Creation Stations

We recently had a worship night focused on God the Father.  The talk was short.  It made the point that the first impression we get of the character of God is in the creation passages in Genesis.  God is a brilliant creator!  The talk then made the point that one way we experience God is by trying to become more like Him.  It follows that if one of God's main roles is as Creator, then when we create, especially when our focus or intent is growing in Him, we experience God.  We closed by observing the fact that our youth meetings are often not about creation but study.  

Then we dismissed the teens to spend the rest of the evening creating at these stations (checklist and description if needed):

1. Snow Sculpting:  Using the snowy blend of "Yuck" from Buckets-O-Fun, we made it in three colors and allowed students to create on pieces of tin foil.

2. Finger Painting:  By far the most popular (go figure).  Fingerpaints, paper, done.

3. Cookie Decorating:  Cheap walmart cookies, cheap tub or two of icing, leftover sprinkles from giant sundae.

4. Flower Arranging:  Donated flowers from florist or cheap grab bag of flowers, scissors and vases or bottles.

5. Writing/Drawing:  Inspirational photographs, Bibles, paper, pens, pencils.

6. Garage Band Loops: Get people who have Apple computers to bring them.  They come with a program called Garage Band that students can use to create music from existing loops.

7. Event Soundtrack.  Had one computer plugged into the sound system with the web browser open to "In Bb."  Students simultaneously play youtube videos in the same key creating a live soundtrack for the event.