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 ...
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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
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 ...
Homemade Baby Wipes
If this is your first visit to our blog, welcome! I invite you to stay awhile and check out the rest of Parenting to Impress Blog as well as our Free Preschool Curriculum website - ABCJesusLovesMe.com. Thanks for stopping by! Whether you are frugal, green, or just want the best for your kiddos, these ...
Recipe: Chicken Quesadillas
My sweet friend, Lee, served these Chicken Quesadillas to us one evening. Since then, this has become a meal that I fall back on. It is also one of my most requested meals by the fam. Not sure what it says about my cooking because this recipe is super easy! Ingredients: Chicken - cooked and shredded BBQ Sauce (optional) Shredded ...
How To Picture Walk Through a Book
source Even before their precious bundle of joy is born, parents are told the importance of reading to their child. Most professionals agree that children should be read to at least 15 minutes a day. But is there a certain way to read to a child? One academic term that you will hear floating around is "Picture Walk." But what is ...