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. ...
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Guest Post: Nativity Memory Game
Thank you to Miss Cheryl for another great Guest Post... Transition times happen often throughout the day with a group of children! Waiting for some of our friends to wash their hands, waiting for some of our friends to finish their snack, etc. Waiting is difficult for preschool age children. A minute seems like an hour! Try standing ...
Candy Cane Poem
If this is your first visit to our blog, welcome! We hope that you will stay awhile and check out the rest of Our Out-of-Sync Life blog, as well as our Preschool Curriculum website - ABCJesusLovesMe.com. Thanks for stoppingby! I fell in love with this poem I found on a coloring sheet that Sweet Pea and Little Man did at ...
Review: God Gave Us So Much
Lisa Tawn Bergren has made the Polar Bear Family a very popular family with her several "God Gave Us..." books. I have suggested several of them on the blog and included them throughout the ABCJLM curriculum. God Gave Us So Much: A Limited-Edition Three-Book Treasury contains three of these books - God Gave Us ...
Making Magnificent Marble Magnets
Image Source (permission granted) A very crafty friend of mine created these Making Magnificent Marble Magnets. These would make great Christmas gifts for teachers and friends a like. Thank you Tina for letting me share this! Be sure to click on the link to find detailed instructions with pictures. Items needed: old magazines or ...
Review and Gift Idea: Mrs. Rosey Posey I Can Read! Series
Now that Bubs is in Kindergarten and starting to read, I am always looking for books that he and I can read together. Zondervan offers several in their "I Can Read" series. Just in time for Christmas, this post is going to focus on the Mrs. Rosey Posey series by Robin Jones Gunn. You and your child will be ...
Review and Giveaway: Ruby and Rocket
My favorite part about the brand new book Ruby and Rocket (Guest in the Garden) is that it isn't just a carbon copy of every other children's book. Let me tell you, it is refreshing! As a Master Gardener, Dawn Denton opens the eyes of children to the beauty of God's creation though the use of sibling-hummingbirds Ruby and ...
Review: The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving
The Berenstain Bears and the Joy of Giving is an excellent book to read this Christmas season. Understanding the purpose of gift giving is a tough concept for children young and old (and many adults). Brother and Sister Bear receive money from their grandparents. They use this money to purchase gifts for others. Then ...
Gift Idea: What’s in the Bible?
"Best of the Best" gift ideas from Momma C: There is rarely a day gone by that one of my children is not talking about Pastor Paul, Buck Denver, Ian, Clive, or Sunday School Lady. I would be shocked if one of our kids didn't end up dressing like one of the characters from What's in the Bible? for Halloween in the next few years! Read ...
Gift Idea: Charlie Church Mouse & Keys of the Kingdom Computer Games
In August and September I introduced you to four computer games by Inspired Media that I think are tops. My kids continue to beg to play them and even Little Man begs to watch his siblings play with them. These are items that I will be giving for Christmas and ones that you should have on your list too! Read my ...