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Thanksgiving Bible Activity Pack

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Thanksgiving is on the horizon and today I’ve got an amazing Thanksgiving Bible Activity Pack to share with you.

If you’re not yet familiar with our Holiday Packs you’ll want to check out these titles as well:

Christmas Bible Activity Pack

Valentine’s Day Bible Activity Pack

St. Patrick’s Day Bible Activity Pack

Easter Bible Activity Pack

 

New Release!!

Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving Bible Activity Pack

This Thanksgiving activity pack reminds children that God calls us to have a thankful heart. Christ-centered activities point students in the right direction as they learn key scripture and ways to GIVE BACK to their community in this Bible-based, Christian Activity Pack. Includes 35 pages of multi-age activities, games, worksheets, songs, crafts and more. Designed to be low-prep and hands-on to keep little hearts and minds engaged.

 

Want to take a peek inside?  Here is glance at what you can expect:

As with all of our activity pack, the first couple of pages outline the variety of games, activities, worksheets, and crafts.  There are plenty of options for multiple grades and ability levels so this is a perfect fit for homeschooling families or small church settings.   With this set you’ll have something for everyone to do!

 

Scripture Pumpkins

Scripture Memorization is fun with these printable pumpkin verse cards and coordinating pocket.  This set features six different verses for students to learn.  Available in color or black and white (print on orange paper).   These make fantastic take-home items for your Sunday School kiddos.

 

Thanksgiving Bible Activity Pages

This set comes with three Bible verse puzzle pages; Thanksgiving Crossword, Thanksgiving Word Search, and Thanksgiving Word Scramble. Each puzzle sheet features key scripture about being thankful and grateful to God.

 

The Giving Back Game

Being thankful is more than just saying, “thanks.” We can show God that we are thankful with our actions. This Thanksgiving look for ways you can GIVE back to your community and begin to build a heart full of thanksgiving. When we help others we learn to be thankful for what we have.  Students roll the dice and make their way around the board collecting different suggestions for ways they can make an impact in their community.

 

Thanksgiving Bible Verse Mazes

This set also includes two Thanksgiving-themed Bible verse maze activity pages.  Younger children can practice their lettering by tracing the letters of each verse.

Compassion Cootie Catcher

Students catch compassion cooties with this fun foldable that encourages students to reach out and look for tangible ways to impact their communities. Pick and number and start to play!

Thanksgiving Acrostic & Bible Verse Dot-2-Dot

Two simple worksheets you can hand out to students during the month of November.  The first is a Thanksgiving Acrostic for older students to think of things that they are thankful for starting with each letter of the word, “Thanksgiving.”  The second is a fun activity page for younger students to complete the dot-2-dot and learn the bible verse.

Community Blessings Wreath

This is cut and paste paper plate wreath for older students.  Each piece of the wreath features a way for students to give back to their community.  Simply color, cut-out and glue to a paper plate.  Staple a string to the back to hang on the door on in their room.  Encourage students to look at the wreath for ways they can help others.

 

Roll a Turkey Activity Page & Turkey Circle Time Song

Students can play this super silly table side game with two dice and a sheet of paper.  Each student takes turns rolling the dice and adding each turkey part to their paper.  First one to roll a complete turkey (body, head, eyes, hat, 2 wings, 2 legs, beak, and at least one feathre wins!)   Turkey Circle Time Song is a simple song to sing with younger students learning how to count.

 

Thankful Turkey Craft

A simple template for studetns to cut out and create their our thanksgiving turkeys.  Each turkey reads, “Lord give me a thankful heart.” Students write things they are thankful for on each of the feathers.

 

 

Thanksgiving Feast Cut & Paste Craft

This is a simple craft for younger students.  Students color and cut out each food item and arrange them on their Thanksgiving plate.  They can write or dictate what they are thankful for on each item.

 

Fall Leaf Tracing Pages

For younger students we’ve included two different fall leaf tracing pages.  These are fun for students color and it will build fine motor control skills as well. One page reads, ‘Thank you God,” and the other a verse from Ecclesiastes.

 

 

Thankful Heart Paper Plate Pumpkin Bible Craft

This is a fun craft if you don’t mind painting or even using Kwik sticks in the classroom. Students paint the pumpkin orange and cut out a construction paper leaf/stem.  Seed templates are provided, each with their own suggestion for how to cultivate a thankful heart.  Finish it off by gluing on some white string (as the pumpkin pulp).

 

 

 

Thankful Heart Bookmarks and Thank You God Minibook

Both of these are perfect for take-home resources for your students.  The Thankful Heart bookmarks provide students with tangible ways they can cultivate and heart filled with thanksgiving.  The Thank You God Minibook is just right for little hands to remember the story of Thanksgiving and why we celebrate.

 

Giving Thanks: Thanksgiving Bible Activity Pack

This Thanksgiving activity pack reminds children that God calls us to have a thankful heart. Christ-centered activities point students in the right direction as they learn key scripture and ways to GIVE BACK to their community in this Bible-based, Christian Activity Pack. Includes 35 pages of multi-age activities, games, worksheets, songs, crafts and more. Designed to be low-prep and hands-on to keep little hearts and minds engaged.

 

100 Fun-Filled-HOMESCHOOL-Field-Trips

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Whether you’re looking for a homeschool field trip for just your family, or you’re planning one for your co-op here is a list of 100 ideas to get you started for your next outing.

 

Museum Field Trip Ideas

  1. Science Museums
  2. Hands On and Children’s Museums
  3. Armed Forces Museums
  4. Art Museums
  5. Naval Vessels
  6. Submarines
  7. Lighthouses
  8. Cultural Museums
  9. African American, Jewish, Arabic etc. Museums
  10. Space and NASA Museums
  11. Planetariums
  12. Aquariums
  13. Automotive Museums or Shows
  14. Omnimax Movies, a lot of science centers have these and they’re well worth the extra cost.
  15. Historic Homes and Mansions
  16. Mechanical Museums
  17. Miniature and Model Museums

Pro tips: Always check if museums have homeschool days.  Alternatively see if they offer group discounts, it might be worth it to go with other families for some savings.   Also see if they offer guided tours, you’ll get the best look at the biggest museums and maximize time.

 

Outdoor Field Trips

  1. Nature Centers
  2. Farms
  3. Zoo’s and Petting Zoos
  4. Railroad Ride
  5. Historic Villages, see if you can set up a few hours to do class in a one room school house.
  6. Nature Hike
  7. A Bug Walk (walk around look for creepy crawlies)
  8. Practice Map Reading or Following Directions in a Downtown Area
  9. Downtown Scavenger Hunt
  10. Horseback Riding Lessons, or Dude Ranch
  11. Camping or Survival Workshop
  12. County, State, and 4H Fairs
  13. Air Show
  14. Fireworks Show
  15. Local Outdoor Festivals
  16. Historic Festivals
  17. Renaissance Faires
  18. Apple Orchards, go to one where you can pick your own.
  19. Pumpkin Patch
  20. Fort Tours
  21. Caves
  22. Bat Walks
  23. Butterfly Houses
  24. Aviaries
  25. Natural Landforms
  26. Waterfalls
  27. Photography Walks
  28. Amusement Parks
  29. Maple Tree Farm During Tapping
  30. Boat Tours
  31. Star Gazing During a Meteor Shower
  32. Berry Picking

Pro tips:  If you’re going someplace like a nature center call and see if any special workshops or classes are offered.  Talk to the people that work the events you attend.  Encourage your children to ask questions.

Fine Arts Based

  1. Local Professional and Community Theater Plays
  2. Shakespeare In the Park
  3. Orchestra Concerts
  4. Operas, Musicals, and Ballets
  5. Children’s Orchestra Days at Local Venues
  6. Magic Shows
  7. Magic Lesson
  8. Craft Lessons, check your local Joann’s for some fun classes.
  9. Drama Workshops
  10. Prepare a performance and perform somewhere.
  11. Pottery Class

Pro tips: If you know a local artist or performer schedule an hour for them to talk with your kids.  Your kids are bound to love stories of their experiences.

Local Parks and Recreation Ideas

  1. MADD presentations
  2. Children’s Art Lessons
  3. Special Local Events and Parties
  4. Taste of Your City
  5. Special Events at Your Parks
  6. Tree Lightings
  7. Trunk or Treats
  8. Swimming Classes
  9. Sport Scrimmages
  10. Robotics Workshops
  11. Auto Shows

Pro Tips: Get online and look at the brochures of the Parks and Recreation Departments of nearby cities, for even more opportunities.

Government and Local Business Ideas

  1. Town Hall Tours
  2. State Capitol Tours
  3. Firehouse Open House (Generally in October)
  4. Political Rallies
  5. Washington D.C.
  6. Historical Landmarks
  7. Battlefields
  8. Job Shadowing, my sister did this one year at a vet’s office and really enjoyed it.
  9. Ethnic Restaurants, especially cuisine your family hasn’t tried. French, German, English, Middle Eastern, Indian, Thai, Chinese, Japanese etc.
  10. Antique Stores
  11. Flea Markets
  12. Animal Breeders or Humane Society
  13. Local Nonprofits, don’t forget to volunteer.
  14. Book Readings and Signings
  15. Sports Arena Tours and Kid Days
  16. Auto Race Track
  17. Old Fashioned Arcades
  18. Maternity ward tour. I’m serious. If you have a student interested in the medical field, it’s a normal tour hospitals give so it’s easy to schedule.

Pro tips: Ask around, call ahead, think nontraditional.  Let your kids experience jobs and businesses that could spark a future career.

Tour Ideas and Other Presentations

  1. Factory, goods Tours
  2. Water Plant Tours
  3. Nuclear Power Plant Tour, this one was one of my favorites in High School.
  4. Television Studio Tours (Check out public access channels.)
  5. Science Presentations at Local Colleges
  6. Old and Historic Churches, if you know an organist an explanation and tour of a real pipe organ is always awesome.
  7. Chocolate Factory Tours
  8. Dairy Factory Tours
  9. Cereal Factory Tours
  10. Parade Company Tours
  11. Recycling Plant and Waste Management Tour

For more ideas, be sure to follow local mom and homeschool pages on Facebook.  Check out city brochures online, and always keep an eye out in newspapers.

I hope you find some great field trips and make wonderful memories.

 

Jelly Bean Prayer Printables

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The Jellybean prayer is a simple teaching tool you can use with you students during the Easter season.

Like Easter Story Eggs, the Jellybean Prayer is used to tell the story of redemption in Christ.

Each colored jellybean represents a different piece of the resurrection story and when you combine this story with a small bag of Jellybeans, children are sure to remember this lesson!

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I’ve created quite a few resources for teaching with this Jellybean theme:

  • Jellybean Prayer Bookmarks
  • Jellybean Prayer Coloring Pages
  • Jellybean Prayer Chart & Poem
  • Jellybean Prayer Write & Color Booklet
  • Jellybean Prayer Bible Puzzle

These are all available free on Christian Preschool Printables.

Learn more about our Christian Easter Activity Pack Here:

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Easter Activity Pack

Over 80 pages of printable resources at your fingertips this Easter season!  This Bible Easter Activity Pack is filled with Bible games, worksheets, crafts and activity pages you can use to teach your little ones the story of Easter. This set is designed for the K-5 teacher or homeschool family and includes multi age resources to connect with different ages and abilities.  Look Inside

 

 

 

St. Patrick’s Day Bible Crafts

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With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner I wanted to make a couple of new items you can use with your students this year!

Now, if you missed our facebook update or our newsletter last week, you should know that Christian Preschool Printables will be under construction during the first couple of weeks of March.  (If you’re planning on grabbing anything for St. Patrick’s Day or Easter please get it downloaded ASAP as during the update some of the links might not be working and I don’t want anyone to be stuck scrambling right before the holiday).

With that out of the way, here are some adorable new St. Patrick’s Day printables for you!

 

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Treasures in Heaven Bible Craft: A simple yet stunning Bible craft for children to complete this St. Patrick’s Day. Children add rainbow paper or streamers to create a beautiful rainbow coming from the cloud. A scripture card is glued to the back to remind children that their treasure is in Heaven.

StPatricksDayBookmarks 

St. Patrick’s Day Bible Verse Bookmarks: A set of colorful St. Patrick’s Day Bible Verse Bookmarks for children learning to store their treasures in heaven. Print on cardstock and laminate for durability.

TreasureHeavenCards

St. Patrick’s Day Bible Verse Cards: These take home cards share a special Bible verse from Matthew 6:20, “But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven.” There is room to tape on a small chocolate gold coin as a special treat.

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3 in One Shamrock Coloring Page: A simple shamrock coloring page for little hands. Children can color and learn the rhyme, God the Father, God the Son, God the Holy Spirit……3 in 1

 

 

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Free Bible Calendar Printables

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If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ve already seen a little sneak peek of today’s freebie!

This is something I’ve been wanting to do for a LONG time.  On Christian Preschool Printables we’ve always offered a free Bible Calendar set, but it’s needed updating for YEARS and I’ve never found the time (or the right clipart) to do it.

So I’m super excited to have finished this set of Bible Calendar Cards because I know they will look adorable in your classroom and you can use them to tie in many Bible themes over the years.

This is a 12 month set that includes month titles as well as 31 number cards and two bonus special day cards.  Each month has been thoughtfully designed to coordinate with themes you might already be teaching in your Sunday School.  The Calendar cards are 2.5″ x 2.5″ and they should fit a standard calendar chart or pocket chart.

BibleCalendarPinBible Calendar Card Set

  • September: Creation
  • October: Adam & Eve
  • November: Thank you God
  • December: Christmas Story
  • January: Miracles of Jesus
  • February: Jesus Loves Me
  • March: Shamrock Trinity
  • April: Easter Crosses
  • May: Noah’s Ark
  • June: Commandments
  • July: Daniel in the Lion’s Den
  • August: David’s Sheep

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This is a special Subscriber Freebie only and you can download and print from here.

Be sure to share this offer with your friends!

Enjoy this clipart?  Check out Kari Bolt Designs for more!

 

 

Love Bible Verse Bookmarks

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Today I have some simple Love Bible Verse Bookmarks for children.

Each bookmark features a quality of love as described in 1 Corinthians 13, and the last bookmark reads, “God is Love” These are very simple yet beautiful and your older children might appreciate a few for their bookshelf. Use during Valentine’s Day or Easter or anytime you want to treat your children.

Find more Bible Bookmarks Here

Find more Valentine’s Day Bible Printables Here

 

 

 

Valentine’s Day Preschool Printables

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I can’t believe Valentine’s Day is only a month away!

Every year I try to add new and creative resources to our website,  and this year I’ve made some super cute Bible Verse coloring pages.    There are six different coloring pages each with a Bible verse on love.   These would be great for K-5 grades as a take home for your Jesus Loves Me Bible Lesson.

Valentine’s Day Bible Verse Coloring Pages

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And here is a handy list of our most popular Valentine’s Day Resources:

Valentine’s Day Watercolor Card

Valentine’s Day Bible Printables

Valentine’s Day Bible Verses for Kids

Valentine’s Day Preschool Printables

Love is Patient File Folder Game

Color Your Own Valentine’s Day Cards

Valentine’s Day File Folder Games

Loving Generously Preschool Lesson

Jesus Loves Me Bible Lesson

Jesus Loves Me Lapbook

I’m working up some great links for Easter too,

be sure you are subscribed for updates!

Bible Coloring Pages

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We’ve completely redone our

Bible Coloring Pages on Bible Story Printables.

They are all organized by chronological theme, hoping to make it easier for you to search and find just the right coloring page.

You’ll find collections of Bible coloringpages for themes like

Creation, Adam & Eve, Ten Commandments, Fruits of the Spirit, Easter, Christmas and more!

We hope to add more theme to this collection, if there is a particular theme you’d like to see leave us a comment below!

 

Siggy

Stained Glass Nativity Craft

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Christmas always comes faster then I’m prepared for.

I remember it was even faster when I had lesson plans to prepare for.

This is a quick and easy craft that will give you beautiful results.

(You might remember that we’ve used this technique on our Stained Glass Easter Craft)

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Download: Nativity

So here’s the deal.

You can either print that page on vellum paper and color it in with markers

-or- a more budget friendly and FUN way is to print it on regular paper and then do the following:

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Color your paper with marker.  Encourage children to leave areas of white or to use their yellow pen to highlight the tops of each section.

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When your page is colored, flip it over and apply oil to the back.  I used a canola oil and a paper towel to rub it in.  You’ll instantly see the oil soaking in.  Oil the entire page.

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Let dry, then Hang up in a sunny window.  You can see in my image the oiled area lets the light through.  You can even get creative with what areas you oil and don’t oil for a different effect (see that little oil spot near the bottom of the page)

I think a window full of these would be beautiful in a classroom window!

Be sure you subscribe for exclusive printables, tips and resources.

Siggy

 

Making a Classroom Quilt: Printables!

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Yup, just for you!

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We’ve got ABC’s, 123’s, and everything in between!

You can print it all FREE!

Wondering how to use the printables?

It couldn’t be eaiser!

 


Print up a set of Classroom Quilt Printables. You can use regular paper, if children are coloring with markers or watercoloring you might use cardstock instead.


Print up a set of Classroom Quilt Printables. You can use regular paper, if children are coloring with markers or watercoloring you might use cardstock instead.

NOTE: Some of our Classroom Quilt printables even come with optional handwriting practice on the side. You can instruct children to cut this part off first, write their name on it and turn it in.


NOTE: Some of our Classroom Quilt printables even come with optional handwriting practice on the side. You can instruct children to cut this part off first, write their name on it and turn it in.

Have each child color in their own quilt square. Have them write their names on the back.


Have each child color in their own quilt square. Have them write their names on the back.

Have each child cut out their own quilt square. There are easy cut dotted lines around the square.


Have each child cut out their own quilt square. There are easy cut dotted lines around the square.

Show children how to slide their square into the correct pocket.


Show children how to slide their square into the correct pocket.


This is the Quilt Pocket Chart we use, however any bulletin board or blank wall space works too!

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Stand back and enjoy your classroom quilt! These look amazing when they are filled up with children's artwork!


Stand back and enjoy your classroom quilt!
These look amazing when they are filled up with children’s artwork!

 

Like our Classroom Quilt Pocket Chart?
Here’s where we got it!

Ready to make your own?

Click Here for ALL of our Classroom Quilt Printables

ABC Quilt

123 Quilt

Alphabet Animals Quilt

Butterfly Quilt

Christmas Quilt

Community Helpers Quilt

Earth Day

Easter Quilt

Farm Animal Quilt

Seasons Quilt

 

Want to suggest a theme?

Have an idea for using these in the classroom?

Leave us a comment below!


DIY Stained Glass Coloring Pages

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So last week, while browsing around Pinterest,
I found this cheepo way to make DIY stained glass coloring pages.

And the timing couldn’t have been better.
(As my children had just tore out the very last page in their stained glass coloring book)

So I thought I’d give it a try to see if we got a comparable result:

Not bad right?

The sun kept popping in and out from behind the clouds, so this shot is a tad more “cloudy”
but you can see the DIY on the left and the purchased on the right.
So the DIV version is not EXACTLY the same as a prepaid sheet,
but it is way cheaper then buying a set of pages or even a stack of vellum to print on.

Plus you can really turn ANY coloring page into a stained glass project.
And what kiddo does’t love to see their own creations on display?

Just in case you wanted to try out this method for yourself,
I whipped up some beautiful Easter pages that would look great as stained glass.

Head on over to our main site for the printable pages and the full tutorial!

Blessings,

Valerie

ART DVD Giveaway!

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UPDATE: This Giveaway is now closed, and a winner has been drawn.

Comment #155 was Nicole who said, “We Choose Virtues is on my wishlist!”

Congratulations Nicole!

And if you didn’t win, you can still take advantage of Hearts at Home Curriculums great BOGO deal on these Art DVD’s until they run out of stock!

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Thanks to our sponsorsHearts at Home Curriculum where you can score 30% off thousands of popular items such as: Apologia, Christian Liberty Press, Mystery of History, and tons more!

We had such a great time (and response) with our last Inspiration Station giveaway,
that Hearts at Home Curriculum offered us a REPEAT!

I know how much ya’ll raved about this deal,
so I was super excited to offer these great DVD’s again!

One of the products Hearts at Home has STILL HAS at an AMAZING price right now,
is this set of Art Instruction DVD’s by Mike’s Inspiration Station.

In fact, it’s a BOGO offer.
That’s Buy One Get One…

Which means that when you purchase DVD Set 1 you’ll get the DVD Set 2 for FREE!

This is a limited time offer, once they run out of stock that is it.

A little about the DVD series:

Geared toward ages 8-12, the series encourages kids to craft right along with host Michael Cariglio and his biblical buddy, Booker T Bible, a talking, animated Bible who offers creative inspiration with Scripture references. Let Mike’s Inspiration Station inspire your child’s creativity and get some fun art project ideas and fridge art in the process!

Here’s what’s included in each of the volumes:

Mike’s Inspiration Station DVD Set Volume 1 (DVD’s 1-6)
$39.99 $31.96

“Drawing Cartoons,”
“Making Watercolor Paintings,”
“Let’s Draw a Dinosaur.”
“Creating Pastel Art”
“Let’s Draw a Cute Turtle.”
“Light and Shading”
“Let’s Draw a Funny Moon.”
“Let’s Draw a Joyful Heart”
“Let’s Draw Goliath.”
“Making Clothespin Puppets”
“Fun Fridge Art”
“Flower Pot Pals”
“Sculpt a Cute Dog.”

Mike’s Inspiration Station DVD Set Volume 2 (DVD’s 7-12)
$39.99Free with Volume 1 Purchase

“Fun Fish Projects”
“Creating Fun Clouds.”
“Drawing Noah’s Ark”
“Drawing a Shepherd and His Sheep.”
“Making a Clay Easter Bunny”
“Drawing Jonah and the Whale.”
“Drawing Laughter”
“Drawing Love.”
“Drawing Animal Cartoons Using Numbers”
“Drawing a Bluebird,”
“Fun Christmas Projects,”
“All about Colors.”

For those of you keeping track,
that’s 26 instructional art projects on 12 DVD’s
for $31.96.


Hearts at Home is going to give one lucky reader
BOTH sets of these DVD’s!

Yippee! Thanks Hearts at Home!

So ready to win?


Here’s how to enter:

1) Tell me what you do with your children’s finished art projects. Where does it all go?? Your comment will count as your first entry.

Optional Entries:

2) Hop over to Hearts at Home Curriculum, and tell me what product is on your homeschool wishlist.

3) Tweet, Facebook, PIN, BLOG about this giveaway (and comment letting me know, give yourself one comment for each time you shared)

4) Do you like Hearts at Home on Facebook? Let me know in a comment for an extra entry.

5) Subscribe to the Hearts at Home Newsletter (found on their site). Let me know in a comment for an extra entry.

Homeschool Art DVD Giveaway!!
#homeschool @CraftyClassroom
http://bit.ly/TbUl35

Giveaway ends on Friday October 12th at midnight Pacific.
Winner will be drawn at random and this post will be updated.

Good Luck!

Disclaimer: Hearts at Home Curriculum is a Christian homeschool family business. They are regular sponsors here and often provide free product for giveaway purposes. We personally shop their amazing sales, and all opinions are our own. Additionally, we participate in their affiliate program. Thank you for supporting our sponsors and our website with your purchase.

Inspiration Station Giveaway

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UPDATE: This contest is now closed. We have a winner:

Comment # 206 was Jacque who said, “We do lots of crafts, including painting and drawing.”

Congratulations Jacque, you’ll have a Summer filled with fun arts and crafting!

And don’t worry if you didn’t win, the SALE continues!
Snag the entire set of 12 DVD’s for $31.96

Original post follows:


Today we have a special giveaway,
courtesy of Hearts at Home Curriculum!

If you haven’t already, be sure to check out their HUGE Summer Sale where you can score 30% off thousands of popular items such as: Apologia, Christian Liberty Press, Mystery of History, and tons more! (Sale ends July 31st)

Here is a list of ALL the publishers included in the 30% off sale!

One of the products Hearts at Home has at an AMAZING price right now,
is this set of Art Instruction DVD’s by Mike’s Inspiration Station.

In fact, it’s a BOGO offer.
That’s Buy One Get One…

Which means that when you purchase DVD Set 1 you’ll get the DVD Set 2 for FREE!

A little about the DVD series:

Geared toward ages 8-12, the series encourages kids to craft right along with host Michael Cariglio and his biblical buddy, Booker T Bible, a talking, animated Bible who offers creative inspiration with Scripture references. Let Mike’s Inspiration Station inspire your child’s creativity and get some fun art project ideas and fridge art in the process!

Here’s what’s included in each of the volumes:

Mike’s Inspiration Station DVD Set Volume 1 (DVD’s 1-6)
$39.99 $31.96

“Drawing Cartoons,”
“Making Watercolor Paintings,”
“Let’s Draw a Dinosaur.”
“Creating Pastel Art”
“Let’s Draw a Cute Turtle.”
“Light and Shading”
“Let’s Draw a Funny Moon.”
“Let’s Draw a Joyful Heart”
“Let’s Draw Goliath.”
“Making Clothespin Puppets”
“Fun Fridge Art”
“Flower Pot Pals”
“Sculpt a Cute Dog.”

Mike’s Inspiration Station DVD Set Volume 2 (DVD’s 7-12)
$39.99Free with Volume 1 Purchase

“Fun Fish Projects”
“Creating Fun Clouds.”
“Drawing Noah’s Ark”
“Drawing a Shepherd and His Sheep.”
“Making a Clay Easter Bunny”
“Drawing Jonah and the Whale.”
“Drawing Laughter”
“Drawing Love.”
“Drawing Animal Cartoons Using Numbers”
“Drawing a Bluebird,”
“Fun Christmas Projects,”
“All about Colors.”

For those of you keeping track,
that’s 26 instructional art projects on 12 DVD’s
for $31.96.

Doesn’t get much better then that folks!

Actually, for you it just might……
because Hearts at Home is going to give one lucky reader
BOTH sets of these DVD’s!

Yippee! Thanks Hearts at Home!

So ready to win?


Here’s how to enter:
1) Tell me how you incorporated (or *gasp* didn’t incorporate) art into your homeschool routine this year. Your comment will count as your first entry.

Optional Entries:

2) Hop over to Hearts at Home Curriculum, check out their Summer Sale and let me know which VENDOR you’re happy to see! Leave me a comment as your entry.

3) Tweet, Facebook, PIN, BLOG about this giveaway (and comment letting me know, give yourself one comment for each time you shared)

Homeschool Art DVD Giveaway!!
#homeschool @CraftyClassroom
http://bit.ly/LMukoR

Giveaway ends on Friday June 15 at midnight Pacific.
Winner will be drawn at random and this post will be updated.

Good Luck!

Disclaimer: Hearts at Home Curriculum is a Christian homeschool family business. They are regular sponsors here and often provide free product for giveaway purposes. We personally shop their amazing sales, and all opinions are our own. Thank you for supporting our sponsors!

Love Bible Verses for Children

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Valentine’s Day is a great opportunity to share God’s love with children!
We’ve got some fantastic Preschool resources for you to use this year,
and now we’ve got a few activities for you your older kiddos as well.
 

Valentine’s Day Bible Activity Pack

This Valentine’s Day teach children the TRUE meaning of the word LOVE! This Bible-based, Christian Activity Pack includes 30 pages of multi-age activities, games, crafts and more. Designed to be low-prep and hands-on to keep little hearts and minds engaged.

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Today I wanted to highlight how to use one of our new Valentine’s Day resources:

This little printable craft would be a great way for children to learn some
bible verses on love.

For each child you’ll need to print up the envelope
(on cardstock for best results)

The outside of the envelope reads,
“I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.” Psalm 119:11

This is a very important verse, as children grow they must learn
that what is hidden in their heart is what comes out during times of trial.
( i.e. LIFE )

Once assembled you’ll see that the back of the envelope
contains eight different scriptures for children to memorize
as well as a little space to check off each verse.

These verses coorespond with a set of printable bible hearts, (page 1 page 2)

These are black and white verses, so you can print them onto colored paper
(yea for saving ink!)

Now, of course you can use these HOWEVER you like
Maybe handing out a full set to your students to take home,
Printing on cardstock and attaching to a lollipop, or even
Just using them to add to Valentine’s day cards and crafts.
(we’ve even got a few more printables to help with that)

But I would suggest that you actively use them
to help children commit these verses to memory.

Then as a child successfully recites each verse,
you give them the corresponding heart to put into their pocket.

(Thus, the verses in the pocket represent the verses they have hidden in their heart)

Maybe you do one or two each year…maybe the entire set…
Maybe you just keep this as a special teaching tool you pull out every Valentine’s Day.

Whatever you do with them don’t use them as a
“Hey! Look another thing I started but never finished” tool.

You know that guilt inducing tool we homeschool mom’s are so familiar with

Just have fun with it!
And if it overwhelms you Pin it and we’ll know that you’re “virtually doing it”

Looking for more Valentine’s Day fun?

Try our Valentine’s Day Bible Activity Pack today!

Psssst….If you enjoy this set, be sure you check out our other Free Bible Verse Theme Packs:

BibleVerseEaster

Easter Bible Verses for Children

ThankfulVersePin

Thanksgiving Bible Verses for Children

ChristmasVersePin

Christmas Bible Verses for Children

Little Boys & Fabric

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Since I’ve got a million sewing projects on my plate, I decided to chip away at them by making my little boy some summer shorts.

(I’d show you a photo of my sewing station, but I’m too embarassed at all the little piles of unused fabric, sitting there waiting for their time to shine)

And since big Sissy got to pick out her fabric for her Easter Dress, Bubba had his mind made up that he was going to be the one to choose his favorite fabrics for his little pants.

(I know right, what was I thinking letting a 3 year old do the picking and choosing….

Especially since I’m the one who has to admit that I dressed him that way!

LOL, but his choices weren’t too off the wall for his little toddler personality:

This one reminded me of his need to jump around the house…..

This one brought up memories of his need for adventures…….

And this one? Well, this just reminds me of his father…….

Seriously, I think my husband has a pair just like these in his drawer!


You know You’re Pregnant When…..

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…You can finish off this entire Tostada salad (shell and all) and not even worry about continuing on to the chips and salsa bar.

Seriously, this has been my ultimate “craving” this time around, I just can’t get enough of these, or sour cream for that matter. (Lately, I’ve been know to take scoops of sour cream and just eat it plain……straight out of the container)

Shhh, don’t tell anyone

Anyway, it was such a beautiful day in Oregon, that we spent our school day outside, picnicking for dinner and letting the kids run wild in the backyard.

It was fantastic.

I even got to work on this neat little needle felting project I’ve been putting off. Have you ever heard of needle felting? This is something new to me, but lately I’ve seen all the neat videos and kits at the craft store, so I finally decided to pick one up and figure it out for myself.

I must say that I’m absolutely HOOKED! This project took me like 30 minutes, and it was small enough to keep next to me while the kids were playing outside. I don’t know exactly what I’m going to do with it yet, but the possibilities for this type of craft are endless, and I’m glad I finally took an afternoon to learn how to do it! (I’m actually thinking of using it for part of These adorable homemade Easter Baskets, I’ve been dying to make)

And for those of you who are wondering just what exactly this needle felting is all about, check out the video below, that is exactly how I made mine. I can’t wait to experiment with my own patterns…..

Oh, a door has been opened!

Sew much Fun….

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I’ve been busy! I put all that beautiful blue fabric to good use this week, and turned it into the most adorable Easter dress I’ve ever seen made. Here are some photos.

Front Smock of dress, including the matching purse…..
…..Trrrrust me! Sissy is flippin’ over the purse, she is so proud!

Back view, there is a tie in the back which is AMAZING, b/c Sissy is so stick thin, every dress I make for her, she floats in. I’ve yet to figure out how to customize patterns, so until then I’ll be using this little trick quite often!

Full size view. I know, look at how wrinkled it is….that’s because she just spent hours dancing through the living room showing it off, and I just don’t have the energy tonight to iron it again.

And of course, since I’ve wraped that project up, I’ve started another…..

When I was a little girl, I LOVED……I mean L – O – V – E – D, anything Strawberry Shortcake! (You know, how she looked before her creators decided they needed to straighten her hair, and put her on the Barbie diet.) She was just adorable the way she was in the 80’s….like me:

Okay, that’s not really me. But that kid is pretty cute isn’t she. All my baby photos are stacked away, up high, out of my immediate grasp……..so rather then teeter my pregnant belly atop of a chair trying to reach them, I’m just going to have to wait till Hubby can get to them.

I promise I’ll post a cute baby photo of the real me soon. That is if I can find one in which I’m not wearing corduroys, or those fantastic neon spandex we all loved.

Anyway, Joann’s had an amazing sale on Simplicity patterns a few weeks ago and it was the perfect time to stock up on fabric too!

I was able to pick us this adorable strawberry print for 75 cents a yard (There was a greese stain in the corner so the lady took half off the already discounted price….SCORE!) and Then I found this beautiful red polka dot fabric in the $1.99 a yard bin.

So as you can see I’ll be making a very sweet article of clothing for my little girl…I’m thinking a layered tier skirt with a matching purse……

Have you seen the amazing patterns at YouCanMakeThis.com? I’m thinking I need to grab a bottle of root beer and head over there tonight!

Springy Fabrics

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I’ve been shopping at the fabric store again……Here are my recent choices for some upcoming projects.

The blues I’m going to use for my daughters Birthday/Easter Dress, I’ve picked out the most adorable little pattern from Simplicity and I can’t wait to get started! There’s even a matching purse that she can carry in on Easter Sunday!

I can’t quite decide what I’m going to do with the green and the owls….it’s just so cute I’m not even sure I want to cut it up. (Isn’t that dangerous when you purchase fabric with no pattern in mind…..) Maybe I can just drape it over the back of my chair or something? I just know there is the perfect pattern out there somewhere, just begging to be made………a diaper bag perhaps?