Here are the crafts that I came up with for the "Jesus and Peter Walk on Water" Bible story. - "I am Looking at Jesus" Craft - Use this craft to remind your child to keep their eyes on Jesus. - Binoculars - Paint two toilet paper rolls. Staple together and add a string. Discuss with the child the importance ...
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
Happy Monday!
I have some questions for you... How was your personal time with God this morning? Are you excited to start the week? You will never get back the time that you have been given this week. What are you going to do with it that will impact eternity? Mondays are a great time to make a change. Start anew. One change that I ...
And the Winner Is…
And the randomly chosen winner of the Kevin Leman book It's Your Kid Not a Gerbil is... Rachel from Delaware Congratulations! ...
October: Making Memories
Several months ago I mentioned that my mom gave me a 1993 issue of Shining Star magazine. Included in this issue is an excerpt from Jody Capehart's book - Cherishing and Challenging Your Children. The article called "Making Meaningful Memories", contains practical tips to create family traditions and memories throughout the year. ...
Adam and Eve Disobey Craft
I was trying to come up with a craft that would remind my kiddos the God knows best. Somehow this little craft worked! I showed them the apple. They thought it looked pretty but were surprised to see that it actually had a snake in it. The kids immediately said that it reminded them of the Adam and Eve ...
Teaching Spatial Concepts
After doing our Five Speckled Frogs song and activity, I left the frogs and log on the easel. One morning, I watched Sweet Pea play with the frogs as I was getting ready to start school. Watching her gave me the idea to use the frogs and log to work on spatial concepts. (Spatial concepts are taught in the ...
Hello, My Name is…
Wow...it has been a full week and a half of blogs. Starting with the four-day series called "So Much to Tell You" and then 23 Things (I Don't Want You to Know) About Me (updated). Transparency at its greatest! To wrap it all up, I gave you an inside, future look at ABCJLM in the "State of ABC Jesus Loves Me" ...
State of ABC Jesus Loves Me Address
With a planning personality, I love State of the _______ (fill in the blank) Addresses. I get to hear the "where we are" and "where we are going." It puts me in the know. As I am making changes to the ABC Jesus Loves Me website, I thought it might help if you knew the path I am starting to travel. With that said, ...
Have You Entered the Drawing???
Many of you have but many of you have not. Don't wait. The drawing for the It's Your Kid Not a Gerbil book closes Friday. Head over to the review and make sure your name is entered! A few of you have registered on the forum but have not yet "Introduced Yourself." Don't forget to do this in order to enter the drawing! ...
FAQ: My Library Doesn’t Have the Suggested Books
image shared by Jen Here is a frequently asked question: My library doesn't have many of the books suggested in the ABCJLM Curriculum. I can't afford to purchase all of them. What do I do? Following our weekly trips to the library, I would sit down with my kiddos to read from the collection of books we brought home. I would get so frustrated ...