Holidays

The Advent season is quickly approaching...are you ready? It's a key time of the year to use the many opportunities around us to plant God's word into our kids' hearts. If you're like me (not crafty!), you might appreciate these already-done-for-you printable options to walk your kids through the Advent season. 1. Truth in the Tinsel Spend December impressing God’s Word on your kids’ heart!   What's included: 24 days of Scripture reading ornament crafts talking … [Read more...] about Celebrating Advent with Kids – Printable Options!

There are so many fabulous resources for teaching kids about Jesus' death and resurrection during the Easter season! Depending on your family's current season, you may have plenty of margin to explore lots of Easter crafts, activities, foods, object lessons and more with your kids. Grab a copy of my free ebook, Teaching Kids About Jesus' Death and Resurrection at Easter, for lots of ideas! For our family, with three young children and twins due next month, simplicity is the name of the … [Read more...] about 5 Minute Easter Week Video Devotions for Kids

I'm so excited to share this free ebook, Teaching Kids About Jesus' Death & Resurrection at Easter with subscribers to the God-Centered Home Community Connection. The weekly email is a round-up of the week's best parenting with purpose resources, including freebies, a family focus, highlights from the blog, a deal of the week, and inspiration for your parenting journey. In the ebook, you'll find over 50 resources featured including: Simple Activities Easter Children's Books … [Read more...] about Teaching Kids About Jesus’ Death & Resurrection at Easter

Amanda White from ohAmanda.com is a former church planter and children's ministry director and a mom who has the spiritual gift of turning regular life things into teachable moments for her kids. I love these details she shares about the resource she's put together that parents can use to teach their children the Easter story: "12 simple activities to be done the few weeks before Easter will turn your home into a memorial to Jesus’ death and resurrection.  You’ll experience Jesus’ anointing, … [Read more...] about A Sense of the Resurrection + Coupon Code

For this activity, start with reading the Easter story from the Bible. Our favorite Bible for preschoolers is the Jesus Storybook Bible. As you work through the steps of the activity, remind your child about what you just read. Type of Activity: Baking Supplies Needed: crescent rolls, marshmallows, cinnamon & sugar (or red sprinkles), melted butter, Bible Biblical Truth Shared: Jesus went into the tomb and then rose again. Jesus is alive! Spread out the crescent roll triangles … [Read more...] about Resurrection Rolls for Easter