UPDATE: The Visual Perception Workbook, 2nd Edition is now available. Completely remodeled with exclusive, how-to videos, your child or student will enjoy the fun activities. Once again, you asked for a book and we have produced it! Now available is the Visual Perception Workbook. You no longer have to take the time and ...
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Guest Post: Forgiveness Soap
Forgiveness can be a difficult concept to explain to young children. Tauna shared that she used a bar of soap to help children understand. Read what she shared: To illustrate the point, I drew a child on a whiteboard. Then we discussed how sin is something that can cloud our hearts and separate us from God. The kids provided examples of ...
Fun Christmas Activities
Pin It Here are crafts and activities that are fun for your family to do during this month. I have no ideas why this image is upside down! This is a fun craft using dyed noodles to create a shape - star, tree, manger, etc. Applesauce Cinnamon Ornaments are one of our favorite gifts to create. They ...
Create a Christmas Countdown Chain
A Christmas Countdown Chain is a fun activity to do with your kiddos for very little expense or effort. The kids love to tear off a chain each day and you can refer to the chain every time you hear the "How many days 'til Christmas?" comment. This activity would also work with the Christmas Countdown Activity shared this week. What You ...
Christmas Countdown of Activities
A childhood friend posted a Christmas Countdown list similar to this on her blog. I loved the ideas she put together and asked to share them with you! Below are example activities to get you started. But don't be bound by these ideas! Make it your own and start new traditions. Use an advent calendar, small boxes, or a ...
Christmas Traditions: A Bed for Baby Jesus
A Bed for Jesus: A Count-down to Christmas Activity for Preschoolers ...
Christmas Traditions: 25 Days of God’s Promises
Today begins our Christ-Centered Christmas Tradition series. A month of ideas to help you keep Jesus as the focus of the month and to create traditions to last a lifetime. This may very well end up being my favorite Christmas Tradition. Not necessarily because it will make profound memories but because I need it. Call it a 100%, totally ...
Thanksgiving Traditions: Kernels of Thanks
While the holidays are filled with anticipation and fun, there is so much more than food, football, and parades to each of them. In our blog series, Thanksgiving Traditions, I am sharing ideas of my own and from the ABCJLM family that will help you leave a legacy while keeping Jesus the focus of the holiday ...
Guest Post: How to Teach Children Tough Bible Stories
Guest Post by Tauna: Our preschool co-op is three mommies who rotate teaching and hosting responsibilities. It's really fantastic. Last week, I was assigned the story of when Jesus forgives the adulterous woman. I looked through AAALLLL my children's Bibles and similar resources and found exactly zero representations of that story. It's ...
Review: Do You Know What’s In the Bible?
Beanbags? Check. Double chair for Mommy and Daddy to snuggle? Check. TV and DVD player? Check. Popcorn? Double check. (Actually, quadruple check because it takes four bags to get us through one movie!) Add a DVD and you have a coveted Family Movie Night. And if it is a What's in the Bible? DVD, you have a win-win situation for all! Buck ...