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...]
Sound the Octo-Alert: Octonauts Toys Available Now
Thank you to Fisher Price for sponsoring today's discussion. I am thankful for a new station we have on our television at home - Disney Jr. With this new station, I can trust that the cartoons they show are age appropriate and family friendly. One television cartoon that is shown on Disney Jr. is the Octonauts. (I can hum the theme song now for you..) My Princess LOVES Octonauts. She plays "Octonauts" in the shower even. Sound the Octo-Alert! For the first time ever, Octonauts fans … [Read more...]
Paper Flowers for Mother’s Day Table
While we were visiting the Nature Center last week, we saw these paper flowers in the gift shop. The ladies who worked there made them for decorations. My Princess and I loved it. I knew we could do this for craft time this week. We only needed a few simple products to make a Simple Paper Flower. Construction Paper Scissors Glue Stick Pencil I drew a flower shape on construction paper. My Princess cut in out. We then took a complimentary color of construction paper. I cut the … [Read more...]
7 Pretend Play Ideas
My daughter loves pretend play. We found a play kitchen on Craigslist when she was younger and anytime we find quality food items and kitchen accessories, it is difficult to pass them up. Pretend play is a frequent form of play in our home. Here is a list of pretend play ideas for your family: Laundry Basket Race Car - the stuffed animals go in and go for the ride of their life Superhero - "Super Girl" and now "Super Baby" fight crime with a simple towel tied around their … [Read more...]
Handprint Butterfly Craft
In January, my Princess made a toilet paper craft at church - a butterfly that you could place a secret message in. She wanted to make it again for our craft time this last week. So we decided to turn it into a handprint butterfly craft. We have been saving our empty toilet paper rolls for craft time. I pulled out her construction paper, tape, glue scissors and markers and we made a simple handprint craft. She carefully rolled her black construction paper around the toilet paper roll and … [Read more...]
All About Her – My Princess
My daughter and I went on mommy daughter date last week and had a great time. I bought a new dress. She ate orange sherbet for the first time and loved it. It is hard to believe how fast time is going by. This is what it will always be like. A blink. And she'll be gone. Grown up. It is so bittersweet. My Princess She loves to dance in the aisle during song service. She steals the iPhone to watch Kung Fu Panda way too loudly during prayer. She is independent and stubborn. She has no idea … [Read more...]
Handprint Easter Chick Preschool Craft
This week we read a story about a grandmother and granddaughter who were feeding the chickens. The hen just had chicks and the granddaughter could not see them under the wings. Grandma explained that the momma chick protected her little chicks under her wings when they were frightened, or when it was cold. She then shared a Bible verse from Psalm 91 - which my Princess and I are learning this week: He will cover you with his feathers. He will shelter you with his wings... Psalm 91:4 NLT We … [Read more...]
