Dapto Messy Church returns on Sunday 18th August at 4:30pm - swashbuckling family fun on a Sunday arvo!
Our
theme this time is "The Greatest Treasure". Walk the plank, dig for treasure, dress up as a pirate and so much more!! We will finish with a shared family dinner - no need to cook when
you get home :)
PLEASE NOTE: *All children must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible adult during Messy Church. *FREE event (donations are always welcome)
Dapto Messy Church returns on Sunday 16th June at 4:30pm - family fun on a Sunday arvo!
Our
theme this time is "Bodyworks". We will be exploring the human body
through crafts, gross games, free play, science experiments and much
more!! We will finish with a shared family dinner - no need to cook when
you get home :)
PLEASE NOTE: *All children must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible adult during Messy Church. *FREE event (donations are always welcome)
We have been preparing our Paddlepop Stick Animal craft for Dapto Messy Church this coming Sunday 24th Feb. They are totally cute and super easy to make!
YOU WILL NEED:
Jumbo paddlepop sticks (or popsicle sticks for our international friends)
Coloured paints
Paint brush
Craft glue
Google eyes
Scissors
Crafty things to decorate e.g. foam shapes, felt scraps, buttons, pipe-cleaners, stick-on gems
N.B. Make sure you use the jumbo sized sticks as the smaller ones are too small and fiddly for young children to decorate. We found coloured sticks at our local discount variety store. We also had to paint some tongue depressors in the extra colours - black, brown, white, pink.
WHAT TO DO:
Choose a coloured paddlepop stick to use for your animal.
Start to create your animal's face by gluing on google eyes, foam shapes, buttons etc
Use the scissors to cut out manes, ears
Use a black permanent marker to add extra features e.g. tiger stripes, cow print, mouth, eye brows, nose
QUESTIONS TO ASK FAMILIES WHILE COMPLETING CRAFT:
What is your favourite type of animal?
What would it have been like living on a boat crammed with lots of animals?
What would it smell like on the ark?
What would it sound like on the ark?
What do you think the animals ate?
Why did God ask Noah build the ark?
How do you think Noah felt when he was teased for building the ark?
We have been making 'Rainbow Rice' for our sensory table at Dapto Messy Church this coming Sunday.
It is very easy to make!
YOU WILL NEED:
Rice
White vinegar
Measuring cup
Tablespoon
Food colouring
Large ziplock bags
Baking trays
Foil
WHAT TO DO:
Measure rice into ziplock bags and spoon in vinegar. You will need one tablespoon of vinegar per cup of rice.
Add food colouring to bag and seal it shut.
Gently knead the ziplock bag on kitchen bench until the colour is evenly distributed throughout the rice. If it is not dark enough simply add more food colouring!
Line a baking tray with foil and tip the wet coloured rice mixture onto it.
Spread the rice into a thin layer using a spoon.
Leave trays in a sunny spot until the rice is dry. The vinegar smell will go away as it evaporates :)
Store the rice in fresh ziplock bags until it is ready to use.
Too easy!
We are using our rice as part of our Noah's Ark theme. You could add funnels, little cups, glitter, plastic animals and boats to the rice to add an extra element to the sensory play.
The animals boarded two by two, Messy Church is back and we're inviting you!
Messy Church returns to Dapto Uniting Church on Sunday 24th February 2013, from 4:30pm. The theme will be Noah's Ark.
Messy Church is a chance for young families to have fun, relax, explore faith and enjoy a meal together on a Sunday afternoon.
Activities
will include puppets, woodwork, rainbow artworks, cupcake decorating,
water play, science experiments, messy fun, animal masks and much more!
We finish with a shared family dinner - no need to cook when you get home!
PLEASE NOTE: *All children must be accompanied and supervised by a responsible adult during Messy Church.
*FREE entry however a donation of $10 per family is encouraged (to help cover cost of craft materials/food)
