Column • Kids’ Corner
The colours of spring
S By Loreena Thiessen
pring is green, the colour of life. New green grass replaces the brown of winter. Velvety buds on branches open to become tender new leaves. Spring is blue. Winter’s grey storm clouds are gone. Now the sky is blue, friendly, and comforting. Spring is yellow. Rows of yellow daffodils nod to the sun. A sea of yellow dandelions brightens backyards and boulevards. Spring is white. Apple blossoms dress apple trees and fill the air with their sweet scent. Spring is pink. A canopy of cherry blossoms lines the street. Rows of pink flowered trees stand like waiting princesses. Spring is soft and furry. New baby bunnies hop about over the grass to find sweet new grasses and dandelion flowers for breakfast. Spring is warm. As the earth heats up, roots stir and send fresh growth up through the ground. The sun feels warm on your bare face and arms. Toques and mitts are gone; parkas
put away. Spring is cool. Gentle cooling breezes refresh you with new vigour, renewed energy, before the heat of summer. Spring is filled with aroma: the smell of new grass being cut, the moist earth freshly turned waiting for seeds to be planted, the fragrance of lilac bushes covered in their rich cone flowers, the perfume of apple blossoms in your neighborhood. Spring is the beginning of new life, bright colours, and scents that tickle your nose. You know something new is happening. God has created the universe, and our Earth, so that the seasons are possible. The systems and laws he put in place allow Earth to continue to get the perfect amount of light and heat from the sun to sustain life. God says in Genesis 1:14 (NIRV), “Let there be lights in the huge space of the sky. Let them separate the day from the night. Let the lights set the times for the holy celebrations and the days and the years.” Spring is a time of renewal. Spring rains come. The water cycle feeds the earth and replenishes the lakes, streams, and oceans for life to continue. “The desert and the dry ground will be glad. The dry places will be full of joy. Flowers will grow there” (Isaiah 35:1 NIRV). Read Isaiah 35:1–2.
Activity: find something new
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Need: notebook, pencil, camera, pencil crayons.
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Do: Take a walk around your neighbourhood, a nearby park, or playground. Find something new for the season: a new plant; a new animal, or bird; a new scent; a new feeling, something that feels warm, cool, smooth, rough, or sticky; a new sight. Draw your new findings. Take a photo of each one. Share and discuss with your family.
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