Getting ready for a new school year
One of the first things that comes to my mind is the word RELAX. If you are uptight about the change, your child will pick up on it and will have a harder time dealing with it as well. As … Continue reading →
Tag Archives: Christian Children’s Authors
Back-to-School Sunday School Supply List
The back-to-school aisles are busy places right now. Parents are checking off the items on school supply lists. Kids are looking for the coolest notebooks, backpacks, and lunch boxes. Why not have a back-to-school list for Sunday school?
Continue reading →Back to School Bedtime Routines
The lazy days of summer allow children to get away from their schedules. Often they stay up later and sleep in later. That can throw off their body clock. Then when a new school year rolls around they spend the … Continue reading →
Matching Games and Teachable Moments
On July 18, Ava Pennington posted a wonderful blog about teachable moments with children—how they are often spontaneous and can occur as a response to something a child sees. I recently had a teachable moment while playing a new game … Continue reading →
Giving Children a Christian Worldview with Children’s Books
Do your children have a favorite book they ask you to read every night, every day, over and over? I know mine sure do. They want to hear Little Red Riding Hood, then act it out with all the props … Continue reading →
A Faith-Stretching Activity for Kids
Give your child a piece of paper and ask him or her if they could step through it. They will probably say something like “No way!” or “That’s impossible!” Next take a pair of scissors and make a cut through … Continue reading →