I have a whole list of ideas for you

On the right hand side of this page is my link to my spreadsheet of all the preschool devotions that I've done with my children ages 3-5 years old. I list the subject, bible verse, brief description of what we did and the resource I got the idea from. It doesn't take much to impress a preschoolers so don't get frazzled with too much planning. Just have fun with it.

Did I ever mention my theory that I thought Adam and Eve must have been toddlers? Well they didn't listen very well, liked the fruit the best, and didn't mind being naked??

New Spreadsheet FINALLY working!

Hey Folks,
For some reason I was having the hardest time getting the new Elementary spreadsheet to display properly. It's address is: http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=ppiDZ7YunhtZrb5BdEU7IWA

If for any reason they don't work, I'm also adding them to my preschool 100+ spreadsheet highlighted in yellow.

Preschooler no longer!

My children will be entering Elementary school next week, so I'll be starting a new spreadsheet soon. How exciting! http://spreadsheets0.google.com/ccc?key=ppiDZ7YunhtZrb5BdEU7IWA

Vacation Bible School

Summer is a great time to have your children attend a Vacation Bible School program. Last week, my children had a blast and experienced the thrill of learning more about God's Word.
After the week of fun, our family night consisted of reliving all of that fun - through reviewing the stories and singing the songs.
Many churches now have Family Vacation Bible School programs where everyone gets to experience the fun as a family unit. I encourage you to bring together as a family what you experience in everyday life. It's those bonds that keeps the family strong and builds a heritage of faith.

Reading about Boys

So I just read Bringing Up Boys by Dr. James Dobson.
Here is the best advice I got from the book:

Boys need:

• structure
• supervision
• to be civilized

"A stream without banks becomes a swamp. It is your job as parents to build the channel in which the stream will run. "

Dr. Dobson justifies the purpose of family devotional nights by saying one of our most important of all parental responsiblities is to teach children who they are as children of God and what they been placed here to do. Family Nights are a great intentional way to get that job done.

Praying Together

Last Family Night, it wasn't so much about the activity we did because we didn't have one. We simply talked about our trip back to see family. We reviewed what we did for Easter and who we visited with. We each took turns praying for someone we visited with.
That was so awesome. My kids are still quite young and its special to see them think about who they wanted to pray for and then do it.
Yes, we need to help them with words but that is just laying the foundation for when they won't need us anymore.
Pray together as a family.

Happy Valentine's Day!