Well as many of you know I am a big believer in the
Catechesis of the Good Shepherd and I love all of the material and how they offer the child a chance to really come closer to God. My girls both attend an atrium in our area and I am helping to start one at our church. However I really feel like I should have some things here at home so that the girls can think about God deeper here at home too. I don't have the space for all the larger atrium works in my house, so I have come up with a way to do it smaller! Peg People! They are all the rage on Etsy and so much fun to paint! So I thought that if I use them to make atrium works, I would be able to make small sets that can be stored easily in a drawer! I made my test set today and it turned out really well! I started with the corner stone of the Catechesis atrium work~ the Good Shepherd! I made peg Good Shepherd, wooden ball sheep (they have a flat bottom), and a dollhouse picket fence sheep fold. Here are the pictures of how it turned out. The girls have not had a chance to work with it yet, but I think that they will like it alot!
"I am the Good Shepherd says the Lord. I know my sheep and they know me..."
"I call my sheep by name and I lead them out..."
I really think that this will be a wonderful supplement to atrium work for my girls. I dont think any of my works will replace the traditional works, but they will allow my girls to work with them when we arent at the atrium! I will be posting soon on out prayer table once I get it all done!
How do you share your faith with your kids at home?
How lovely, Stephanie! I'm so impressed! It's great that you're so creative in finding ways to fit Catechesis of the Good Shepherd materials into your home. Your materials are always so attractive, and it's wonderful that you're blogging about how you make and use them. I just added your photo and post to http://livingmontessorinow.com/2011/07/26/fitting-montessori-based-religious-education-into-your-home/. I'll be featuring your post on the Living Montessori Now Facebook page on Sunday!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a great idea. We are using peg people. I just haven't painted ours yet, but I love the balls for sheep. Never would have thought of that!
ReplyDeleteI had never even heard of an Atrium or Catechesis of the Good Shepherd until subbing your blog but I think its really cute how you incorporate your faith into your girls homeschooling. You are a very creative person and I can tell you are truly devoted to your kids.
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I don't know much about catechism but just love this idea! It is so beautiful! May be I should make some for some of the stories I am sharing with my kids! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteStephanie!!! It turned out so great! You're girls are going to love it. We read the scriptures during dinner time and I really want to add some Godly Play into our home. I just need to set aside the time to get it done! Thanks for the motivation.
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ReplyDeleteHi everyone! Thanks so mcu for all of your super kind comments! It really makes my day! This did turn out really well!
ReplyDeleteDeb~ Thanks for using my pics! I love all the ideas you find and I am honored that you can use mine too! :)
Julie~ I love your Godly play ideas! They are so creative and I love that you are finiding things to make out of what you have! Good luck painting your peg people! I think they are fun to do!
Adrienne and Mommy to the Princess~ Thanks for popping by! My girls love love love this Montessori way or getting touch with God! It is real blessing here! If you want to know more, there is a link at the top of this post for the National Catechesis site. You may also want to google Godly Play! Best wishes!
Lori~ You should do some Godly Play. Maria Montessori said that she realized that all the children's work in their house found its fulfillment in the Atrium enviroment. :) It is so cool to see their relationship with God growing! Good Luck!
PS I always have spelling mistakes! lol I am really bad about it! :)
Beautiful set!! Thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeleteHi Stephanie, I love your work, here. It's beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThose look wonderful! I love the idea of using ball sheep.
ReplyDeleteThnks all for stopping by! I'm glad that you liked the set! My girls love it too! I love you comments, so thanks again!
ReplyDeleteI just featured your beautiful materials and photo in my parable post at http://livingmontessorinow.com/2012/02/09/creative-godly-play-at-home-parables/
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