Guest Post by Tauna: Our preschool co-op is three mommies who rotate teaching and hosting responsibilities. It's really fantastic. Last week, I was assigned the story of when Jesus forgives the adulterous woman. I looked through AAALLLL my children's Bibles and similar resources and found exactly zero representations of that story. It's ...
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Review: Do You Know What’s In the Bible?
Beanbags? Check. Double chair for Mommy and Daddy to snuggle? Check. TV and DVD player? Check. Popcorn? Double check. (Actually, quadruple check because it takes four bags to get us through one movie!) Add a DVD and you have a coveted Family Movie Night. And if it is a What's in the Bible? DVD, you have a win-win situation for all! Buck ...
Helping Children Understand Big Numbers
Abraham was 100 years old when Issac was born. And, when an adult thinks about this, eyebrows go up and pity starts to flow. But for a child, 100 years may as well be 1000 because time is abstract. The 4 Year Curriculum uses the story of Abraham and Sarah to teach patience. To help the child understand how old 100 years is a ...
I Have Not Stopped Praying For You
I love praying the scriptures. There is power in praying God's Holy Word. The scripture and prayer below comes from a message spoken at our church this summer. This morning, I have prayed this for each one of you! Colossians 1:9-14 9 For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you. ...
Review: The Big Picture Story Bible
This post contains affiliate links. I wanted to see for myself what all the talk was about. In many Amazon reviews I read, people referred to the The Big Picture Story Bible as being the best. Is it worth all the hype? What makes it so great?I was super excited to take a look at this Bible. Upon receiving it, the kids and ...
Review: Read and Share Toddler Bible
The Read and Share Toddler Bible is the 2nd Bible suggested the in 2 Year Curriculum. With simple pictures and short sentences, this book is perfect for toddlers. Enough detail to keep them engaged but not so much that they lose interest. Each page contains a picture that supports the storyline. Approximately two short sentences align each ...
Review: My First Hands-On Bible
In the first few moments of holding the My First Hands-On Bible, I knew that I had just found my Bible of choice for the 5 Year Curriculum. My husband knew he had just found a Bible for nighttime devos with the kids. If this title rings a bell, just a year ago I reviewed the bigger brother to this Bible - Hands-On Bible NLT. I really liked ...
Review: The Beginner’s Bible CD Set
Pictures that the kids enjoy looking through. Short sentences that keep the kids’ interest. Biblically sound stories. The Beginners Bible continues to be our favorite children’s Bible. I was excited to see that Zonderkidz has created our favorite Bible on CD in the Beginner's Bible Deluxe Edition. All of the 94 stories are read ...
Review: Praying the Scriptures for Your Children
Right now, click on this link and place this book in your Amazon shopping cart. Trust me. I am so confident that I can say if you don't already own the book Praying the Scriptures for Your Children, purchase it right now. It will rock your prayer life and in turn change the life of the child whom you will pray for. Use this book if ...
Learning the Books of the Bible
A few months ago, I felt compelled to add the New Testament Books of the Bible to the 4 Year ABCJLM curriculum. This led to working on them with our own kiddos. I started working on them at mealtime but found that I was forgetting in the mist of serving second helpings and cleaning up sticky fingers. So, I moved this learning to drive ...