Exploring Easter: Saturday
This must have been a terrible day for the disciples. Not only were they afraid for their own lives, but they probably felt as if they had no hope. Their teacher, their rabbi was gone. How disheartening that must have…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Candy Wrapper Belts
Aren’t these the cutest??? I thought this was an adorable idea, especially since Earth Day was yesterday! With Easter being tomorrow, I’m sure we’ll all have PLENTY of candy wrappers we could use. Head on over to Plum Pudding for the…
Exploring Easter: Friday
For today’s family activity, place a white carnation in a vase. Add some red food coloring to the water in the vase. Read 1 Peter 1:18-19 and talk about what it meant that Jesus was a “lamb without blemish or…
Scholastic Kumon Learn & Earn (no longer available)
My friend Nicole tipped me off to this program and I wanted to share it with all of you. It’s only for children 5 and up, but it is a great opportunity to earn up to five free books! UPDATE: It…
Exploring Easter: Thursday
Here are a few ideas for making today meaningful… Wash the feet of your family members. Read John 13:1-17. Then grab a bowl of water, some towels and experience this part of the Easter story together as a family! Pray…
Show Me the Love {Five Love Languages for Kids}
A few days ago, Mindy (a blog-friend-who-I’ve-never-actually-met-in-real-life-friend) posted on her blog about her love language. That reminded me of an article I wrote for a local Family magazine back in February and thought I would share it with you as…
Exploring Easter: Wednesday
It’s time for a scavenger hunt! Look all around your house (both inside and outside) for things that represent the Easter story. Collect those items and then talk about them with your child. Here are just a few that we…
Exploring Easter: Tuesday
The idea for today from Thriving Family is a great one, but one that is a little beyond our 3-year old and 1-year old abilities. :) Here is the original idea from Thriving Family: “Make an Easter picture tree….
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I have to tell you a story. And I’m going to use a word I’m not at all comfortable using. When I tell this story to my friends, I usually whisper “the word” or spell it out…because I’m that embarrassed. Several…
Prince Lionheart BoosterPOD: Product Review and Giveaway
*This giveaway is now closed.* Little Brother is crazy. He’s a monkey. He’s not even 17 months and has been standing up and crawling out of his highchair for the last 2 months. Big Brother was still sitting in a…
Exploring Easter: Monday
Read John 6:35 “Jesus replied, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to me will never be hungry again. Whoever believes in me will never be thirsty.” Talk to your child(ren) about what this means. Just like bread meets our…
A Lesson Learned: Closed Doors
Since reading Crazy Love, Prince Charming and I have been trying to find ways to live intentionally and radically for God. I specifically have been thinking of “big” things I can do…but God seems to keep closing doors on my “big”…
Exploring Easter: Sunday
I received my first copy of Thriving Family magazine yesterday and was thrilled with everything inside. I spent lots of time perusing the articles because they were all so great, but was so excited to find this feature on Exploring Easter,…
Show-and-Share Saturday: Textured Easter Eggs
Gummy Lumps has a great idea for making these fun and colorful textured Easter Eggs. The cotton ball one looks especially fun to make! Head on over here for the details!
Spin-A-Letter Easter Eggs
I’ll be honest…this wasn’t my favorite activity. It didn’t go as well as I had planned and Big Brother, surprisingly, wasn’t really into it. I debated whether or not to post, but finally decided to go ahead because maybe it…
Toddler Time: Little Helper
Toddlers love to imitate and do what grown-ups do! Not only is this a great way to keep those busy little bodies out of trouble, it’s also kind of the beginning of “dramatic play”! Encourage your little one to be…
A Lesson on Empathy: Talking with your child about the tsunami
I’ve debated whether or not to talk to Big Brother about the tsunami. We never have the TV on when the boys are awake (unless Big Brother is watching a kid-appropriate video), so it isn’t like he would “accidentally” see…
Easter Egg Necklace
We received a package in the mail yesterday and the “packing materials” was looooong strands of plastic crumpled together. The boys, of course, think that this is the greatest thing since sliced bread as they play “tug-of-war” and “walk-the-doggie” all…