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The 2 Ingredient Salt-Dough Ornaments to Make This Christmas
Read More: The 2 Ingredient Salt-Dough Ornaments to Make This ChristmasEvery year at Christmas, I like to make or decorate ornaments with my kids. We’ve tried painting plaster ornaments, painting wooden ones, even making those candy cane ornaments out of beads and pipe cleaners. But the ones that I keep coming back to over again are salt dough ornaments. Salt dough ornaments are amazingly simple…
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The Best Outdoor Christmas Scavenger Hunt
Read More: The Best Outdoor Christmas Scavenger HuntSome of my favorite Christmas activities with the kids are the ones that require zero prep. Better yet, if it gets us outside the house and moving (boy-mom of 3 over here!) This outdoor Christmas Scavenger hunt does both! My kids get so excited seeing the Christmas decorations around our neighborhood, and I thought–why not…
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Why My Kids Love our Advent Card Tradition
Read More: Why My Kids Love our Advent Card TraditionChristmas has become my kids’ favorite holiday of the year. They love it so much in fact, that they convinced me to celebrate Christmas in July this past summer. Now, I get it, everyone loves Christmas–but for our family, one tradition in particular has made it a cause for celebration all month long—Advent Cards. And…
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Why We Love Using an Advent Wreath in December
Read More: Why We Love Using an Advent Wreath in DecemberWhy does my family love using an Advent wreath in December? Well, let me begin by telling you a story. My son just turned 3. He doesn’t quite understand the concept of the days of the week yet. But every Saturday is our family’s Sabbath, and at each meal of Sabbath we try to light…
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The Christmas Checklist You Need (and will actually like) for 2020
Read More: The Christmas Checklist You Need (and will actually like) for 2020It goes without saying that Christmas is going to be different this year. Living in a global pandemic means much of our Holiday norms just aren’t going to happen in the same way that they always have. And while that feels like such an obvious statement, I know that my type A, stick to all…
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Holy Week with Kids: How to Make the Most of It
Get the Holy Week Family Guide for free below! Holy Week begins on Palm Sunday, the week before Easter. It is essentially the days leading up to Jesus’ death and resurrection starting with his triumphal entry into Jerusalem. Learning about Holy Week with your kids can be a meaningful time to prepare your hearts for…
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How to do Lent with Kids
What is Lent? Lent is a period of 40 days (plus 6 sabbaths) observed by many Christians as a time to reflect, repent and prepare our hearts for the celebration of Jesus’ resurrection on Easter. The 40 days imitates Jesus’ 40 days of fasting in the wilderness. Throughout church history, spiritual disciplines of fasting, acts of…
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Why February is the Perfect Time to Teach Your Kids About God’s Love
Sometimes I can get stuck in a rut when it comes to family devotions. I really try to keep a regular rhythm of being in the Word with my kids, but when the schedule gets a little too full, or one of the kids is sick, or I experience push-back from multiple kiddos, the odds…
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