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 ...
Parenting to Impress Blog...
...A sister site to ABCJesusLovesMe
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
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 baby wipes are amazing!!! Before our ...
The Last 48
Think back to your last 48 hours. Go ahead...think about what you did. Now, think about what you are proud of from the last two days. Maybe you bit your tongue instead of lashing out or you chose to spend your time wisely. Yeah you! It's okay; go ahead and celebrate!!! But, what about those activities, thoughts, and words you would like to ...
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 ...
Grace, Grace, God’s Grace
A while back, I posted a review on Lisa Whelchel's new book Friendship for Grown-Ups: What I Missed and Learned Along the Way. While I can't highly suggest the book, there is one point that I can't get out of my mind. If you have already read the review, I apologize but this is something that needs to be said twice! Lisa talks ...
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 it? Why ...
Nature Walk and Poster
Here's a fun activity that we did a few days back. Make a Nature Poster - Walk around the neighborhood or park collecting different items from nature. Use spatial words as you find things (i.e. The leaf up high...The red flower between the...) Back at home, create a poster and glue items on. Add the title "Our ...
Review: Every Which Way to Pray
We have had so much fun reading this book! Every Which Way to Pray (Everyday Zoo) by Joyce Meyer is precious. Love the plot, illustrations, and humor. Hayley and Harley Hippo believe that they know everything there is to know about prayer. Harley has the book The Rules of Prayer. Through the help of several Everyday ...
Four Seasons
Both the 4 and 5 Year Curriculum study the Four Seasons. Those children using the 4 Year Curriculum create a Four Seasons Wheel each week adding another season. Print the "Winter Tree" and add snowflakes. Post the finished tree on a wall adding pictures around it that depict winter. Also add names or pictures of people ...
Where I Belong
It was one of those days that I could have skipped. You know...like deleted off the calendar. Things weren't going the way I wished. I was fighting the world and the sin in it. My attitude was one of defeat and frustration. As only God does, He sent me a message in song: Friends, "All I know that {we are} not ...