This is the third week of our "Preparing to Impress" series. Click to start at the beginning. We have tried our share of chore charts. Tried chore posters. All without success. I needed something that my children could use to remind them of their daily schedule and contributions (aka chores). Something that they could carry ...
Elementary Age
A Chapter Book for Your Daughter
Pin It When the kids are finished with our summer school time, I read to them while they color or draw. I was excited to receive the book A Big Year for Lily (The Adventures of Lily Lapp) to review and read during this time. The kids were intrigued with the Amish and enjoyed learning about their way of life. In the beginning, they ...
Will You Make the Pledge with Me?
Pin It I once heard a mom say, “When my daughter is older I don’t want her to ___ but I know that when the time comes I will give in.” Really? I felt very sad for this mom. She already had decided that she would cave to her daughter’s wishes despite the fact that she knew it was not a good decision. In reading an article in the ...
Review: Precious Princess Bible Doodle Book
Pin It My daughter keeps asking me if I have finished this review so that she can have this book to herself. That is how excited she is to add this book to her bedside table. And, seat in the car as this book will travel with her a lot. And, on the couch while she has quiet time. Precious Princess Bible Doodle Book is…well, ...
Guest Post: 20 Resurrection Eggs for Easter
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Cooking Object Lesson: God Can Use Bad for Good
This popular post has been updated here: parentingtoimpress.com/2020/06/object-lesson.html I invite you to check it out! ...
How to Organize Your Home Library
Yesterday I explained the importance of building a home library. Today I will show you how I organize ours! I organize just for the sake of organizing sometimes. While this mad-obsession has cooled down due to a lack of time, the teacher in me still likes everything cataloged and systematic. So when I got the hair-brained idea to organize our ...
Cracking the Covenant Code for Kids
Pin It As our kiddos are getting older, I am beginning to think about how we will turn the reigns of personal devotionals over to them. Instead of us dictating the time, it is getting close to the time that we allow the older kids a chance to branch out. This will not happen over night but will occur slowly as the child shows maturity ...
Books to Prepare Your Child for the Hospital
With Little Man preparing to go to the hospital to have his tonsils and adenoids removed I wanted to share some of the books that we have read or ones that have been recommended to us. Use these books with your own child or grandchild or give them as gift to a child in your life who is going to have surgery. (I have made notes beside ...
Review: 1001 Bible Questions Kids Ask
Pin It As our kiddos have gotten older, the questions have gotten tougher. This is especially true of biblical topics. It has caused us to dive a little deeper into the Word as we search for answers to their challenging topics. Zondervan has helped parents answer and kids come up with questions in their new book 1001 Bible ...