Description

This would make a  great centerpiece for your table or home/classroom altar! The bottom greens are meant to symbolize the earth and the fluffy clouds symbolize heaven. So this centerpiece is meant to show the meaning of the Assumption -That  Mary ascended body and soul from earth to heaven!

• a tall vase or jar
• some heavy rocks
• long sticks (2 to 3 times as high as the vase)
• flowers and/or greens
• Cotton fiber-fill
• Mary and Angels printable (download above)
• paper clips or Christmas hooks
• water (for the flowers)

Also asked them to get a few small, heavy, rocks that could fit into the bottom of the vase. They may need an adult’s help them pick out sticks that were the right height for our vase.

Now wash the rocks to get any extra dirt off them and place them into the bottom of the vase. This will help keep the vase from falling over since it will be top-heavy.

Arrange the sticks into a vase.

It works best if you can put the bottoms of the stick between the rocks.

Add the flowers and greens all the way around the sticks.

The kids can help with this part.

Now, give the flowers some water.

Carefully, add the cotton to the top of the sticks.

Try to make it look like a fluffy cloud.

Print off the Mary and Angels pictures from above. (Best if printed on stock paper.)

Cut them out and tape a Christmas hook or paper clip to the back of each. Make sure the hook end is pointed out away from the picture.

Now use the hooks to hang Mary and the angels onto the heavenly clouds.

And there is our beautiful centerpiece!!

What a great item to have on your table for the feast of the Assumption!!

Mother Mary, Pray for us!