Today Sweet Pea and Little Man helped me make Hot Cross Buns. As we made these, we talked about the significance of today - Good Friday. What a sweet time of remembering how Jesus died on the cross for us. There are several recipes available to make these buns but this one is our favorite. Ingredients: 4 t. yeast1 cup warm milk2 T ...
Holidays
Valentines Mailbox
This was supposed to post before Valentine's Day but accidentally didn't get published. Sorry! For next year! Bubs wanted to make a Valentine's Mailbox for his school party. I went online and found the directions for one. Unfortunately, I only used one piece of their instructions. More disappointing, I didn't take ...
Valentine’s Day Card
While looking for a valentine, I found this idea at Enchanted Learning. It was pretty simple to do. Use this idea for birthday, Get Well, or Thank You cards as well. Start with the template. Cut it out on construction paper. Write whatever you want on the inside. Sweet Pea signed her name at the ...
Pencil Critter
Your Therapy Source just did a blog on Pencil Critters for Valentine's Day. What a fun idea to do with your child and incorporate great fine motor skills. Click here to download the printable. ABCJLM has several other Valentine's Day activities, recipes, and crafts. Be sure to stop by! ...
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 ...
Snowman Soup
What you see here is a delicious bag of Snowman Soup from a wonderful website - Preschool Playbook This would be a wonderful gift for teachers, neighbors, friends, or relatives. The great thing is that your preschools can help! Here is what you need: zipper sandwich bags packaged hot chocolate mix mini-marshmallows (or marshmellow ...
Christmas Countdown
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Thanksgiving Activities
Here are a few ideas listed on the ABCJLM Thanksgiving page: • Before the Thanksgiving meal, have everyone tell one thing that they are thankful for. Other similar ideas - Kernels of Thanks, Blessing Turkey • Prepare "Thankful Baskets" of goodies for people who you are thankful for. Include a note of thanks. • Create a collage of items in which ...
What To Do With All This Candy
All of this candy!!!! The do-no-waste-anything inside of me won't let me throw it away but seriously? I don't want my kids eating all of it and everyone knows that I don't need it!! So, what do we do with it? I found this idea that I thought was perfect and wanted to pass it along. Fill a jar with all of the candy. Label the jar with the ...
Recipe: Delicious Pumpkin Seeds
This weekend we had our annual pumpkin carving with Gramps. The kids chose the faces of the jack-o-lantern using different shapes. After scooping out the seeds, mommy was left with a delicious treat. Here is the recipe that I use: Delicious Pumpkin Seeds1 1/2 t. olive oil 1 t. salt1/2 t. Worcestershire Sauce2 cups pumpkin seeds (washed)Mix all ...