Can I just be honest right now? I have a love/hate relationship with art. I’ve never really cared for “craft” projects with preschoolers because it means that I get to make the craft while my antsy toddler or preschooler watches. Doesn’t that sort of miss the point of letting them do something, if they aren’t […]
Inspired Learning
What is Discovery Learning?
Discovery learning is… FUN? Well, in hindsight anyways! There is something about the struggle to figure a problem out that gives intense satisfaction afterwards. Today I’m sharing about the trials and triumphs of discovery learning and how important it is for us to take a step back and not do all the mental work for our […]
Jesus and Jell-O: A Sky Jell-O Tutorial
We piled onto the couch earlier this week to read our book, Jesus Returns to Heaven, in preparation to celebrate the Ascension this week. My kids wasted no time in asking, with excited, baited breath, if we could make Sky Jello again. It is amazing how bringing the taste buds into the learning process makes […]
Hands-on Discipleship Moments: Ideas for Celebrating the Ascension
” Celebrating Christmas gives us faith; it affirms that our beliefs have roots in the historical fact of the incarnation. Celebrating Easter gives us assurance; it affirms that Christ wiped away our sin by his great sacrifice and triumphed over death. Celebrating the Ascension gives us hope and points us toward transformation; it affirms that […]
Rainy Day Art and the good/bad of moving…
Rain pours down. We are former desert dwellers and still get giddy at the sound of the pitter-patter, so we head outside with newly unpacked umbrellas to run and romp in the rain, explore muddy ravines, and make all kinds of observations on our impromptu morning nature walk. As my children’s laughter rings in my […]
Expectations are my nemesis, but I dealt them a blow.
Expectations… I have a lot of them, especially at the start of new seasons. I’m a dreamer, a visionary. In my head I play out how life is going to go and then I plan accordingly. It works, sometimes. But usually I’m left a little frustrated and occasionally feeling defeated. There are beautiful God ordained […]