So far, I have shared with you specific ideas to keep Jesus and others the center of your Christmas activities. But, I have only touched the tip of the iceberg when it comes to options. Here are a few more. But for these ideas, I am not sharing specifics, just the ideas for you to make them your own. Look through photo albums. Laugh ...
Impressing on Children
Blessing Ornaments: Tying the Holidays Together
One of the things I struggle with this time of year is tying Thanksgiving with Christmas. It seems I focus a little on Thanksgiving and a lot on Christmas, but I fail to tie the two together. I love the idea of Blessing Ornaments that Amy shared with me. Supplies: - fillable glass Christmas ornaments- crayons, markers, or pens- strips of ...
A Countdown to Christmas Book List
On the ABCJesusLovesMe Facebook Group, Helen shared an idea that she found on Pinterest to wrap and read one book per day as a countdown to Christmas or for Advent. I love the idea! There is a plethora of wonderful children's books focusing on Christmas so I assumed that finding 25 quality books would be a cinch. But in my ...
Thanksgiving Bible Verses and Printables
The Bible is filled with verses concerning thanksgiving. November is a wonderful time to help your child (and yourself) memorize these. Thank you to Amy at Traurigs In Training for sharing printables to go along with a few of these verses. Psalm 28:7 The LORD is my strength and my shield; My heart trusts in Him, and I am helped; ...
Christmas Square Activity
Colors and shapes can be taught throughout the year. Christmas is a great time to work on red and green, squares and rectangles. Here is an activity shared with me by Dina on the ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group that focuses on squares. Print the Square Christmas Present. Cut small squares of green and red construction paper to glue on the ...
Helping Children Take a Thankful Bite
How many of you have memories of sitting at the table hours after a meal finished because you didn't eat everything or refused to try a morsel of broccoli, brussel sprouts, or beets? I do. And if you asked many in my generation why we were told to eat the particular item, we would have said something like, "Because my parents told me to." ...
Filling Halloween with Light
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If Your Child Can Memorize Dora…
source Daily, I receive emails and comments from friends of ABC Jesus Loves Me Preschool Curriculum and this blog. These emails encourage me so much and I praise God for each of you who take a moment to bless me. A few days ago I received this email from an ABCJLM user in Florida. It was what she said about Dora that made me stop and ...
How to Make Homemade Ice Cream in a Bag
Several times in my teenage years, I had the opportunity to make individual servings of homemade ice cream. As an activity at church and youth group a few times. We actually made it at school in a Family Living class I took to provide us with examples of creating traditions in a family. It was fun and memorable experience each time. In creating ...
Why I {Hate} the Word “Bored”
There are a few phrases that are not allowed to be said in our home. One such phrase is, "This is boring." or the popular "I am bored." Basically the same. Honestly, I can think of only one or two times that I have heard it come out of the mouths of my babes. And each time it occurred because my children heard it from some ...