My kids love to make new colors with paint. Mix a color here with another color there and voila - a new color! Fall and Thanksgiving are great times to create the color orange with a little yellow and red paint. Print the Orange Pumpkin poster. Ask the child what color a pumpkin is. Add a dot of yellow and red ...
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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
Blessing Ornaments: Tying the Holidays Together
One of the things I struggle with this time of year is tying Thanksgiving with Christmas. It seems I focus a little on Thanksgiving and a lot on Christmas, but I fail to tie the two together. I love the idea of Blessing Ornaments that Amy shared with me. Supplies: - fillable glass Christmas ornaments- crayons, markers, or pens- strips of ...
Creating Thanksgiving/Fall Headbands
Amy at Traurigs In Training came up with this cute idea for Thanksgiving or Fall. These headbands would be adorable on a little girl or for a children's Thanksgiving or music program. Supplies: - plastic/fabric headband (Dollar Tree) - Fall Leaves - Hot Glue ...
Creating Turkey Muffins
Amy at Traurigs In Training shares a fun turkey snack of table decoration! Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Muffin (with slightly healthier substitutes) Ingredients: 4 eggs 2 cups sugar 1 can of pumpkin or 2 cups homemade pureed (recipe here) 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/4 cups of vegetable oil (I substituted coconut oil) 3 cups flour (I used 2 1/2 cups of ...
Check Out “The Nativity Story” Pop-Up App
My kids love to play on my iphone. And I am sure yours do too! Typically they choose Angry Birds, Word World, or another game app on the rare occasion that I say yes. I was excited to add to their repertoire with them a new Christmas app called The Nativity Story. Where will baby Jesus be born? At the market? At ...
Create Thanksgiving Napkin Rings
Yet again Amy at Traurigs In Training has shared with us another fun Thanksgiving idea to do with our kids - Thanksgiving Napkin Rings. What I love about the Thanksgiving rings that a child can be involved in preparing for a Thanksgiving feast and serve others by setting the table! Print the Napkin Ring printable with color ink (pictured ...
A Countdown to Christmas Book List
On the ABCJesusLovesMe Facebook Group, Helen shared an idea that she found on Pinterest to wrap and read one book per day as a countdown to Christmas or for Advent. I love the idea! There is a plethora of wonderful children's books focusing on Christmas so I assumed that finding 25 quality books would be a cinch. But in my ...
“I am Thankful” Centerpiece Plate
Amy at Traurigs In Training shares another idea for Thanksgiving. What I love about this tradition is that it is simple enough for toddlers and preschoolers to do. Supplies: - Mod Podge - porcelain plate that is "oven safe" - magazines - paint (optional: if you want to “tint” the Mod Podge after it dries) - permanent ...
Giveaway: Introduce the True Meaning of Christmas: The Sparkle Box
I realize it isn't December yet. I understand that Thanksgiving hasn't even past. But, I want to share this book with you because I want to give you ample amount of time to add this book to your home library. Yes, it is that good. Because I believe it is a great way to introduce the true meaning of Christmas, I ...
Giveaway Winner: 1 Girl Nation
Thank you to everyone who entered to win 1 Girl Nation. The winner is.... Kari Congrats! ...