I absolutely love cooking and I have gathered my kids in the kitchen on occasion to help me, but I really need some direction and kid-friendly ideas and recipes that will help them to be confident in the kitchen someday.
I recently sent my copy of Teaching Your Kids to Cook to be published into a print notebook so I can start working with my 4 year old in the kitchen more often with good ideas.
What is in the book:
*19 Teaching Your Kids to Cook Activities like a scavenger hunt, how to measure, keep it clean, follow directions, make a list and much more!
*Simple Kitchen Jobs kids can do
*Kid-friendly recipes at different levels (1-3)
*Activity printables
I am so excited to start this journey with my son.
This week Heavenly Homemakers is offering a HUGE discount for both books through May 30. Be sure to snag this deal right away! I still need to purchase Learn to Cook.
I thought I would do something a little different. I am trying to stay offline and do less blogging, but I still want to stay connected to my readers. I have enjoyed sharing ideas for Bible Reading Adventures this past year.
This summer I thought we would explore the Fruit of the Spirit. You can choose from the variety of ideas that I will share here to make your own Bible Reading Adventure. My desire is for you to spend at least 5 days a week reading the Bible to your kids. It could just be one verse a day or a small passage.
I'm excited about what we will learn this summer about the Fruit of the Spirit! Taken from Galatians 5:22-23. This adventure starts June 1 and ends August 31.
*Bible Reading Chart: Scripture Adventures (FREE)
Use this chart to mark off each day that you read.
*Podcast Program:
We like to listen toKaren and Kids on iTunes through podcasts. She has two episodes on the Fruit of the Spirit.
*Kids Character Chart:
Heavenly Homemakers has a cute little chart to use to teach the Fruit of the Spirit. Click here to view more details
I hope that I've given you some good ideas for having a Fruit of the Spirit summer. Some more ideas are to find other verses that address each of the fruits: love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
I need to cultivate the Fruit of the Spirit as much as my kids. I pray that you will develop these character qualities and that God will transform your life!
And a great resource just for MOMS is Parenting from the Overflow by Teri Lynne Underwood that goes through each of the Fruit of the Spirit. I got this when it was free on Amazon (I always snag those deals!).
Please comment and let me know if you will be joining me this summer. I will not have a check in until the end of the summer. I might share what I do with my kids from time to time or post pictures on Facebook. Thanks for understanding how I need to guard my time online!
Did you purchase the Summer Survival Calendar and have not been able to sit down and get organized? You are not alone! I have been so busy, but I honestly need to take a break and plan out my summer. Susan Heid shares a podcast every Tuesday and today she talked about how to go through a short checklist to make sure the planner works for you. Also, Jenni over at Hello Mornings gives list for homework to get your Summer Survival Calendar in sync. Are you ready?
All week I have been sharing about The Christian Parenting Handbook by Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller. I believe this is a book that EVERY parent should have in their library and it will be read often. The major retailers are being sold out, but there are still places to buy this book.
Head over to the National Center for Biblical Parenting and get your copy today. And remember that you will get $400 in FREE resources if you buy this book by May 5.
To claim your premium, simply forward your purchase confirmation to Gift@BiblicalParenting.org and we will email you your special product code for the $400 package. If you purchased 5 or more copies of the book we'll send you the PDF version of the companion guide as well as the audio package.
I just got my package and I'm thrilled! I can't wait to learn more about parenting this summer!
This book is absolutely adorable. Ladybug is learning how to fly and she takes lots of spinning and tumbles. She runs into all kinds of animal friends. The best part about this book are the dotted lines that show the path of Ladybug's practice flying. This is great for little fingers to trace.
A big scary bear yells "Hands off My Honey!" He stomps around the forest and says he won't share. A group of animals- mouse, rabbit brothers and mole, devise a plan to get a taste of that honey. Mole doesn't seem to know how to creep along the ground and ends up giving away the sneaky plan. However, Big Scary Bear is all just a game anyway and they ask to play again! This is a funny book that ended with a twist that cute and quirky!
Douglas the bear is excited to have a sleepover at Rabbit's house. On his way, he falls into a bush and ends up inviting a sheep to come with him as well as the 9 other sheep stuck to his back. There is no room for Douglas. He tries to get wedged in Rabbit's hole and ends up sneezing on the sheep's fleece. One by one all the sheep pop out of the ground. Rabbit ends up reading a story to everyone outside by the tree. This is a cute book about an overgrown bear who is loveable and more than cuddly.
Martin is a sad dragon who wants to fly, but his wings aren't big enough. He thinks that if he looks like a yellow jacket he can fly or if he sits in a tree he can fly like a leaf. Neither of these things work. The children were sad for Martin too, so they tried a game to help Martin believe in himself- flapping wings daily. And before he knew it, Martin had developed large, strong wings so he could fly! This was a sweet book about the friendship and encouragement of some children to a special dragon.
*I was given a complimentary copy of this book from Tiger Tales for my review. All opinions are my own.*
Find more great books for children at Tiger Tales.
I totally skipped April! I had way too much going on. My husband and I went to Palm Springs for a week and I've been spending the last two weeks getting life back in order.
BIBLE:
*Bible Verses: We use verses from Songs for Saplings. I love that all the verses are songs. It makes it so easy to remember.
-O verse- "I will Obey your Word." Psalm 119:17
Bible verse activities and printables from Totally Tots
Story time: We are going to continue using the Calvary Curriculum (FREE) and do Bible crafts as well as read from our Bible story books.
We also do free Bible lessons that we get in the mail from The Mailbox Club.
Focus of the month: Obedience
*Resources from Character Concepts- Crossroads of Character and Hands on Character Building
*Excellent lesson plans fromKids of Integrity (free!)
LESSONS: *Milk N' Honey Preschool:
I have abandoned my original plan which was took too much time to prepare with 2 little ones running around. But I might try it again in the fall. So here is what we are currently doing which is working well although I don't feel quite as creative.
-Reading- BOB books with printables (see Pinterest board for links to blogs for free printables)
All About Reading
I
like using this because I don't have to plan anything and the
activities are intentional, fun and full of great learning! Thumbs up
for All about Learning!
And I'm starting to use 2013 Summer Survival Calendar ! Yay!
Click on the picture above to get your copy today for only $5.
Stay tuned to what I will be doing this summer for "school," reading, activities, summer camp and more! Also, I will be doing another Bible Reading Adventure for the summer!
Confetti is really hungry and is telling all her friends. They offer her the food they like to eat. But she says "Yuck!" Then she comes home to mama and gets wiggly worm, a beautiful beetle, a speedy spider, a creepy crawling caterpillar, and a skinny stick insect. She says "Yum!" Everyone else says "Yuck!" This is a great book for learning about what other animals eat and the pictures are very colorful to capture the attention of young ones.
A little girl is ready for farmer's market day. Armed with her wagon and cute purse she walks with her family through the variety of fruits and vegetables. She's excited to try bread, honey and hats. But she finally finds what she wants the most- a watering can. Kids will learn that a farmer's market is wonderful place to visit and this is a great book to introduce kids to the upcoming season.
This gentle and quiet book shares the beautiful world that God made with hymn-like prose set in soft colors following a mama bear and her cub. This is a great book to share awe and reverence for our Creator.
Arthur the mouse is not excited to stay with grandma without his mommy for the WHOLE day. He grows like a dragon, but knows he has no choice in the matter. His grandma tries to distract him by playing games with him, but he is not put off especially when he hears the doorbell. But it is either the mailman or the neighbor. When mommy finally comes he is having so much fun! This is a great book to read to kids who need to spend extended time away from mommy. Mommy will always come back.
*I was given a complimentary copy of this book from Tiger Tales for my review. All opinions are my own.*
Find more great books for children at Tiger Tales.
