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Arts and Crafts for Young Teens
November 5, 2011 By bsthatmi 25 Comments
By the time they are young teens, most children have well-developed motor skills and are looking for something new to do on weekends and holidays. Sure, they have ipads and computer games, but it's so good to be creative and arts and crafts can give … [Read More...]

Arts and Crafts for young kids
November 5, 2011 By bsthatmi 1 Comment
Weekends and holidays are great times to share arts and crafts with our kids. They can be fun activities, but just as much part of their education as their schooling and it helps to make being part of a Christian family so special. Don't just give … [Read More...]

Arts and Crafts for toddlers
November 5, 2011 By bsthatmi 24 Comments
When toddlers are old enough to have fun with arts and crafts, these need to be kept short as most toddlers' attention span is very short. The creative activity should not be too complicated or the toddler may become frustrated with his inability to … [Read More...]
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Children and Easter Day
March 31, 2012 By bsthatmi Leave a Comment
This is the fifth and last article about children and possible ways of their involvement in Holy Week. It is the wonderful, celebratory event of Easter Day, which we have waited for all through the forty days of fasting, doing without something, or … [Read More...]

Children and Good Friday
March 22, 2012 By bsthatmi Leave a Comment
We have already looked at the first three days of Holy Week, and then at Maundy Thursday. Good Friday is the first day in what some people call the Triduum, the three very special days. While we often think of Good Friday as being mainly for … [Read More...]
Let’s share with our children stories that are good
October 20, 2011 By bsthatmi 5 Comments
As our little ones leave the toddler stage, we need to continue to read our children stories that are on a parity with our Christian standards. When they are learning to read, some children will be so enthusiastic that they try to read everything … [Read More...]
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Palm Sunday Celebration
Sunday School teachers need to be prepared, so it's good to look ahead. Pray, think, read, plan and prepare any materials you may need. Palm Sunday is an important event in our church calendar. It signals the last week of Lent and the beginning of what we call Holy Week. Pray: If any lesson is to … [Read More...]

Sunday School Activities for Children
We read in Timothy (2 Tim 3.15) that faith in Jesus Christ leads to salvation and that can be gained through wisdom learned in childhood by knowing the Scriptures. That training in righteousness is usually the responsibility (and joy) of a child's parents, church and Sunday School … [Read More...]
Sunday School lessons
Sunday School lessons can take many different forms and sometimes are not even held on a Sunday. They may provide lessons and activities for children from pre-school age to Sunday School lessons for adults. Some big Sunday churches offer classes for every age-level and are a wonderful way of … [Read More...]

