Kids love the reappearance of frogs in the spring, and this spring craft creation of paper-plate froggies will make kids laugh. And they’ll remind kids that just like frogs have to reach far with those tongues to get their food, we should be willing to reach far to understand God’s will”¦and take in his spiritual food!
First Day of Spring Craft: Hoppin Froggies
Materials
– First Day of Spring Frog Arms and Legs Template, one copy for each child, on sturdy paper or cardstock
– White dessert paper plates with ridges
– White printer paper
– Green crayons and markers
– Scissors
– Stick glue
Instructions
1. Color the limbs, eyes, and tongues of the froggie in different shades of green, and then color the paper plate, inside and out.
2. Cut out all the pieces of the frog.
3. Fold the plate in half.
4. Apply all the body parts to the plate using stick glue.
Discussion
Did you know that frogs hibernate also? Aquatic frogs hibernate in the mud at the bottom of ponds, and land frogs hibernate in forests, near water. Once spring arrives and they wake up, they are hungry! How do frogs catch their food? With their long tongues.
It looks funny and makes us laugh when we see clips of them, doesn’t it?
But it’s a little like us once we ask Jesus into our hearts. At that “awakening,” we are spiritually hungry. And yet it isn’t always easy to “hear” God or to understand what he wants us to do. We have to be able to “reach” when we awaken spiritually – very much like the hungry frogs when they wake up.
When we’re tempted to give up on talking to God or to skip it for a day, let’s remember the reach of the frogs and try a little harder to reach for understanding God’s will for us!
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What a lovely idea. This is going to be our afternoon craft today. My two love paper plate crafts.
what a cute idea and so much fun! I think I could handle this with Dino.
I adore your sweet and creative ideas! Thanks for sharing with SYC.
hugs,
jann
Super cute. Pinned and tweeted. We are so thrilled to have you at our party. Please stop by tonight at 7, so we can see your amazing projects. Lou Lou Girls
What a fun project to make with your little ones. I miss sharing these types of activities with my kiddos. Thanks for sharing at the This Is How We Roll Link Party on Organized 31.
Super cute craft idea!
Thanks for linking up with our Parenting Pin It Party x
How cute is that! You are so ready for spring!
Thanks for coming to the Inspire Me Monday Linky party. I’m Janice, one of your hostesses.
Love this! Our nanny does a lot of fun crafts like this with our daughter and she would love this one!
Thanks for sharing on the Shine Blog Hop!
This is so cute! I will have to give this a try with my kids. Thanks for sharing at What’d You Do This Weekend? I hope you will join us again this Monday!
Adorable Spring craft! So glad you shared with us at Merry Monday. Hope to see you again at the next party.
I bet the kids love making these! Thank you so much for sharing with us at VMG206 Brag About It! Love seeing your projects each week!
~Laurie
Such a cute activity! Thanks for joining Home Sweet Home!
Sherry
Oh how fun – and great for fun activities for grandparents and grandchildren. Thanks for a delightful visit from the Grand Social. I’m off to share this on Facebook