What is the best food to serve following a baptism? You want something that thanks guests for taking time out of their day to come. But also something that does not add too much work and stress. Keeping the focus on the actual baptism is of course, the priority. I have three ideas that went over like gangbusters for you. I think you’ll find something that will work for you and make planning the baptism day a little less stressful.
Everybody loves donuts!… Read the rest
I want to share a simple tradition that our family has that has brought a lot of joy and Christ-like feelings during the Christmas season for us. It’s so easy for us (and our kids!) to start thinking a whole lot about ourselves during the holidays. What do I want for Christmas? How many presents am I going to get? What is Santa going to bring ME? I feel like this little tradition has helped get the focus off of “me, me, me”, at least a little, and thinking of others.
On the first day of December (or you know, some time during the first week if we miss the first day), we put everyone’s name in a jar and pick names.… Read the rest
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If Valentine’s Day snuck up on you this year, no worries! I’ve got some ideas and free printables for you to help you celebrate and make some memories with your kiddos and still come out looking like the rockstar mom that you are!
If you’re helping with a class party or just want to have some fun at home with your kids, here are a few fun and easy Valentine’s Day party games:
Grab some conversation hearts from the dollar store or whatever small object you have lying around your house and play some Valentine’s Bingo!… Read the rest
Use this free printable Mad Libs for some silly fun on Valentine’s Day. The story of Cupid gets a real mix up when you let kids use their imagination to fill in the blanks. Great activity for any Valentine’s party or some classroom fun.
This is a fun and easy win for Valentine’s Day! It would make a great “station” if you are rotating between different valentines activities. It takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and gives the kids an area to draw a picture that goes with their story. Before handing out the Mad Libs you may want to do a quick “lesson” on Cupid and his traditional role and qualities.… Read the rest
This fun conversation heart Bingo game is perfect for Valentine’s Day! It would be fun to play with emerging readers to practice reading and sounding out skills. Or with older kids for fun! Of course you need conversation hearts for your markers!
There are five bingo sheets, so if you have more than five players there will be multiple winners when someone gets Bingo. You can cut out the hearts on the first two sheets to use as your “draw” pile when playing the game. And when someone gets Bingo you can award them a little chocolate heart or the privilege of being the “announcer” for the next round.… Read the rest