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17 Tips to Prepare Your Child for Holiday Gatherings

11/20/2012 by Heidi

Little girl throwing confetti at a party.

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 ...

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Filed Under: Disabilities, Uncategorized Tagged With: ADHD, Autism, Christmas, Holidays, Sensory Processing Disorder

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.  ...

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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 ...

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Christmas Traditions: Happy Birthday Jesus Party

12/12/2011 by Heidi

Happy Birthday Jesus Party ...

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Christmas Traditions: A Birthday Cake For Jesus

12/02/2011 by Heidi

Happy Birthday Jesus Cake ...

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Recipe: Hot Cross Buns

04/22/2011 by Heidi

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 ...

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Valentines Mailbox

02/16/2011 by Heidi

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 pictures along the way of ...

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Valentine’s Day Card

02/12/2011 by Heidi

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 bottom. Option #1: Fold up the bottom two ...

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Candy Cane Poem

12/13/2010 by Heidi

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 ...

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Christmas Countdown

12/01/2010 by Heidi

Updated to:  https://parentingtoimpress.com/2012/11/christmas-countdown-of-activities.html ...

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Welcome to my little place on the web! Here you will find encouragement to deepen your spiritual life, simplify daily tasks, and impress upon our children to live for Christ in this "out-of-sync" world. Thank you for stopping by. ~~Heidi

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