The Theotokos' Life in the Temple

Introduction

Watch a 7-minute video, "The Life of the Theotokos".

Activity 1

Stretch purple yarn or ribbon across the floor. Practice jumping over it, one side to another. Walk along it like a balance beam. For an older child, place two pieces parallel and use it to practice jumping using an elastics rhyme.

Activity 2

Use pieces of purple yarn to make letter shapes on a tabletop workspace.

Lunch Snack

Eat purple foods: grapes, beetroot, eggplant, et cetera.

Activity 3

Weave something purple, such as strips of purple paper, or basic tablet weaving with wool, or make a purple woven Swedish star ornament.