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 ...
Holidays
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 ...
“Walk Through the Bible” Falloween Night
Most of you are probably familiar with the drive-through nativity that many church do around Christmas time. Around this same concept, I was presented with the idea of what I call a "Walk Through the Bible" Falloween Night. This got my mind spinning. What a wonderful idea for churches! Present the Bible and provide treats and gifts that correspond ...
Thank You Cards
With the end of the school year approaching, it is time to express our thanks to those teachers who have loved on our kiddos. So, today and kids and I sat down to create thank you cards for their Mother's Day Out teachers. This Thank-You Card came from an idea on the website Enchanted Learning. Bubs added ...
Mom Card or Poster
I was looking for an idea for the kids to do for Mother's Day. Unfortunately, I didn't really find anything that I liked but somehow came up with this idea. The kids were able to do the majority of the craft by themselves and it allowed for scissor practice too! The word "MOM" is a palindromic word - a word that is spelled the same backwards ...
Tissue Paper Rainbows
Tissue paper art activities have become common around here. So have rainbows. This is the latest in our art collection - a tissue paper rainbow. This activity would be great for St. Patrick's Day, during the month of April (April Showers), a unit on rainbows, or studying Noah. The kids are getting pretty good about knowing ...
Rainbow of Colors
In spirit of St. Patrick's Day, we made rainbows. I found this wonderful activity at Preschool Playbook under the St. Patrick's Day theme. I just changed it up a little. On a piece of construction paper, I drew six arched lines. We talked about the order of colors in a rainbow. I poured Fruit Loop cereal into ...
Valentine Bag
Here is a fun Valentine's bag. Simple to make and looks cute! ...
Tissue Paper Heart
Today I had another blast from my past as Sweet Pea and Bubs made these Tissue Paper Hearts. I cut two heart and many, many squares of tissue paper. I think they turned out great! Supplies: - Construction Paper Heart - Don't make it too big unless you are going to do this activity over several sittings. These hearts were a ...