Lesson Learned:  God made all the animals.
Materials Needed: paper, water colors, rubber band
Bible Verse :
Genesis 1:20-25

  20 And God said, “Let the water teem with living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the vault of the sky.” 21 So God created the great creatures of the sea and every living thing with which the water teems and that moves about in it, according to their kinds, and every winged bird according to its kind. And God saw that it was good. 22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” 23 And there was evening, and there was morning—the fifth day.
 24 And God said, “Let the land produce living creatures according to their kinds: the livestock, the creatures that move along the ground, and the wild animals, each according to its kind.” And it was so. 25 God made the wild animals according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and all the creatures that move along the ground according to their kinds. And God saw that it was good.

Talking Points:  God made all the animals in the world. He made all the animals in the sea including fish and whales and seals.  He made all the animals that fly including birds and insects and butterflies.  He also made all the animals in the land, including dogs and giraffes and lions and bears. 
Questions:  What is your favorite animal?  What kinds of animals live in the in water? What kind of animals live on land?  Can you think of any animals that know how to fly?
Activity:
Help the child make a butterfly.
 
Step 1: Using watercolors (or crayons) have the child decorate a piece of paper.
Step 2: Fold the paper like an accordion.
Step 3: Place a rubber band in the middle of the accordion-like paper.
Step 4: Pull the edges slightly to make the folds look like a butterfly.

Prayer:  Heavenly Father and Creator, You made all the animals and birds in the world. Thank You for all Your wonderful animals. Amen!

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