From Seed Stories to Seed Art

Last week in Sunday School we heard the Creation story, and this week we moved on to the Ark and the Flood. Seeds, and the green, growing things that come from them, play an important role in both stories. We’ll bet your family can think of some other “seed stories” as well. These stories take on a new significance during the fall, when apples, acorns, and pumpkins are everywhere you turn. So this week, make some seed art to go with these seed stories!

Pumpkins are aplenty this time of year, so we suggest using pumpkin seeds. Scoop out the seeds from your pumpkin (you can even carve it later if you want), then dry them and dye them. If you’ve never dyed pumpkin seeds before, we found a simple method here. All you need to do is put the seeds in a baggie, seal it carefully, squirt in some liquid watercolor paint, and shake it up! You can make as many different colors as you’d like. If paint isn’t up your alley, you can also color the seeds with gel pens or sharpies.

Once you have a variety of colorful seeds, grab a piece of paper and some glue and make some art! Perhaps mosaic art is calling out to your family – create some interesting shapes and patterns with your seeds. Maybe you’d like to draw a picture with pencil, then glue the seeds into the shape of the thing you drew. Or maybe you’d like to create a piece of art with marker or crayon, then use the seeds as an accent, like leaves on a tree, or a person’s hair.

If you separate out some of your pumpkin seeds for roasting, you can munch as you go – just be sure you don’t eat any of the ones you dyed. And what better thing to talk about while you work than your family’s favorite Bible stories about seeds and the wonderful things that grow from them?

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