Here is another alternative VBS idea for parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles, or friends and neighbors to consider for creating a mini backyard VBS program. Use The Creation to share with children who may have already been playing together safely. Outdoors is the safest place to play when we have to be concerned with the Covid-19 virus. One or more canopy tents would be beneficial for shade and/or shelter if it should rain. A coloring page is available for each creation day in the downloadable
Every year we get bombarded with Seasons Greeting messages starting on November 1 if not earlier. The rush to shop for Christmas presents is upon us, with its expectations to shop for more people than our budget can handle, and to attend many Christmas parties that we struggle to fit into our tight schedules. Do you establish priorities before the season is in full swing, or simply struggle to stay on top as people make demands on your energy, finances, and time? I don’t claim
Where can you find wordsearch puzzles with your children’s names in them? Where you you look for a crossword puzzle with the names of places you plan to go on your upcoming vacation? If you are willing to spend just a few minutes, you can create your own personalized puzzles. And if you are planning a vacation, the puzzles can be given to the children on a long road trip. Well designed puzzles can serve as teaching tools that
When your children or grandchildren think of Easter, what is the first thing that comes into their minds? Is it Easter Bunnies and Easter Eggs, or is it the sacrifice our Savior Jesus Christ made for us on the cross and how he rose again from the dead so we might live? There is no shortage of Happy Easter activities and supplies for celebrating the secular version of Easter. With a little searching, however, one can discover many good ideas for
If you are reading this today, on Christmas Eve, you probably have more time on your hands than many who are scrambling to get everything ready for a big family get-together. Chances are you are one of many who may, for one reason or another, be separated from family members who you would like to be with at this special time of the year. I share your disappointment as my mother and siblings are 550 miles to the west