Pencil Cookies for Mother Teresa

Mother Teresa said "I am a small pencil in God's hand" so since we are learning about Mother Teresa this week in Religion class I made the kids some pencil cookies.

Supply List:

wafer cookies in cream or yellow

pink chocolate tabs

white chocolate tabs

mini chocolate chips

Directions:

Using a sharp knife on a cutting board cut one of the ends into a point.

Spread out a piece of parchment paper and melt the white chocolate tabs.

Dip the pointed end into the white chocolate and place a mini chocolate chip on the end. Place the wafer cookie on the parchment paper to set.

Melt some pink chocolate and dip the square end into the pink chocolate. Set the cookie back onto the parchment paper. 

I think they came out super cute! The kids loved them. 

Teaching 5th Grade Religion Class About Mother Teresa

The take home treat was a Rolo pencil - The tag says "I am a small pencil in God's hand." I packaged the pencils in pretzel bags. Pretzel bags can be found at craft stores near the chocolate molds.

I painted a Mother Teresa peg doll for all of the kids. 

I found some great coloring pictures from the Internet.

I also found this pretty coloring page.

I made some pencil cookies for the classroom snack.

I put the phrase "I am a small pencil in God's hand" on the large white board and asked the kids what the quote meant and they came up with some awesome answers.

I posted the directions to make the Rolo pencils and pencil cookies on additional blog posts.

Rolo Pencils for Mother Teresa

"I am s small pencil in God's hand." - Mother Teresa

Each month I teach the kids in my Religion class about a Saint. And Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta is a really fun Saint for the kids to learn about.

I am making the kids pencil cookies for a snack and these Rolo pencils for a take home treat.  When I made these pencils for my kids classrooms I used to write No. 2 on the side of the pencil with a black Sharpie.

I can't decide if I should write Mother Teresa on the side of the pencil or leave it blank. What to do?

Supply List:

Rolo's

Hershey Kisses

Glue dots

Double stick tape

Scissors

Yellow card stock

Pink card stock

Ruler

Pencil

Pinking shears

Thin silver ribbon

Glue gun and glue sticks

Directions:

Trim the little Hershey tag off the kiss with scissors.

Cut the yellow card stock into 4 1/2" x 4" pieces. Cut one of the shorter (4-inch) sides with pinking shears.

Put double stick tape on the three sides that are not trimmed with pinking shears and wrap around the Rolo.

Cut the pink card stock into 3/8" x 3 1/2" and trace a quarter for the top of the eraser.

Using the double stick tape adhere the kiss on the pinking sheared side of the pencil. At the top of the pencil adhere the pink card stock strip and the circle eraser top.

Heat up the glue gun and glue a small piece of silver ribbon at the bottom and top of the eraser. Only use the hot glue on top of the card stock.

I love Rolo's - maybe someone will be absent and I can have a tube Rolo's!

St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Hershey Bars

Tomorrow I am substitute teaching a 4th grade Religion class. I am going to teach the kids about Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta.  Tomorrow I will post the coloring sheets that I printed out with everything that I am bringing to the class room.

So I made the kids these Hershey Bars with my favorite quote from Mother Teresa -"Do small things with great love." I was able to print out these cute little tags from  showerofroses.blogspot.com she actually used them for cupcake toppers. And her blog has so many awesome ideas for Catholic mothers.

I took some Hershey bars and wrapped them with white wrapping paper.

I cut out the quote and taped it to a blue scalloped circle. Then I taped the circle onto the white wrapped Hershey bars.

We should all try to "do small things with great love."

St. Teresa of Calcutta Peg Dolls

Tomorrow (Sunday, September 4th) Mother Teresa will become Saint Teresa of Calcutta. This year when I am asked to substitute Religion class I am going to bring each of the kids a St. Teresa peg doll and then I will teach the class about her life.

These peg dolls are so fun to make and I find it relaxing to paint them. I bought the wooden peg dolls at Hobby Lobby - I have the app on my phone so I awlays have a coupon!

First I painted the body white and the head in flesh color. I marked the area on the head with a pencil that I wanted to paint white.

It took two coats to cover up the flesh colored paint.

Once the paint was dry I used a blue sharpie for the stripes. And painted two flesh colored hands.

Using a fine tipped black Sharpie I drew the eyes, mouth and a tiny rosary.

I hope this post inspires you to make your own St. Teresa of Calcutta peg dolls!

Substitute Teaching 1st Grade Religion Class This Week

This week I am substitute teaching a 1st grade religion class. We are going to learn about Advent. But I also thought it would be fun for them to learn about Mother Teresa and St. Nick. And I made little crafts and snacks to reinforce the lessons.

Each child will get a Mother Teresa coloring sheet. 

I made each child a little Mother Teresa peg doll. And we are going to learn some fun facts about Mother Teresa.

She will be canonized in September 2016. We are also going to learn about how one becomes a Saint.

Each child will also get a St. Nick coloring sheet. We will also learn some fun facts about St. Nick.

Everyone will get a St. Nick candy bar. I found the St. Nick candy bar wrappers on the on the www.stnicholascenter.com it is a fantastic website with craft ideas for all ages. 

I printed the candy bar wrappers to use on snack sized Hershey bars.

I simply cut the little wrapper out and taped it arounf the Hershey bar.