Tis’ the Season to Prepare for the advent of Christ’s birth. Advent starts November 27th this year. It is time to order the Jesse Tree Advent Devotional and Lapbook kit. This is a super fun way to prepare your families’ hearts for Christmas. What does it look like in our house: We add Christmas lights [...] Read more »
Names of God Wreath
Here in Oregon (Portland area) we have many different names for rain. Each name is descriptive of a particular characteristic of the rain. Same is true for names of snow in Alaska. It is all snow, but their are different manifestations of the snow. If you live in these areas, the names become second nature to you. [...] Read more »
Epiphany
This weekend, January 6th, is the celebration of Epiphany. For a long time, I didn’t understand this holiday very well. I have just more recently begun to appreciate it. Imagine celebrating the revealing of Jesus’ devine nature to the gentiles…that’s me. It is just beautiful! The fact that God would reveal his plan to all the [...] Read more »
Shepherd Sunday
Ideas for Christmas Sunday Interactive Puppet Show: Everyone gets to dress up as shepherds or angels. They act surprised/joyous when the head angel is speaking. Christmas Necklace Craft: Easy Christmas necklace with Jesus candy cane and love hearts. (Oriental Trade) Shepherd-Campfire Treat: Baked some-mores. 1 layer of single graham crackers. 2 sections of Hershey chocolate bars, [...] Read more »
Advent Good Works Chain
We are doing something that is super fun for the kids and the parents love it too! The Good Works Chain for Advent is a traditional paper chain with a twist. -The kids have to earn the links. It will be fun to see how many links they can collectively acquire. I plan to string [...] Read more »
