Would you like to start the New Year by increasing the closeness of family members? Increasing your interaction and communication with family members is as easy as asking a simple question. The activity below will be as popular with your teenager as it will be with your preschool aged child. I have participated in this […]
Meanings Behind the Christmas Tradition
Many traditions surround the Christmas holiday. Have you ever wondered why? Below you will find one version of the meaning of the Christmas tree and candy cane. Children love to hear these types of stories. And, what a great way to weave the scriptures into the Christmas festivities! Enjoy! The Tradition of the Christmas […]
Match-Making Game
Match-Making Game or Lotto Game Build children’s memory skills as well as cooperation, when played with more than one child. Materials Needed Lids – from the top of frozen juice containers, or any other lid from a food container that is clean and free of sharp edges. If you have a can-opener that leaves […]
Kindle Edition of Miraculous, Magical Moments in Minutes now available!
JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS! …A Kindle edition is now available of the book: Miraculous, Magical Moments in Minutes: Over 500 Quick, Easy Activities for Adults and Children to Share. Order from Amazon.com for $9.99. Paper back copies, available for $21.95, ordered before Christmas will be signed by the author! http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_c_0_15?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=miraculous+magical+moments+in+minutes&sprefix=Miraculous+magi%2Caps%2C242 […]
Activities to Help Children Focus on Christ at Christmas
Christmas season is full of hustle and bustle. Schedules are full and consumers are bombarded with Santa and ways to indulge. It is exceptionally hard to keep the focus on the reason for the season… Christ’s birth. In these next few weeks before the 25th as you are swamped with menu plans, shopping, wrapping, […]
Quick, Easy Christmas Activities
During the Christmas season, life can become hectic, to say the least. But, it is important to remember not to let the urgent things keep you away from the important things. Take time to play with your kids each day. Here are a few quick, easy, fun ideas. If you have older children they […]
Traditional Handprint Turkey
Each year when my kids were little we would make a hand print turkey. The boys would write their name under their creation and we would add the date. These fine feathered fowl would be transformed into a holiday greeting card and away it would travel over the miles to brighten the face of their […]
Catch Me If You Can!
Such a simple idea! Next time you empty a milk carton, don’t throw it away! Any other plastic carton with a handle will also work (vinegar, dish soap, etc.) Cut away the front of the carton, leaving the handle to make a “catcher’s mitt”. Attach string, cording, shoelace, etc. by tying one end to the milk […]
Many Styles of Building Blocks
Fall is the perfect time to take down that dead tree or collect firewood. This gives you the opportunity to create a wonderful children’s activity. Children, young and old, love to stack blocks. Towers, fort boundaries, balancing acts, tunnels, bridges, etc. The possibilities are limited only by the imagination. Cut small manageable pieces of […]
Priorities…What’s most important to you?
Today have you… … taken the time today to look at your child? …smiled at your spouse and children? …hugged everyone in your family? …taken the time to really listen, with your eyes as well as your ears? …sat down and played with your kids? …interacted with family members in person, without an electronic […]
