Included in the decorating for Christmas is gathering all of our Christmas books and placing them on the hearth. Before nap, for bedtime, or on a whelm, we can easily grab one of our favorite Christmas classics to read. (See a list of our favorite Christmas books.) Yesterday, Little Man grabbed Merry Christmas Big Hungry Bear to read. This ...
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Celebrating Christmas Our Way
source My dear friend posted this so-well-written post on her blog and I immediately asked if I could share it with you. With all of the fabulous Christmas ideas available, this post is a wonderful reminder of reality. Christmas music softly drifted through the house as we dined by candlelight. We were beginning our new tradition of an ...
Cuddle Up with a Good Christmas Book
sources Last year I shared a compiled list of your and our favorite Christmas books. While these are great to read before bedtime, some of you shared that you are going to use the list as a Countdown to Christmas Book Activity. Pre-wrapping 25 individual books, your family unwraps one book each day to read. Love it! Today I want to ...
Free Christmas Videos for Kids
I know I don't typically post on Tuesdays but just found something really cool and think you will like it too! Plus, they are free!!! What's in the Bible? has provided on YouTube twelve free videos which answer kids' (and many adults') questions of Christmas. View the first video below and click this link to watch puppets Clive and Ian ...
Lego Christmas Activity: Impressing Christ in Christmas
UPDATE: This workbook has been complete remodeled and updated! See the updated Christmas Activity Workbook here. Our kiddos know the Christmas story backward and forward. They hear it at home, church, and in books. In the past few years, we've done the basic Christmas activities and advent calendars. They can tell about ...
Thanks-Giveaway #3 – What’s in the Bible? Christmas Bundle & Individual DVD’s
Did you see my post on Facebook a few weeks ago expressing my excitement for an upcoming giveaway? Even though I couldn't share the details at the time, I had to wet your appetite with my good news because the 3rd Thanks-Giveaway is What's in the Bible? products!!!! And you all know how much I {love} the What's in the Bible? products. ...
Insider Tips to Packing a Shoebox Filled with Love for Operation Christmas Child
Update: This post continues to be popular because of its helpful information. But because it was written in 2014, some of the information may have changed. Please check the Operation Christmas Child site for the most accurate information. I love getting to know the members of the ABCJLM Family through your emails, blog comments, and ...
Christmas Craft: Glitter Angel
Here's another Christmas craft. Color and cut out the angel on the Angel Coloring Sheet. Glue to a piece of construction paper. Outline the angel with glue and sprinkle on glitter. Let dry. Discuss how the angel told Mary and Joseph that baby Jesus was going to be born. ...
Christmas Craft: Baby Jesus in the Manger
Another Christmas craft: Cut out the small baby Jesus from the baby Jesus template. On a piece of construction paper, glue enough small pieces of brown and yellow yarn to form a bed. Glue Baby Jesus into the bed. Glue Popsicle sticks around the baby to make a manger. See more Christmas activities on ...
Thank You Cards that Teach Gratitute But Don’t Take Until February to Finish
In our home "Thank You" cards are part of life. Whenever one of us is given something - whether tangible or not - a "Thank You" card is given in return. By creating these cards we are establishing a thankful and grateful heart in our children. Character traits that we want all of our children to have. Our kiddos do really well making one or ...