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Are you looking for meaningful Easter ideas for your Christian family? Here are some Easter traditions you can implement in your family for a Christ-centered Easter! Plus an idea for outreach in your community! My husband and I both grew up with similar Easter traditions. I have fond memories of dying Easter eggs with my …
Meaningful Ways to Celebrate Easter as a Christian FamilyRead More
By guest writer Mary Ann from The Lighted Branch Etsy shop: Yesterday I opened our box of Christmas ornaments and discovered a family time capsule. I found some ornaments older than I am, some brand new, and many homemade. There’s something about Christmas that gives us a sense of heritage, our place in time, and the …
Crate Expectations: All You Need to Create & Celebrate Every Season– in ONE Box!Read More
It was the night before Easter. The night before the big celebration. We quieted our hearts while the four year old asked if he could eat his bread yet and the toddler squirmed around in Daddy’s lap reaching for the grape juice. We knelt together, the four of us, and prayed for the Holy Spirit …
This time of year always finds my family enjoying Christmas themed activities during home preschool and intentional toddler time! I use Pinterest a lot for gathering ideas, but when it comes time to implement, I like to have all my ideas that I want to try in one place. This post rounds up all the …
During the Christmas season, I like to take a break from our regular home preschool curriculum and focus on themed activities. This week in addition to our daily Truth in the Tinsel activity, we’ve been having a lot of fun with Christmas trees! We put up our Advent calendar, decorated our family Christmas tree, and …
Easy Christmas Tree Crafts for Toddlers and PreschoolersRead More
A few years ago, I created a felt Christmas tree for my then 18 month old. Each year, I fold it up into a gallon zip top bag and place it in the bin with all my Christmas decorations. For one of our Advent activities every year, we pull it out again and decorate our …
How to Make a Felt Christmas Tree (and How to Use It for Learning!)Read More
By contributing writer, Jane Do you have any Christmas traditions in your family? Growing up, my family always drank eggnog and listened to Michael W. Smith Christmastime music while decorating the tree. We always got new pajamas on Christmas Eve (my sister and I have been known to beg for this tradition to continue even …
31 Family Traditions For A More Intentional ChristmasRead More
My oldest turned three this past weekend. We had a superhero themed birthday party, and it was so much fun! I love themed birthdays (you can see our Uno birthday here and Construction birthday here). I absolutely love everything about planning a party, especially for my children! We don’t give our children gifts on their …
The Christmas season is the perfect time to be intentional and show hospitality by inviting people into your home. For us a gingerbread house party was just the thing! Where I live, people really tend to hibernate in the winter. Mounds and mounds and mounds of snow will do that to you. I have to …
I get asked a lot about toddler gift ideas, especially what we’re getting our little boy for Christmas. I think it’s important to note that we only give Samuel three gifts on Christmas morning along with his stocking. Christmas is not about making lists of things we want, or even about getting more stuff, but …
Intentional Homeschool: Toddler Gift Ideas {Little Boy Edition}Read More
Last year, I explained to my readers at Intentional By Grace how I made our very frugal DIY Advent Calendar. I’ve decided to use it again this year, and I’m really excited about it. For our little family, the holidays are about being together and celebrating the birth of Jesus. Family is a gift, and …
Everyone says it, and generally, I don’t like to say what everyone else says (I’m a rebel like that), but man, I can’t believe my baby just turned one! It truly feels like just yesterday that we were announcing his arrival into this world. Now, here I sit, reminiscing this last year and praising God …
