First published 2011. Updated 2019. Fabric Easter Baskets These adorable fabric Easter baskets are so much fun to make and they make a wonderful keepsake you can take out year after year! I used to make them every year in my…
First published 2016. Updated 2019. Christian Easter Gifts For Kids As Christians, Easter is a time when we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus Christ and I always want this to be our focus (which we do throughout the week using…
First published 2015. Updated 2019. Easter Dirt Pudding with Colored Easter Chicks “Dirt” (layered Oreo crumbs and pudding) is one of our favorite spring-time snacks…and not just because our boys think it is fun to say they are eating dirt….
Easter Coupons For Kids I am always looking for meaningful non-candy gifts to give to my kids for Easter. Last year, we focused on Christ-centered Easter baskets with a devotional book, a worship CD, and some other odds and ends. We…
Little Sister (3) and I have been working on letters and numbers more purposefully lately. In all honesty, I have not worked with her nearly as much as I did with the boys. Perhaps it is “Mommy Burnout”…
“WHAT are you doing!?!” I caught my toddler with a scissors her big sisters had left out. There she was, quietly snipping up the mail. Her reply was simply, “Snippy.” That’s how the Snippy Chicks got their name!…
Happy March! This month’s Virtual Book Club for Kids is Beatrix Potter’s classic The Tale of Peter Rabbit. We had so much fun reading this book! Little Brother was especially intrigued with Peter Rabbit…maybe because he would have done…
I’ve always been puzzled by the term “Good Friday”. To the disciples and everyone who loved Jesus, this must have been the most horrible, traumatic day that they could have ever imagined. There was absolutely nothing good about that…
Last year, our church adopted a rotation-model curriculum. I have volunteered as a supplemental writer to add additional activities and resources to make the new curriculum structure work for our specific congregation. I’ve supplemented units on Noah, Moses and the Plagues, Solomon,…
I found these cute little Easter erasers in the Dollar Spot at Target a few weeks ago. We used them for this great sorting and fine motor activity! Sorting is a wonderful skill to encourage cognitive development in preschoolers. And…
Celebrate the resurrection of Jesus with these 30+ Christ-Centered Easter Activities and Crafts for Kids!  From Palm Sunday to Easter morning, encourage your child to focus their hearts and minds on Christ! Just like Christmas, the true meaning of Easter…
Easter has come and gone, but you still probably have oodles of plastic eggs laying around your house. Don’t throw them away. In fact, you might want to grab some on clearance! They can be great for learning games,…
We have been learning all about the events leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection this week (thanks to our felt banner from heartFELT Truths). As I was thinking of ways to incorporate more Resurrection activities into our…
We whipped up these edible nests over the weekend for a fun treat. Despite the snow on the ground, it made our house feel a little more spring-like! However, when sending your husband to the grocery store to buy…
Slowly but surely Little Brother is learning to recognize the letters of the alphabet. For those of you who might be astounded and severely disappointed at the fact that my 3-year old still doesn’t know all the letters of the alphabet,…
After being gone for several days in the Mountains, it was time to get back into some activities…just in time for Easter! We made these marbled Easter Egg paintings using the same technique as these marbled leaves back in…
Do you have a million jelly beans and Easter eggs from yesterday? Here’s a simple and educational way to use both! This game is great for cognitive development…your child will have to listen to the sound each egg makes…
Happy Easter from our family to yours!
