Holidays

Filling Halloween with Light

10/21/2013 by Heidi

What's a Christian Family to Do with Halloween? ...

Activities for St. Patricks Day

03/14/2013 by Heidi

Embarrassing as this is, the only thing that I knew about St. Patrick's Day was that I had better wear green or I would get pinched. In creating the ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum, I have realized how much I missed. St. Patrick was an amazing man and remembering the holiday is a wonderful time to teach children about God and His love for ...

Guest Post: 20 Resurrection Eggs for Easter

03/13/2013 by Heidi

Click here to view the updated post: Resurrection Eggs Discover a plethora of FREE Easter activities for the whole family on the ABCJesusLovesMe website! ...

Christmas Traditions: A Bed for Baby Jesus

11/27/2012 by Heidi

A Bed for Jesus: A Count-down to Christmas Activity for Preschoolers ...

17 Tips to Prepare Your Child for Holiday Gatherings

11/20/2012 by Heidi

Having sensory sensitive, ADHD children has taught me to prepare for every scenario; at least every scenario that I can possibly conceive. Though Bubs is doing so much better about handling the environment around him, there is still need for us to prepare him for new and different situations. And Little Man continues to struggle staying ...

Thanksgiving Traditions: Turkey of Thanks

11/13/2012 by Heidi

Pin It Aren't these turkeys cute? I found a picture for Toilet Paper Roll Turkeys on Pinterest from AllKidsNetwork.com. While using the basic design, the kids and I made them our own using paint and a brad. Academically we focused on mixing colors and Biblically we discussed being thankful. ...

What To Do with All the Candy?

11/01/2012 by Heidi

After Halloween, there is a big question floating in the air. "What are we going to do with all of this candy?" Other than rotting teeth and giving all children a sugar high, nothing good could can come from all this sugar. Or can it? Here are a few character education ideas: Tithe it. Create a Kindness Jar. Send it to ...