For book club this month we read Basket of Flowers - Lauren picked this one out and she led the discussion and craft. We met at a park before the rush of school kids come for the summer. I actually had never taken the kids to Munger park before so that was an extra treat to find a new place.
Book summary - James, the king's gardener, teaches his fifteen-year-old daughter Mary all the principles of godliness through his flowers. She is falsely accused of stealing, and the penalty is death. Mary remembers her father had taught her: that it is better to die for the truth than to live for a lie, and that the worst pillow to sleep on is the pillow of a guilty conscience.
The kids did enjoy that the book referenced God by saying Heavenly Father which they loved because that is the more common name we use at church as well. The book was written by a Catholic priest in 1755.
For the craft we made flower bombs - they children rolled out clay and then put soil and wildflower seeds inside. It was a huge hit.
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