Author: Jamie
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Birth of Jesus Bible Lessons for All Ages
I’ve you’re not familiar with Grapevine studies, the idea is, in short, that you work your way through sections of the Bible by drawing stick figures to remember what you’re studying. This helps learn the chronology of the story, and breaks down story elements in an easily understandable way. New traceables allow little kids to…
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Handmade Quilted Christmas Stockings
Our new additions to the family this year were the perfect excuse to make new Christmas stockings! Cute stockings need cute fabric! These felt stockings seemed easy enough and were totally cute, so I drew up designs to make for each of us. However, when I went to buy wool felt at a local craft…
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A Quiet Holiday Season
Mister Rogers spoke of the holidays this way: “I like to compare the holiday season with the way a child listens to a favorite story. The pleasure is in the familiar way the story begins, the anticipation of familiar turns it takes, the familiar moments of suspense, and the familiar climax and ending.” Holidays can…
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{Not} Doing ALL-THE-THINGS
One morning recently I instagramed a “perfect” relaxed homeschool morning: my preschooler played with wooden word puzzles; my 1st grader sat nearby drawing; and my 7th grader sat knitting and helping the preschooler. It was a moment that made my heart happy. It’s rare when our days look like that “perfect” morning, but when it…
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Leaf Crafts {Pinterest Challenge}
Nothing says autumn (my favorite season!) like colorful fall leaves, so we chose leaf-themed crafts for this month’s Pinterest challenge. You know how our Pinterest projects — like Kathryn’s duct tape roses, my lamp shade, and the fabric-wrapped wreath — have come out really well every month so far? Well, this month, our projects didn’t…