Lent activities you can do with your whole family through the entire Lenten season, from Ash Wednesday to Holy Week. Ideas for young children too! Read more…
Kids Activities
Easy Valentine’s Day Craft for Kids with Names of God
If you’re looking for a good Valentine’s craft that teaches your child about God, try this “heart chain” as a countdown to Valentine’s Day that incorporates one of the names or attributes of God on each heart. Read more…
15 Valentine’s Day Heart Crafts for Sunday School to Teach Kids About God’s Love
Here are 15 great ideas for heart-themed Valentine crafts for your classroom! You could use these for children’s church as well. Read more…
15 Bible-Based Valentine’s Day Crafts for Preschoolers
Try one of these easy and fun Valentine’s Day bible crafts with your preschooler (toddlers and kindergarteners love them too!) to teach your children about God’s love! Valentine’s Day is a bright spot in bleak winter days here in South Dakota! Maybe that’s why I love doing Valentine’s Day crafts with my kids–the reds and […] Read more…
The Ultimate List of 101 Screen- Free Summer Activities for Kids
This epic list of 101 screen-free summer activity ideas will help you strengthen family bonds, stay sane and stop your kids from saying “I’m bored” all summer long! Summer brings with it lots of opportunities….including opportunities for LOTS of screen time! I’m not completely opposed to my kids watching TV or playing on the Nintendo […] Read more…
How to Create a Fun, Flexible Summer Routine with Kids at Home
To help you be more organized this summer, I’m sharing tips on how to get ready for summer with your kids at home. I want you to be able to stress less so you can have an intentional, enjoyable time with your children while they’re with you all day for these summer months! :) We’re […] Read more…
7 Ways to Make Summer at Home with Kids More Fun
Want to be a more fun, playful mom this summer? Here are 7 ways to have fun at home with your kids and create great memories (rather than being so stressed and feeling like you’re going to pull your hair out all the time!) My husband and I have four children, and I happen to […] Read more…
When your kids say “I’m bored” try this simple strategy
There are a lot of summer boredom buster ideas out there. But I’d encourage you to get your kids thinking of their own ideas with this simple strategy! Ah, summer. The season when you hear the dreaded phrases: “I’m bored” or “I don’t know what to do”, in the same time signature that you hear […] Read more…
Family-Friendly Audiobooks and Kindle Books on Amazon
I’m excited to share some awesome children’s Kindle and Audiobooks You don’t need a Kindle or a subscription to Audible to download these books. Family-Friendly Audiobooks **Be sure to click into the item and check the audiobook sale price! Kirsten: An American Girl (my 9 year old daughter is super excited about having this audiobook […] Read more…
The Big List of Scripture Music for Kids
Do your kids love to sing the same songs over and over again? Yep, mine too. The great thing about repetition through song is that it makes for an easy way to commit words to memory–especially when those words are Scripture! I really think putting Bible verses to music is the best way to learn […] Read more…
The Audio Adventure CDs that are Going on Our Kids’ Christmas List This Year (This Surprised Me!)
I remember making really long Christmas lists as a kid, adding things like Totally Hair Barbie and a Dream Phone, because it was something I just HAD to have ;) Fast-forward to adulthood and this year, and my children are adding more modern electronic gifts to their lists….my 10 year old wants an iPod. My 8 […] Read more…
17 Fall Themed Bible Based Activities and Crafts
Autumn is my favorite season of the year! I love all the crafts and activities that I can do with my kids during the fall. I thought I’d share with you some ideas for incorporating Bible truths with fall-themed crafts! Find 17 Fall Bible-themed crafts and activities in my contributor post at Motherhood on a […] Read more…
Our Favorite Scripture Music for Kids
I was thinking the other night that I can’t believe I’ve blogged for four years without sharing with you our favorite Scripture memory music albums for kids! I really think putting Bible verses to music is the best way to learn them and help them stay in your heart and mind. Think about how many […] Read more…
9 Books and Book Series for Curious Kids!
Most children are curious…..about everything! I love hearing questions from my three kids (the 1 year old just does a lot of observing at this point) and being able to answer them, but sometimes I don’t know the details of my answer or some days I need a few quiet moments where they can learn about […] Read more…
20+ Lego Activities for Kids (and Parents, Too!)
Over the past few years, our home has been overtaken by a collection of small colored shape items known as….Legos. If you can’t beat ’em, join ’em, right? At least in the area of Legos. You don’t have to look very far to find ideas for incorporating Legos into your family life. They can be used […] Read more…