Want to see a group of Christians become divided? Bring up the topic of Halloween. Those on both sides of the aisle are passionate about their views. While I can see points from both sides, I do believe that Halloween can be an opportunity share God's love to those around you. Several ideas to help you do this have been listed on ...
Holidays
Christmas Traditions: Happy Birthday Jesus Party
Pin It If this is your first visit to our blog, welcome! You can find many other Christ-centered Christmas ideas like these on this blog and on our preschool curriculum website - ABC Jesus Loves Me. We hope that you will visit a while and let us know what questions you have! I just got off the phone with my friend and I am excited! We are ...
Christmas Traditions: A Birthday Cake For Jesus
Here is another idea from the "Campbell" Family using the colors of the Wordless Book to explain the Good News of Jesus' birth: Each year we made two Christmas cakes. One for our family to have and one to give to someone else. My siblings and I took turns giving the cake to someone. (It usually was one of our teachers.) When shared we explained ...
Recipe: Hot Cross Buns
source Today Sweet Pea and Little Man helped me make Hot Cross Buns. As we made these, we talked about the significance of today - Good Friday. What a sweet time of remembering how Jesus died on the cross for us. There are several recipes available to make these buns but this one is our favorite. Ingredients: 4 t. ...
Valentines Mailbox
This was supposed to post before Valentine's Day but accidentally didn't get published. Sorry! For next year! Bubs wanted to make a Valentine's Mailbox for his school party. I went online and found the directions for one. Unfortunately, I only used one piece of their instructions. More disappointing, I didn't take ...
Valentine’s Day Card
While looking for a valentine, I found this idea at Enchanted Learning. It was pretty simple to do. Use this idea for birthday, Get Well, or Thank You cards as well. Start with the template. Cut it out on construction paper. Write whatever you want on the inside. Sweet Pea signed her name at the ...
Pencil Critter
Your Therapy Source just did a blog on Pencil Critters for Valentine's Day. What a fun idea to do with your child and incorporate great fine motor skills. Click here to download the printable. ABCJLM has several other Valentine's Day activities, recipes, and crafts. Be sure to stop by! ...
Gingerbread House
A fun activity to do during the holidays is to make a Gingerbread House. It is a great way to review shapes, sorting, and spatial relationships. Either purchase a Gingerbread House Kit or use the instructions below from Little Giraffes. Gingerbread Houses 3 boxes of graham crackers...4 halves for the sides of the carton and 2 halves ...
Snowman Soup
What you see here is a delicious bag of Snowman Soup from a wonderful website - Preschool Playbook This would be a wonderful gift for teachers, neighbors, friends, or relatives. The great thing is that your preschools can help! Here is what you need: zipper sandwich bags packaged hot chocolate mix mini-marshmallows (or marshmellow ...
Christmas Countdown
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