We have reached the end of the liturgical year, time for Christ the King! For today’s session, I asked the children when does a year begin? I got January from one child and September from another. I agreed that one is the start of the calendar year and one is the start of the school year. I went on to explain that the church year begins with the first Sunday of Advent, which is next week. So this is the last Sunday of the liturgical year and the last Sunday of the liturgical year is always Christ the King. I pointed out that Father’s chasuble was white and the banners were white, too.
I read only part of the reading, John 18:37. Then we got down to the craft - crowns! I have been looking forward to this craft since last summer. I went to the Jazz Festival in June at the Roundhouse (Vancouver).
I read only part of the reading, John 18:37. Then we got down to the craft - crowns! I have been looking forward to this craft since last summer. I went to the Jazz Festival in June at the Roundhouse (Vancouver).
It is a family-friendly event, and as a result, there are children’s activities. At one table they made crowns using “bordette”, the corrugated border that teachers use on bulletin boards. The people helping the children make their crowns showed them how to insert things like feathers and pipe cleaners into the corrugated sections of the bordette so that they didn’t need to use glue or staples to keep the items in place. I knew immediately what I was doing for Christ the King this year!
Finding bordette was not easy - it only seems to be available at teacher supply stores. I went to Collins Educational Supply where I managed to find metallic gold bordette (25 metres long) that had a curvy, crown like top.
Finding bordette was not easy - it only seems to be available at teacher supply stores. I went to Collins Educational Supply where I managed to find metallic gold bordette (25 metres long) that had a curvy, crown like top.
Our return into the church was met with many smiles when the children marched back in.There were two fathers helping with the children's litury that day (thank goodness), and they helped measure and cut the bordette to fit the childrens’ heads, as well as hand out feathers, pipe cleaners and stickers. The children really enjoyed this activity and gave little gasps of delight when I showed them how they didn’t need to use fussy glue or staples to decorate the tops of the crowns. |
The only thing I would change is I would separate the bordette ahead of time (it comes attached and looks like this and give handfuls of items on each table. I would also prepare a prototype ahead of time.
Cheers!
- Caroline