This last week, we've went over the story of Abraham in our Bible class. Each day, I follow our lesson plan and read a part of the story of Abraham. When the section of the story is over, my Princess doesn't want it to end. She wants me to read the next day's portion. She really loves the story of Abraham and Sarah. We were both pleased this weekend when they had Greatest Heroes and Legends of the Bible on TBN. It was the show entitled Sodom and Gomorrah but much of the story was about … [Read more...]
10 Christmas Lights Crafts and Activities for Kids
We flew home this weekend from Denver. What a great time we had in Colorado! My daughter honestly didn't want to leave. She had made such great friends while we were there. We spent Sunday with family watching football, eating great food, and decorating our first Gingerbread House of the holiday season. (You can check out the handiwork on Instagram.) I just love Christmas. Mid-November is not too early, in my opinion, to start decorating and crafting for the holiday season. I thought I'd do a … [Read more...]
Handprint Tree and Leaves Craft
This time of year life just feels so much more busier. Here in the Long house we just finished our 6th week of homeschooling Kindergarten. We are flying out of Montreal back to the States and I am so excited to be heading home. We have fun traveling, but truly there is no place like home. We are not home long before we head out to Denver, CO. This time we are staying in a one bedroom hotel suite that has an indoor pool, internet, cable TV, and free breakfast each day. We are all excited about … [Read more...]
Kindergarten Homeschool: The Lord’s Prayer Resources
The last three weeks of Kindergarten homeschool we have been reciting The Lord's Prayer during Bible class. My daughter's favorite way to learn this passage of Scripture was making a Lord's Prayer mini book of her own. (Which she insists on keeping "forever" of course.) Her second favorite way to learn this Prayer is by singing the scripture songs. Scripture songs have always helped my husband and I to learn Bible verses. We love Hide 'em in Your Heart with Steve Green a lot. More Ways to Teach … [Read more...]
10 Fun Kids Back to School Crafts
We are into the swing of Kindergarten. We started off great. We are having a good time too. For Art this week, I am going to be doing an easy DIY craft with my Princess. I am leaning towards a pencil holder for her homeschool desk. While searching on Pinterest I found some great back to school crafts that I know we'd have fun making at home. {We both love Pinterest, don't you?} 10 Back to School Crafts Crayon Magnets (shown above) Custom Pencils (shown above) DIY Pencil Vase … [Read more...]
Back to School Duck Tape Crafts
This post brought to you by Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine. Now that my Princess and I are doing Kindergarten, I need to do Art class with her. I have Art scheduled once a week and have one curriculum book. This isn't enough for my Princess though. She loves doing crafts. That is why we love Duck® Tape Crafts. You can buy Duck Tape at Walmart for such a great price and make awesome and easy crafts. Here is a round up of 5 simple crafts using Duck® Tape that I found on … [Read more...]
Bible Crafts for Kids: 5 Jonah Crafts
We love the story of Jonah in our home. In fact, we just got a fun new book, The Whale Tells His Side of the Story, to read. It's a different angle to the story of Jonah from the whale's point of view. It's funny and quite entertaining. My kids love it. Jonah Crafts for the Kids We also love easy, fun Bible crafts. Do your kids love Bible Crafts? If so, here are 5 Jonah crafts for your kids: Clothespin Jonah Craft via Messy Church Inspiration Whale Paper Plate Craft via Oriental … [Read more...]
