Our family does love Halloween. We have a few Halloween traditions here in small town Washington. Our little town has a parade and the stores that line one tourist street give out candy in the afternoon to the kids. Then, our reservation always has a costume party with pizza, games, prizes, and more. We end our day with a Noah's Ark party at our church. By the end of the night, we have too much sugar and lots of memories. If we were actually home to hand out candy, I like to give out candy … [Read more...]
Daily Devotional For Family Made Easy
When we neglect our family devotions, you can tell. I'm more impatient, the kids are more unruly, and our home is in a state of chaos and truly less happy. Spending time together with a daily devotional is important to our family. When I was given the chance to review The ESV Family Devotional Bible, I knew that it would be a resource I could use for family devotions for years. The ESV FAMILY DEVOTIONAL BIBLE is a hardbound colorful Bible. It retells 130 key stories from the Bible with full … [Read more...]
Tips For Teaching Kids About the Passover
Passover is a unique time for many religious families. These tips for teaching kids about the Passover are perfect for any family regardless of their faith. This time is something that is historically educational, as well as fun to enjoy as part of your Easter celebrations with kids. 3 Tips For Teaching Kids About the Passover 1. Talk about the first Passover. The first Passover was both a scary time and a miraculous time. The Exodus from Egypt brought with it the plagues that were … [Read more...]
Easter Basket Ideas: Christian Books for Kids!
Is it almost Easter already? This year is flying by so quickly. It's hard to believe. I wanted to share some books that our family loves, that I think would make perfect non-candy Easter basket ideas. Yes, I still put candy in the kids Easter basket, but I also like to include new Christian books to enjoy. I have a preschooler and a tween here at home, so this list of books is for the age group specifically. Easter Books Perfect for Preschoolers Here are five books that are perfect for … [Read more...]
Seven Frugal Christian Traditions for Easter
Easter is always fun to celebrate, and these frugal Christian Easter traditions make it even better for your family. Easter can be costly if you do all of the events and baskets, but these frugal ideas are perfect Christian Easter traditions that focus much more on your faith and much less on possession and candy. Seven Frugal Christian Traditions for Easter Read the scriptural account from each of the Gospels and compare details. Instead of just one account, read all 4 Gospels account of the … [Read more...]
31 Days of Bible Verses for Tweens (+ printable calendar)
With the New Year fast approaching, I'd love to encourage you to share the importance of daily devotions with your children. Spending quality time with God each day is not just good for you, as parents, but it is also an important habit for the kids to start as well. My daughter is turning 8 this week and she loves reading her Bible. I was excited to see a new Bible available for Tween girls: Faithgirlz Bible. I am putting this one away for my daughter for when she gets just a bit older. This is … [Read more...]
Christmas Advent Countdown with Books!
What is the Christmas Advent Countdown? Celebrating the Advent* season in our home is an exciting, fun, yet meaningful way we countdown the days until we can celebrate the birth of Jesus. Honestly, we are really celebrating his birth all month long. Advent is a fancy way to say "coming". So our family loves to celebrate by doing a Christmas Advent Countdown. Beginning December 1st and ending December 25th we celebrate his first coming as a baby. We are also reminded during this season, that we … [Read more...]
