Craftivity: The Symmetry of Creation



The Symmetry of Creation Craftivity

In searching for preschool resources and activities about the Creation, I came across the most wonderful blog run by a member of The Bible Society in Australia.

Visual Unit is a collection of biblical diagrams, illustrations and charts put together over the last few years by Mark Barry, of The Bible Society in Australia, a time during which he has been involved in a number of different ministries.

At the Visual Unit blog, you will find fascinating and thought-provoking representation of genealogies and doctrines, maps, outlines of various books of the Bible (including a wonderful breakdown of the book of Job), and even a Periodic Table of the Bible.


One item that caught my eye was a chart outlining the seven days of creation as described in Genesis 1:1 - 2:2. As someone who had been an active church-goer all my life, including teaching Sunday School and leading kids clubs, etc etc, I was struck by the diagram's representation of a symmetry that I had never noticed myself, and that had never been brought to my attention in any of the myriad sermons and Bible classes I had previously listened to and participated in.

It was relevatory! I saw a beauty in Creation that I had not seen before. In the first three days, God created the FORM of the world... the heavens, the sky and seas and the land and plants.  In the second three days, God FILLED that creation... the heavens with the sun, moon and stars; the sky and seas with the birds and fish; and the land and plants with the animals and man.  And what a wonderful, simple representation of that symmetry.

I also realised this was a wonderful way in which to help children remember the order in which creation occurred. Because suddenly I could see the order. I had never before understood why God created the land and plants before He created the sun, which, as a Biology teacher, I always knew was essential for plants to exist. Then again, not really. It's light that is essential, and that's what came first!

I used the diagram as the basis for a paper craft with my girls during our Letter G - God Creates a Garden week.  With Mark Barry's permission, I am sharing a printable template of this craft with you.

You can find it here.

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