to Stop Ribbons Fraying.

Cut out your left and right city gates from the light tan felt. Line up your city gates and measure the amount of elastic you will need to fit over your button on the opposite side (with a bit extra to sew into the left gate). Sew down the left gate with the elastic tucked between it and more light tan felt on the inside edge of the gate, and the light tan ribbon on the outside edge to use as a hinge. Cut it out, being careful to fold back the elastic and ribbon so you don't cut them off as you do this. Sew down your right gate with ribbon on the outside edge and cut it out, folding back the ribbon as you go around. Hand sew your button onto the right city gate. Button the elastic from the left city gate over the button on the right city gate.

Use your template pieces to line up where to position Abraham and Ephron on the back of the city. They should hover a little above the bottom edge so that you can sew the back city piece onto the page background. Use your front city template piece to position the back city behind where the gate will be and sew it down. Place the city gate over the back city and place the front city piece over the ribbon hinges. Trim and prevent the ribbons from fraying if needed to fit underneath the front city piece without sticking out the outer wall of the city. Ensure there is enough ribbon so the gate can be swung open. Sew the front city into position catching the ribbon as you go.

My photos reveal that I sewed the purple hill down before the city, but I think it is better to sew it after so you can be sure to align the edgeof the  city with the edge of the field. If you cut the purple hill a bit wider/longer than necessary, you can cut it down to fit exactly in the space between the cave and the city. Sew the purple hill in place. 

Finished!

Difficulty Level = Easy, plus no-sew version.

A very easy quiet book page!
Just use hot glue wherever sewing is recommended for a no sew version.

Key Learning Areas and Skills

• Genesis 23 - God promised the whole land to Abraham and his descendants - but this promise was not realised in Abraham's lifetime, yet he believed it would happen (and one day he will live to see it)
• Buttoning - open and close the city gate using a button
• Pocket Play - young children love pulling things out and placing items and putting them back (not always lol) into pockets - Sarah is all wrapped up ready to be buried in the cave
• Peek-a-boo - Abraham and Ephron are hiding behind the city gate
• Imaginative Play - sometimes kids need to be allowed to play with topics like death and burial, especially if they have recently lost a loved one - play is how they work through issues
• Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
• Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination

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Genesis 23

Devotional

While Abraham didn't own the whole Promised Land, God did allow him one little slice where he could confidently bury his dead without fear of disruption.

The Death and Burial of Sarah (Chapter 23)

Parable Tunes

This song made me realise I had left an important part of this page out. It made me realise that this scene and the location of the cave and field at Machpelah near Mamre including all the trees in the field is probably the same place that Abraham camped near the trees at Mamre in Genesis chapter 18 when God visits him and talks to him about a promised son, and about Sodom and Gomorrah. 

It must have been a very significant and special place for Abraham and the family. I think maybe this place holds his hopeful expectation of the resurrection and the ultimate fulfilment of God's promises. If I made this page again, I'd want to include the great trees at Mamre.

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Exodus 14 - Crossing the Red Sea Quiet Book page

In Exodus 14, God provides a way of escape from Egypt by crossing the Red Sea.

Memory Verse: Then the waters returned and covered the chariots, the horsemen, and all the army of Pharaoh that came into the sea after them. Not so much as one of them remained. But the children of Israel had walked on dry land in the midst of the sea, and the waters were a wall to them on their right hand and on their left. Exodus 14:28-29 (NKJV).

Materials needed to create the Crossing the Red Sea quiet book page:

• A4 felt background sheet - I used red
• Betty Lukens Felt book kit 06 Old Testament Stories, also available at Koorong
• hot glue gun and glue
• sewing thread to best match the page and pocket
• scissors!

Cut out all the pieces for this page, and along the dotted lines where indicated to form two flaps that will open to reveal the Israelites underneath crossing the Red Sea. The Betty Lukens FAQ section has posted a cutting tips PDF.

Hot glue (or sew) the picture of the Israelites crossing in place behind the flaps, being careful not to get any glue on the flaps (or they might get glued shut).

Sew the page onto the background felt along three sides, leaving the top edge open to form a pocket. Pop the Egyptian army piece inside (or better yet, play with the page)!

Difficulty Level = Easy, Plus no-sew version!

One of the easiest pages to make! Just use hot glue wherever sewing is recommended for a no sew version.

Key Learning Areas and Skills

• Exodus 14 - God made a way to escape the Egyptian army even though it seemed like there was no hope - He wants to set us free
• Imaginative Play - action the story of the Israelites crossing the Red Sea to escape from the Egyptian army
• Ordered Storytelling - remember and tell the story in order using the scene changes
• Pocket Play - young children love pulling things out and placing items and putting them back (not always lol) into pockets
• Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
• Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination

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Exodus 14

Devotional

God can make a way where there seems to be no way. He enjoys displaying His strength and Wisdom against dire circumstances. The more dire your circumstances, the more His miraculous workings out are shown to be. So don't despair when things seem impossible, rejoice that God is preparing a miracle for you to bear witness of!

Moses’ Miracle - Radiant Mercy

Additionally, I think it is important to tell the full story, including the death of the Egyptian army. Sometimes people leave these kinds of things out, but without this part of the story, it is incomplete. It is a warning to those who defy God, and who think they can get away with treating others as slaves without consequences - there are always consequences! And can there be a true hero without setting people free properly? How can you triumph if your enemies are still casting their shadow over you? Kids are more resilient than you think. They rejoice when the dragon is slain.

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Psalm 85 - Righteousness and Peace Have Kissed Quiet Book Page

 In Psalm 85, God provides a way for His justice and His mercy to prevail together.

Memory Verse: Mercy and truth have met together;
Righteousness and peace have kissed.
Truth shall spring out of the earth,
And righteousness shall look down from heaven. Psalm 85:10-11 (NKJV).

Materials needed to create the Righteousness and Peace Have Kissed quiet book page:

• A4 felt background sheet - I used cream
• my free template
• felt scraps in royal blue and green
• magnetic handshake keychain from AliExpress (not an affiliate link)
• kissing lips button
• alphabet beads
• 7 black grommets and tool set - I used 3mm inside diameter (perhaps 5mm height)
• round hat elastic in black
• 4 small thin buttons
• sewing thread to best match the page

Cut out your hill piece from green felt and insert grommets where indicated. Thread your elastic through to the front and thread your "mercy" and "truth" beads on at either side (remember to thread "truth" in reverse order so it shows correctly - a little ironic, I know!). Detach the magnetic hand beads from the keychains and thread them onto either end of the elastic before threading the elastic back through the "mercy" and "truth" beads and then to the back of the felt. Thread the elastic through a thin button and tie together to prevent the elastic knot from making it's way to the front of the felt, making sure the correct length is achieved for the hands to clasp each other without too much slack or needing the elastic to stretch. Sew the green hill to green felt to cover the back button and cut it out.

Repeat this process with the two cross pieces, although you don't need to double the elastic back through the beads (just thread them straight back through the other grommet to the back). Then addon your buttonholes where indicated. 

Use the template pieces to position the green hill on your page and sew along the sides and bottom leaving the top open to form a pocket.

Use the template pieces to mark the position of where to place the kissing lips button. Add a grommet to the page background. Thread more elastic through from the back of he page and thread on your lips, then pass the elastic back through the grommet to the back of the page. 

Again, thread the elastic through a thin button and tie together to prevent the elastic knot from making it's way to the front of the felt, making sure the correct length is achieved to allow both cross pieces to be buttoned on comfortably.

Finished! Now you can play with your page.

Difficulty Level = Easy

Grommet installation can be scary - but the following YouTube tutorial by Irina Sorokina from My Craft Quiet Books should help.

Eyelets and grommets - My Craft Quiet Books

Key Learning Areas and Skills

• Psalm 85 - the cross was the only solution for God to both uphold justice and extend mercy
• Imaginative Play/Clasping - clasp and unclasp the hands as if they are "meeting together" or shaking hands greeting each other
• Buttoning - button the sections of tthe cross to the kissing lips button
• Spelling - learn to spell the words "mercy", "truth", "righteousness" and "peace"
  
• Pocket Play - young children love pulling things out and placing items and putting them back (not always lol) into pockets - the cross pieces can be stored in the hill pocket
• Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
• Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination

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Psalm 85

Devotional

There is a great deal to learn from this Psalm and Matthew Henry's commentary on it is very enlightening. I will summarise one point only. Ultimately Jesus is the mediator who brings Heaven and earth together again. He is the truth that sprang out of the Earth (rose from the grave). And God justifies us by looking down favourably from Heaven because of Jesus' restoration. The cross is where God's mercy meets Truth, and where Righteousness brings Peace to men.

The penalty of sin is death. If God wants goodness to exist and goodness to rule, the rules He established to make good conditions must be kept. If He forgave without justice then why bother having laws - kaos and death would dominate instead of love. In order to forgive and keep the good rules in place, He had to pay the penalty (death) for us.

Psalm 85 - A Love Song… With a Kiss!

Selah - Acoustic Psalms

Here is another interesting read on Mercy and Truth by Ismar Schorsch from the Jewish Theological Seminary.

There is an interesting history of Aaron and Moses representing mercy and truth respectively via the atoning sacrifices and the provision of the law. Additionally, during the Zugot (pairs) time period of Judaism (c. 170 BCE – 30 CE), after the loss of confidence in the High Priest, the Sanhedrin was ruled  by two appointed rulers, the Nasi (President) representing mercy, and the Ab Bet Din (Vice President) representing truth. 

This video explains how God upholds justice and can deliver mercy at the same time. It's a great listen, and not too long. 

I explain the gospel to Julian Dorey - Wes Huff

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Ephesians 3 - Christ May Dwell in Your Heart Through Faith Quiet Book Page

  In Ephesians chapter 3, Paul explains that Gentiles can become heirs alongside Israel, and share in access to God through faith in Christ. 

Memory Verse: "so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the Lord’s holy people, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God." Ephesians 3:17-19 (NIV).

 

Materials needed to create the Christ May Dwell in Your Heart Through Faith quiet book page:

• A4 felt background sheet - I used bright blue
• my free template
• red/pink felt for the heart
• a ribbon to match the felt colour of the heart - I used an organza ribbon and did some tacking and gathering on it
• felt scraps in mid brown, white, and dark brown for Jesus
• awl and/or darning needle
• sewing thread to best match the page
• scissors!

Cut out your heart from felt and sew it onto the middle of your page. Add the ribbon to the top edge of the pocket part of your heart before sewing it down over the bottom section of the heart.

Tacking and gathering the organza ribbon.

Cut out two feet and hands from your mid brown felt (reverse the pattern to make the right and left sides), sew them down and cut them out. Cut out a tunic from white felt and sandwich the hands and feet between it and a piece of white felt on the bottom. Sew the tunic down and cut it out, making sure to bend back the hands and feet as you go.

Cut out a face from mid brown felt and a hair and beard piece from dark brown felt. Position the hair/beard over the head and sew it down around the mouth and face. Place dark brown felt behind the head/chest area of the tunic with the hair/beard/face on top and sew around the outside of the head (hair/beard), catching the tunic in between at the bottom. Cut out the head around the top and trim at the bottom on the back side at the same width from the sewing as the rest of the head.

Use the awl to make holes in the hands and ankles and use a darning needle to make the hole wider.

Finished!

Difficulty Level = Easy, plus No-Sew Version.

A very easy and quick quiet book page. 
Just use hot glue wherever sewing is recommended for a no sew version, but make sure you don't put glue where you want to put the holes in the hands and feet.

Key Learning Areas and Skills

• Ephesians 3 - God's love is so wide/long/high/deep - let's pray that we will be filled with the measure of all the fullness of God
• Imaginative play - Jesus dwells in our hearts, His love is wide like His arms are stretched wide
• Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination

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Ephesians 3

Devotional

I have had this idea churning around for a while. I remember as a child in Bible class we used to hold hearts up similar to this on a stick with a picture of Jesus inside while we sang "Into My Heart".

As I grew up, I started thinking about whether this was a concept that came from the Bible or not. More often, it is the Holy Spirit which is said to live in our hearts. I guess Ephesians 3 is more of an abstract idea due to having faith, rather than Jesus actually living in our hearts. I think the only other place the Bible talks about Jesus (rather than the Holy Spirit) being in our hearts is 2 Corinthians 4, where Jesus' face shines in our hearts. I think this is also alluding to the idea that others ought to be able to see Jesus' love shining out from our hearts, just as we can feel the happiness and peace within. 

The Love of Christ - Ephesians 3:17b-19

Truth Songs

Faith in Christ gives Gentiles access to God too, and we can share the inheritance. In this way, Christ can dwell in our hearts. And we will begin to understand the immeasurable love Jesus has for us. This love is beyond knowledge. Knowledge alone would not cause someone to die in someone else's place. It is only great love that would move someone enough to do that. I made Jesus with his arms outstretched and nail holes in his hands and feet so we can grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ in some small way.

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Ecclesiastes 4 - Three-Stranded Cord Quiet Book Page

 In Ecclesiastes 4, Solomon praises the value of a friend.

Memory Verse: "And though one might prevail against another, two will withstand one. A threefold cord is not quickly broken." Ecclesiastes 4:12 (NRSV).

Materials needed to create the Three-Stranded cord quiet book page:

• my free Ecclesiastes 4 - Three-Stranded Cord Bible Quiet Book Page Template Pattern
• A4 felt background sheet - I used a marle grey
• three coloured shoelaces in blue, yellow and pink
• shank button
• sewing threads to best match the page
• scissors!

Firstly, measure the length of shoelace you will need to fit your page. Insert pins to mark the spot where you want to sew them to the page, and one on the page where the button at the bottom will go. Plait the strands so you can see what length you will need to reach the place where you want to put a button at the bottom and mark with a pin on each strand. Once unplaited again, I found my pins were at the length of the bottom of my page (about an inch or so below the position of the button).

Sew the top end of the shoelaces down to the page in the three positions marked on the pattern (or adjust as necessary to fit your page), using a zero stitch width zig zag stitch (so it goes back and forth over the same spot). Leave enough of a tail to tie a knot over the stitching to hide it. 

Fold the other ends of the shoelaces over themselves to form loops large enough to fit comfortably over the shank button. Sew the loop closed using the same zero-length zig zag stitch. 

Tie another knot over the stitching. Cut the remainder of the shoelace off with a short tail and melt the edges if made of suitable material - see my post on How to Stop Ribbons Fraying. 

Hand sew down a shank button where indicated on the pattern (or adjust to your page). The shank will allow enough room for all three loops to fit under the button.

Lastly, plait the shoelaces and loop them around the shank button to keep them in place.

Difficulty Level = Easy

One of the easiest pages to make!

Key Learning Areas and Skills

• Ecclesiastes 4 - God designed us to have friends and family - we are stronger together
• Plaiting - learn how to do a three-stranded plait
• Buttoning - learn how to thread a loop over a shank button
• Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
• Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination

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Ecclesiastes 4

Devotional

I got the idea for this page from a myriad of Christian wedding knot-tying ceremony boards I saw on Pinterest. I loved how they incorporated an Old Testament verse with the image of a cross and the Trinity, for indeed these concepts can be found throughout the Bible.

Cord of Three Strands - Tony Elenburg

I guess a wedding is a perfect example of the Trinity because marriage should be a unity of three - a man, a woman and God. The word used in the Shema to describe God being one is actually the same word used to describe Adam and Eve being one, so it in no way proves a unitarian viewpoint. 

The word Elohim is very interesting. "El" is singular, but the "im" suffix is plural. Although there is a Jewish view that God was speaking to the angels when He said "Let Us make man in Our image", I can't see that we were made in the image of a mixture of God and angels. 

Different versions differ in how Malachi 2:15 is translated, but the ESV is pretty awesome. "Did he not make them one, with a portion of the Spirit in their union? And what was the one God seeking? Godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit, and let none of you be faithless to the wife of your youth."

We were created in God's image, and I believe this includes a tri-une relationship in marriage.

A three stranded cord is not easily broken.

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Mini Sealed Scroll craft for Bible Class

These are a great craft to do with your Bible class if you want to encourage them to learn memory verses in a fun way. The wax seals really give a certain charm about them.

A page I recently wrote about, Letters to Early Christians quiet book page - Interview with Jessica, has inspired a whole lot of scroll creations. This was not the first, but it seems to be the first I am going to post.

I kinda really like these Mini Sealed Scrolls and I kinda don't. 

They are really cute and fun, but they don't demonstrate that a seal can't be re-sealed after it has been opened...

(Have I mentioned before that I like toys that "work")?

Oh well, they are helping us learn more memory verses.

We used a Posca fabric marker to write the Bible verse. You need to iron it to set it so it doesn't wash out if you need to clean the scroll. But I have used regular pen before and it seems to work fine as well (not sure about the wash-ability though).

Here is a tutorial on how to do the wax seal (I just used felt instead of paper):

Wax Seals for Beginners - Everything You Need to Know! Channel: Katrina Crouch

For the first version I tried making I sewed press studs down on a single sheet of felt, but then I realised that the cotton showed through to the other side - right in the middle of where I wanted to write the Bible verse.

I tried hot gluing the press studs onto felt instead. That seems to have worked, but I am not confident it would last, and this is of course dangerous for small children, so I didn't proceed with that idea.

I tried using Velcro dots instead. Just make sure you set the pen with an iron before adding the Velcro dots or the iron will melt the hot glue and it may come through onto the side with the Bible verse written on it (as you can see below).

I had hoped that using a Velcro dot would make the seal sit flush with the rest of the felt underneath so it looked like it was doing more of the job a seal should be doing, but it is rather thick and the press stud actually looks better.

My stick of seal wax ran low pretty quickly, so I looked up if you can use candle wax instead. You can't - it's not flexible enough. So now I am hankering to try using cheese wax... wish me well!

Now we can't wait to make a bunch of these with everyone in Bible Class!

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Isaiah 54 - A Promise of Peace Quiet Book Page

God promises a covenant of peace in Isaiah 54. 

Memory Verse: “The Lord says, “This day is like the time of Noah to me. I promised then that I would never flood the world again. In the same way, I promise I will not be angry with you or punish you again. The mountains may disappear, and the hills may come to an end, but my love will never disappear; my promise of peace will not come to an end,” says the Lord who shows mercy to you.” Isaiah:54-9-10 (NCV).

Materials needed to create A Promise of Peace quiet book page:

• A4 felt background sheet - I used green
• Betty Lukens Felt book 00001 Bible Stories Felt Activity Kit (not an affiliate link)
• sewing thread to best match the page
• scissors!
• pony beads in rainbow colours
• 1.5mm black elastic
• alphabet beads
• small button tie tie off elastic at the back
• two 3mm grommets (and grommet tool set)

Cut out all the pieces for this page and the page itself from the Betty Lukens set. The Betty Lukens FAQ section has posted a cutting tips PDF.

Sew the Betty Lukens page onto the background felt along three sides, leaving the top edge open to form a pocket. 

Add two grommets to the top right and top left of the Betty Lukens page. I went through both the pocket and background page together (you will still be able to open the pocket. You can google how to do this - it is not as scary as it looks!

Thread the elastic through the grommet from the back of the page and thread on some pony beads in rainbow order (I used two beads per colour), followed by the word 'promise' using your alphabet beads, and then more rainbow beads in reverse order. Thread the elastic back through the other grommet and tie it off through a button at the back (like I did on the Leviticus 25 - Jubilee Calendar Quiet Book Page). This is to prevent the knot coming through the grommets to the front of your page.

Pop the animal pieces inside the pocket (or better yet - play with them)!

Finished!

Difficulty Level = Easy, plus No Sew version.

A very easy quiet book page! Grommets are not as intimidating as they appear.
Just use hot glue wherever sewing is recommended for a no sew version.

Key Learning Areas and Skills

• Isaiah 54 - Learn about the Covenant of Peace promised by God
• Imaginative Play - position the animals around Noah's ark and remember God keeps His promises - just like He kept His promise to never again flood the entire Earth like He did in the days of Noah
• Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skill development
• Hand-eye Co-ordination - all quiet books encourage hand-eye co-ordination

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Isaiah 54

Devotional

Whilst Isaiah was speaking to the Israelites about the captivity and those that God would bring back afterwards, they prefigure the goodness God will bring upon all believers in the covenant of peace made with blood in the previous chapter (prophesying Jesus' death). This covenant is certain because it is not built on our merit, which is a changeable thing, but on God's mercy, which is from everlasting to everlasting.

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Psalm 11 - Flee as a Bird Thaumatrope Quiet Book Page

Psalm 11 asks why we should flee as birds to a mountain when we are trusting God for protection.

Memory Verse: “I trust in the Lord for protection.

So why do you say to me,

“Fly like a bird to the mountains for safety!" Psalm 11:1.

Materials needed to create the Flee as a Bird Thaumatrope quiet book page:

• A4 felt background sheet - I used dapple grey
• My free Psalm 11 - Flee as a Bird Thaumatrope Quiet Book Page Template Pattern
• cotton fabric for the green mountain
• fabric glue or double sided iron-on interfacing
• felt scraps in green, sky blue, orange and dapple grey
• decorative beads in orange and silver
• short dowel rod (about 20cm in length, 7mm in diameter)
• hot glue and glue gun
• sewing thread to best match the page
• scissors!

Mark and cut out the mountain shape from your mountain fabric and use fabric glue to glue it to a piece of green felt (or use thedouble-sided iron-on interfacing according to the directions). Once it is dry, cut it out and sew a fine zigzag stitch along all edges to stop it fraying and peeling. Then sew it onto your background felt to about just below half way up the sides of the mountain leaving the top open to form a pocket.

Cut out the circles from the sky blue felt and sew down your orange birds followed by their dapple grey wings, making sure to position one in the upper position and the other in the lower position. Hand sew on your decorative beads.

Testing different decorative bead positions

Position your circles back to back (ensure the birds are level with each other) and sew around the circles, leaving about a 2cm hole at the bottom. Use hot glue on about 4cm of the end of your dowel rod and insert it into the hole and press the birds together to attach it. 

Spin the thaumatrope rod between your hands to watch the bird fly away to the mountain.

Finished!

Difficulty Level = Easy, plus No Sew version.

A very easy quiet book page!
Just use hot glue wherever sewing is recommended for a no sew version.

Key Learning Areas and Skills

• Psalm 11 - Putting your trust in God is the best way to stay safe and remain calm when you are in danger.
• Imaginative Play - Fly your birdie to safety in the mountains.
• Fine Motor Skills - all quiet books encourage fine motor skills through turning pages, and on this page, through using the thaumatrope.

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Psalm 11

Devotional

This Christian Hymn seems to be to be using the phrase "flee like a bird to your mountain" in the opposite way to what David's adviser was. But the point in the end is the same. God is your refuge, put your faith in Him.

I have heard stories of many people who chose to stay in dangerous places because they felt that is where God wanted them. They trusted Him and escaped all kinds of danger because He looked after them. The most dangerous place in all appearances may actually be the safest because God is with you. The safe places might actually be the most dangerous because you are no longer relying on God.

I looked up some of the birds that inhabit Israel and tried to model mine on the Oriental Turtle-dove and the Laughing Dove.

Oriental Turtle Dove : (Streptopelia orientalis) in Satara
I, Ravivaidya - CC BY 2.5

Laughing dove (Spilopelia senegalensis cambayensis)
at Zighy Bay in the Musandam Peninsula, Oman
Charles J. Sharp - CC BY-SA 3.0

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