Another Christmas craft: Cut out the small baby Jesus from the baby Jesus template. On a piece of construction paper, glue enough small pieces of brown and yellow yarn to form a bed. Glue Baby Jesus into the bed. Glue Popsicle sticks around the baby to make a manger. See more Christmas activities on ...
Impressing on Children
Explaining the Trinity to Children: Three in One
There are things in the Bible that I can't wrap my brain around. The Trinity is one of them. The understanding that God is God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit - Three in One. Here are some ideas of yours and mine to help everyone in your home understand the awesome God we serve! Painting Shamrocks Place a blob of white, ...
Shaving Cream Learning
Have you played in shaving cream today? If you haven't, you are missing out in a fun activity which is great for sensory and motor development. One that can make your house smell great too! Shaving cream finger painting it part of the 2 Year ABCJesusLovesMe Curriculum. In the lesson plans I suggested placing shaving cream and finger paint in a ...
How to Teach Day 1 of Creation So Kids Remember It
Twice a month, I have the opportunity to lead 80 three through six-year-olds in worship and story time at our church. I love this time with these precious kiddos and am so encouraged by the joy they have for learning about Jesus. Because of the age span and vast background of the group, I try to come up with new and creative ways to tell ...
My Jesus Journal
Jesus loves me, this I know. For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to Him belong They are weak by He is strong. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. Yes, Jesus loves me. The Bible tells me so. Hard not to hum along as you read these words. Why? Because there is power in these words. There is power in the name of Jesus. And, ...
Teaching Your Child How to Draw a Person
My favorite fine motor activity of the ABCJesusLovesMe Preschool Curriculum is "Drawing My Family." The activity occurs four times in the 3, 4, and 5 Year Curricula. Keeping the drawings in a preschool notebook shows the growth and progress in the child's drawings. But, if you child isn't used to drawing people, this task can be daunting. In ...
Because They Will Only Be Little Once
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Learning Letters with Puffy Paint
Aren't these fun letters? Our babysitter brought over the supplies to make Puffy Paint Letters with our kids. The kids had such a great time that they didn't realize that they were learning and working their fine motor skills. Mix in a little finger-paint action for a science experiment makes this activity a win-win situation for ...
Ideas to Transition from a Children’s Bible to a Scripture Bible
Several of you have asked on the ABC Jesus Loves Me Facebook Group for a good transition between Children's Bibles and adult Bibles. How do you move from stories to actual verses? Zondervan has several great options with their top selling Adventure Bible. Their latest release is the fully colored Adventure Bible for Early Readers using the New ...
How to Teach Your Children to Apologize
A friend shared this formula for teaching children to apologize. I love the inner two steps! This is Shepherding a Child's Heart at its best! 1. Apologize for the specific action done. Being specific is the key to this step. 2. Explain why the action was wrong. Focus on the heart of the issue. The Fruit of the Spirit or ...