These kinds of coloring sheets just thrill my kids. Especially my oldest, who enjoy coloring these in with markers from their Sharpies collection, laminating them, and hanging them in the windows at Christmas time. When the light shines through they are very pretty! Stained Glass Christmas Coloring Sheets can be used to supplement your Advent celebration, accompany the Christmas story, or Continue Reading >>
Christmas Joy – Unique Gifts for Moms Who Need Joy
Christmas is a wonderful reminder to focus on Joy. Everyday is a time to find joy in the journey, to focus on the joys of all that we are blessed with and to parent with joy. Christmas hones that focus for me every single year. It's like a reset. As my daughter says, we start the day after Thanksgiving - baking, decorating, coloring pictures, celebrating Advent and basically enjoying the journey Continue Reading >>
Complete List of Perfect STEM Gifts for Kids of All Ages
These are possibly the coolest gifts on the planet. And they are STEM gifts, which means you win too! Not only is your child going to have serious fun, they are also going to be seriously learning at the same time. It's the perfect balance every parent is looking for in toy selection. STEM, or Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, is the wave of our children's future and we can give them a Continue Reading >>
The Legend of the Candy Cane: Learning Extensions and Fun
Sometimes, my kids and I do really, really fun things. Not every day mind you. I can't keep up the level of energy needed to be one of those moms. But we do enjoy making special crafts -- especially for the holidays of Thanksgiving and Christmas. This week, we made Peppermint Playdough. And we didn't just make Peppermint Playdough, we made Edible Peppermint Playdough. And we called it Candy Cane Continue Reading >>
Our Favorite Thanksgiving Books and Resources
We have a few books for Thanksgiving that we absolutely love. These are books which we have found to be historically accurate and/or God-focused with excellent text and illustrations. Come mid-November our family starts celebrating with Thanksgiving School instead of regular homeschooling. We use Thanksgiving books for reading, we use Thanksgiving worksheets and Thanksgiving coloring pages for Continue Reading >>
Praying the Scriptures with Your Children
The Lord has taken me on a journey with Him these last few years. He has taken me through the valley of depression and comforted my heart through those dark times with His Word. The book of Psalms became my solace, hope, and eventually, joy. I would read a Psalm each morning, I would write them on index cards, I would carry them with me through my days. Eventually, those words of the Continue Reading >>
