Additional projects and activities.

Preschool Projects

• Seeds from the Lord
  Make a design with some of the seeds the Lord gives us.
  

See "For the Family" for other projects and activities suitable for preschool children.

Primary School Projects

• Secret Growth
  Folded drawing projects. These projects illustrate ideas presented in the short parable in Mark 4:26-29.
  

See "For the Family" for other projects and activities suitable for preschool children.

Projects for Elementary School and Beyond

• Parable of the Sower Book
  Illustrate the text (from Mark 4:1-9), cut out the pages, then bind them on the left side to make a book.

• Parable of the Sower Collage
  Use seeds, pebbles and other materials to illustrate this story in the Word.
  

• Planting Seeds in Four Kinds of Ground
  An experiment designed to simulate the planting conditions in the parable of the sower.

• What Do Plants Need?
  What happens if a plant does not have water, warmth, or light?  Who provides these for plants and for us?  These are just some of the ways that the Lord helps plants grow.

• Watch the Growth of a Plant
  Here are some suggestions for observing and reflecting on the growth of plants.  Notice how the plant knows how to grow and seems to have a mind of its own.  Yet it still needs nurturing with food and water to thrive.

• Seed Mosaic
  Three ways to make designs with seeds from the Lord found in nature.

• Calligraphy of "All that the Lord has spoken we will do"
  

• Preparing Our Minds
  Compare preparing the soil for planting to preparing our minds for seeds of truth.
  

See "For the Family" for other projects and activities suitable for elementary and older children.

Coloring Pages

• Parable of the Sower by Robert Glenn