It is important to teach your child to read, and even more important to ensure that he enjoys reading. However, as any mom of a preschooler or kindergartner will tell you, kids would rather run around and play games than read. So, here are five fun reading games for kids designed for active little tykes.Continue Reading
How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? – Story Time Activities
It’s Story Time again and this month’s story is How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight? by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague. Did you know that October is National Dinosaur Month? I didn’t either! But I planned out this series last year and it couldn’t have worked out better. So, to celebrate National Dinosaur Month, grab yourContinue Reading
Natural Homemade Cleaners Part 2
This is a post from Jennifer Leibert of The Adventures with the Leiberts Here is another round of homemade household cleaners. If you would like to read part 1 click on link. Laundry Soap The first thing I would like to share with you is one of my favorites, and saves me so much money.Continue Reading
Loving Your Body After Baby
Thank you to Poise for sponsoring this post – all opinions are my own. I am truly amazed by how God made the female body to carry and bring forth a new life. I have had 7 children and I am moved every. single. time. Our body goes through so many wonderful changes in orderContinue Reading
Hide ‘Em in Your Heart Scripture Cards {FREE Printable}
A fun and effective way to help your kids learn is to incorporate music. Singing a catchy tune is a great way to memorize facts and to learn information. I still know all of the US presidents in order because of a song I learned in 6th grade! One area we especially like incorporating musicContinue Reading
Homeschooling a Wide Variety of Ages
This is a post from Nicole Crone of Children are a Blessing Since we are a large homeschooling family, we currently have students ranging from Pre-K to High School. For a mom, this can seem overwhelming at times! When we had only one student, I sometimes found it difficult to accomplish everything that I hadContinue Reading
Quick & Easy Apple Paper Plate Craft
I saw this super cute and super easy apple craft last year in my local wholesale club’s (BJs) fall sale catalog and knew I needed to do this with my kiddos sometime. I saved the catalog so I could refer back to it when the time came, but do you think I could actually findContinue Reading
Great Recipes To Feed Many Mouths On A Small Budget
This is a post from Amy Warrick of No Greater Honors Over the years, the Lord has taught me many times how to stretch our pennies and get the most from them – especially in the grocery department! I remember when my husband and I got married, and we were able to live off ofContinue Reading
Getting Started with Family Worship
This is a post from Melissa Ringstaff of A Virtuous Woman No Greater Joy “I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.” 3 John 1:4 As a mother for more than two decades, I’ve had my share of heart aches, worries, and fears. Being a mom isContinue Reading
30 Thankful Crafts and Activities for Fall
Although we should be teaching our children about being thankful all through the year, the fall is a great time to especially focus on this character quality, as well as teaching our children the meaning behind the upcoming Thanksgiving holiday. I’ve gathered up 30 crafts and activities from around the web that you can useContinue Reading
