Advent Activities 15 Advent and Christmas Activities Math and Reading 3rd-5th Grade Are You ready for Advent? 5 Advent readings for you to use in your weekly Christmas activities, or as your family advent devotionals. 3 language activities using vocabulary from the history of Jesus’ birth. 4 fun math activities that are Jesus/Christmas focused. I made this pack specifically for my fourth grader, but the older kids are already begging to do some of the activities. I have included an advent calendar and a Countdown to Christmas Chain. We always write “prayer requests” and “thanksgiving to God” on our chains. Each day as we tear off a link, we thank god for a specific blessing or lift up family and friends in prayer. The kids love this!! Hope you enjoy this activity pack!
7 Easy Thanksgiving Desserts that Kids Will be Proud to Make Inside: Thanksgiving Desserts for kids and made by kids. 7 Kid Made Thanksgiving Desserts The first time my oldest son tried to cook he was about three. He had decided that “I will make eggs”. Thank goodness the only damage was done to the eggs. I believe a dozen fresh eggs met their end that day. Photo by Andy Chilton Kids love to help in the kitchen. All five of our sons can cook to some degree or another. We even have their favorite “fails”. One of the boys burns chili every. single. time. No matter how closely he watches the batch, it always goes wrong. This is now a source of great laughter in our home. Kids love cooking. As long as it is their idea of course. My brilliant husband even turned our home into a cooking school this year. As I was recovering from a foot surgery and was unable to stand for more than a few minutes, he decided the boys would learn to cook well. We invented cooking camp. {get your copy a the end of this article} Have I mentioned that my hubby is brilliant? The holidays are the perfect time to lure your kids into the kitchen. Invite them into your culinary world and teach them to make delicious and beautiful treats to share with your family and friends. Start easy. Cooking can be intimidating. My first real experience in the kitchen: I was 17 and my father told me we were having 30 people for Thanksgiving and I would be the chef. I panicked. I had a fit. I cried. Nothing worked. I was stuck. Lucky for me, my dad had a plan. He sat me down and taught me how to plan and then cook the meal. I have been executive chef of Thanksgiving since. Kids need success to build upon success in the kitchen. I have gathered easy recipes for you to try together. Drum roll once again… Here is My Top 7 List of “Must Make with the Kids” Desserts. Pilgrim Hat Cookies Can you go wrong with Taste of Home recipes? I think not! Cutest Turkey Cookies Ever! Kids will LOVE making Our Best Bites’ Turkeys! Pumpkin Fudge! The Recipe Girl makes it easy for us:). Pumpkin Fluff Dip Looking for the perfect side to your cinnamon graham crackers? All Recipes has your back! Caramel Apples! How easy would these be for the kids to help make these? Thank you Knead to Cook! Acorn Cookies This recipe is as easy as they can get! Studio Marcy has the easy instructions. Cornucopia I stumbled upon this one at The Craft Patch Preview of the Heart of Homeschooling God’s Way Master Class. We need to STOP measuring success by grades, achievements, awards, and worksheets. Enroll in the sneak peek class here.
90 Thanksgiving Jokes to Make Your Kids Laugh Thanksgiving Homeschooling ideas: The Best Gift for Your Family: Laughter The holidays can be quite stressful. Make it a point to laugh a lot this year, better yet get your kiddos to laugh. Now, my kids would be the first to tell you that I do not laugh enough, so this year I am arming myself with a huge list of jokes to surprise them with through Thanksgiving week. Here’s to a smiling and belly-laughing week! Just for FUN: Download Your Thanksgiving Jokes- Cootie Catcher {Printable} I collected 90, that’s right 90 jokes to help you travel your merry way:) Childhood Beckons has 30 great starter jokes… Read More »