Friday, April 8, 2011

My Sheep





Ella and I made these sheep today, a very cute Easter craft if ever I saw one. They are basically clothespins and cotton balls and they stand up very well. This is because we know how to adjust them so they stand up straight and stable. We know our sheep because we made them.



"I am the good shepherd; I know my sheep and my sheep know me - just as the Father knows me and I know the Father - and I lay down my life for the sheep...My sheep listen to my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; no one can snatch them out of my hand." John 10: 14,27,28

31 comments:

Mary Bergfeld said...

They are very cute and a perfect Easter project for children. I hope you have a wonderful evening. Blessings...Mary

Reanaclaire said...

hey, how creative u r, Ginny... I am sure the kids will love to make them... The Lord is My shepherd..

SquirrelQueen said...

When your page opened the first thing I saw was the face on the header, I couldn't help but smile.

The sheep are so cute, that is a great project for Easter.

Anonymous said...

A beautiful Bible passage and what a cute craft for Ella. She is so sweet. Hope you and Phil have a nice weekend. I look forward to you sharing Phil's wisteria tree.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue ι™ˆζ΄ι›ͺ said...

when Ella becomes a Grandma, she will tell her grands, "when I was little like you, my grandma and I made these."

Great thing to do.

Ann said...

Those are so cute. I imagine you two had loads of fun making them too. Did you make a whole flock of them

Yuni Murharjanti said...

Hi ... Ginny, I see you leaving comments on my daughter blog. She was sentenced by her father and banned online for an unspecified time. Her friends of rather naughty had taught her to open an adult site. My husband knows and furious. Intan has been studying computers since she was a kindergarten. And grow smarter since my husband bought a laptop for her. Computer and English lessons at school are always to value 100 (A). We have a private English teacher for her. According to the teachers, my daughter is including a genius child (but a bit lazy). She is leading the wall magazine in her school . She's good at breaking into the computer protection that have been paired by my husband. But my child is not upset over this punishment. Because my husband just bought a new bike for her. Now she's more playing bikes with the neighborhood kids. And to temporarily forget with her blog, naturally if a kid became bored quickly. On the internet she is also hard to make friends with the same age (10 years). She wanted to join FB, but my husband forbade it. Because FB can indeed negatively affects the child's age Intan. In Indonesia, many cases of children abduction because of FB.

Kerrie said...

Beautiful words, cute little sheep, love it Ginny!

Tracy said...

Oh, Ginny...so cute! and Anne is sooo cute as well. I'm glad you both are building memories!

From the Kitchen said...

Those are pleasant looking sheep! They look happy to be with you and Ella.

Best,
Bonnie

Melanie said...

Oh, Ginny, those are adorable!!
I'm going to have to tell our first grade teacher about those. I'm sure she would love to make them with her class.
Thanks for sharing your pictures.
As always, you picked the perfect verses to go with your pictures.
Have a great weekend! ♥

Linda M. said...

Happy Pink Saturday, Those are very cute sheep. What great memories she will have of making things with you.

Joanne said...

Those have got to be the cutest sheep EVER! what a great idea! My children are a bit older, but I wonder if I can talk them into this project....hum I can see making these out of marshmellows too. possiblities are endless. Thanks for such a sweet post! Blessings, Joanne

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...

What excellent sheep!!

Chatty Crone said...

Ginny - I have to say she is one blessed gal to have you as a grandma. You love her, you work with her, you watch her some days, and you teach her such wonderful things.

Sandie♥

Stephanie V said...

Love the sheep...what fun you and Ellie have had! I guess some are girl sheep :)

Ruth Hiebert said...

That is a very cute craft,one I need to try with
my Granddaughter.I am also thankful that my Shepherd knows just what I need.

Karin said...

It's so wonderful to see you having so much fun with your granddaughter! Love that Scripture verse Ginny!

photowannabe said...

A fantastic project with a deep message. Love how you work in God's Truth's in the creative things you do.

George said...

These are cute sheep and a great Easter project. Of course, they are also a wonderful teaching opportunity.

Cooking Gallery said...

This is indeed a great Easter project for children!

Neal said...

Very cute...just like she is.

Regina said...

lol)...Ella looks so cute next to the sheep!! They are a blast to work with and so rewarding..she will certainly look back and treasure these times!

Kim@stuffcould.... said...

The cutest sheep ever! So fun for you and Ella!

Ann, Chen Jie Xue ι™ˆζ΄ι›ͺ said...

Seeing the sheep again on a Sunday morning makes me think of one Easter when my second daughter performed as a lamb one Easter.

When I was living in Singapore 1990-2006, the university gave us apartment housing, there were land in front and at the back of the apartments. Some of us residents planted plants. The university wanted uniformity. They allowed only the plants their gardeners planted.

They relaxed the rule, only the landed facing the road are not allowed. My heliconia was in front facing the bush. Was I answer when I woke up one to because some zealous gardener chopped it down.

Nikki (Sarah) said...

these sheep are adorable..what a cute idea.

Unknown said...

Love this craft and the Scripture you chose to go with your photos. Even though I have read those verses many times, until the jolt of seeing your and Ella's little sheep, I never thought of myself as a sheep. But, yep, I do have some sheeplike tendencies. It is comforting to know I have a good shepherd who accepts me with all my sheep tendencies!

Glenda said...

Adorable, Ginny - and such a good analogy! This would make a great Sunday School craft for young ones.

Betsy Banks Adams said...

Cute little sheep, Ginny. I know that you and Ella enjoyed that project... Children keep you young, don't they????? I am not around children much anymore --and miss that...
Hugs,
Betsy

Bobbie said...

What a perfect post! And Ella is adorable.

srp said...

These are indeed adorable, as is Ella... I haven't heard from her Grandma... I wonder if she will be up there to see her anytime soon.

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