Another experiment we tried from our science book was about creation. The kids took a deck of cards and tossed them up in the air to see what would happen. After that, I gave them each some cards and told them they had five minutes to do whatever they wanted with the cards. They worked diligently for the time period and the results were great!
Nicholas had made little card houses and told us that each one represented the homes in our immediate neighbourhood. Matthew had made a terrific volcano - he'd had a couple of problems at first with the cards not standing up the way he wanted them to, but he quickly corrected the problem without any help (and with very little frustration on his part). Andrew laid his cards out flat on the floor in the shape of a wolf howling at the moon. All three had made different things with their cards.
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When asked what differences they noticed between tossing the cards in the air and watching them land and taking the time to do something with the cards they all were very quick to point out there was no pattern to the cards tossed in the air. When they had control of the cards, they were able to design something that turned out the way they wanted it to. We compared that to what is written in Genesis about God being the Creator. They realised that in order for life as we know it to occur someone had to design it, to make it into something special. We are not just some colossal accident!
The very first words of the Bible tell us:
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. -Genesis 1:1
How wonderful to read those words and see all of creation around us!
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