Puff paint was a popular craft element when I was a kid. Cool look. Cool texture. I was excited to see a recipe for puff paint on several pinterest posts. So, I did some research of my own, combined a few recipes, and created a Puffy Polar Bear craft for the 5 Year Curriculum's lesson on the book God Gave Us Christmas. Begin by printing the ...
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Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. Deuteronomy 6:7
My Emotions and Me
This is an activity in the 5 Year ABCJesusLovesMe.com Preschool Curriculum about emotions. My Emotions and Me: Have the child lay on a piece of butcher block paper and trace around the child. Ask the child to finish the below statements and then write the answers on the traced body according to the directions. My name is.... (between ...
Spin a Chore
For some reason in our home, the kids prefer to do a job at 80% instead of doing the job correctly. Not really sure why but they do. Here's an example...instead of putting the toy in the room, on the shelf where it belongs, the children place the toy in the doorway of the room. I believe the extra three steps to finish the job ...
Craft: Rain Maker
Craft: Rain Sticks Tear off one sheet of aluminum foil that is three times as long as a paper towel tube. Roll the foil lengthwise like a snake. Wrap the foil around a wooden spoon creating a spring-like shape. Stretch the foil to be as wide and long as the tube. Place the spring shaped foil into the paper towel tube. Add a couple of ...
Hanging Art Projects
So your child just painted a masterpiece. Paint is all over the table, chair, and child. How do you keep the stickiness from getting on more things while drying? Since we do most of our craft projects in the laundry room, I had the idea to use clip clothes hangers to hang our craft papers to dry. Eureka! Since air is ...
Recipe: Raisin Bran Refrigerator Muffins
Ever winter, I mix up several batches of Raisin Bran Refrigerator Muffin mix to have in the refrigerator for breakfast, as a snack, or with a meal. This recipe is super easy, and the batter can be kept in the refrigerator for up to six weeks!! Take out as much as you want each time. No mess, just delicious, fresh muffins. Ingredients: 15 oz ...
“I Hate You!” he said.
"I hate you." He was mad because things weren't going his way. The issue was extremely minor but in his small view of life, he thought the issue was worth exploding over and then he lost it. This isn't the first time that I have heard these words come from my seven-year-old son's mouth. The hurtful phrase started about six months ago and ...
Four Seasons – Handprints
While working on the ABCJesusLovesMe.com 5 Year Preschool Curriculum, I came up with this Four Seasons idea. Really fun! Tree - Paint the child's hand and arm brown. Press down on a piece of paper. Roll the arm a little to make the tree trunk bigger. Allow to dry. Can also draw around the child's arm and hand on brown paper and ...
Helping Your Sensory Child Out of a Meltdown
This popular post has been updated - https://parentingtoimpress.com/2025/06/sensory-meltdown.html ...
Creative Roads
Cars, roads, buildings, and bridges equals a child's play place, laughter, and fun! Transportation is one of the units in the 5 Year ABCJesusLovesMe Preschool Curriculum. So, Little Man, Sweet Pea, and I built a road system using painter's tape (do not use masking tape as it will leave a residue). With a basic figure-eight setup, we made ...