by Shannon Popkin | Dec 17, 2011 | Holidays
I do have one game. Christmas Bingo is ready to go for Cade’s second grade class. (The link takes you to the printable game, created by yours truly.) But I’ll bet there are some better games out there. And in my opinion, a party hinges on the games.So,...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 15, 2011 | Funny, Holidays, Jesus, Kids' Perspective, Witness
At the end of our Bible study Christmas brunch yesterday, the little ones came in with their jingle bells. They had darling costumes and had practiced their lines and songs. But the best part of the show was cute, little about-to-turn-three Makenna.As the kids were...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 13, 2011 | Uncategorized
My Christmas gift to you, dear reader, is a list of books. Lately, I’ve had several requests from other moms, looking for some gift ideas (of the readable variety) for their kids. So I took the time to put together a ‘favorites’ list with links to...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 12, 2011 | Kids' Perspective
When Lindsay was two, she had a little Bible story book. She could easily find the page about Jesus’ birth, and loved to point to Mary, Joseph, and baby Jesus in the picture.One day I heard her say, “One, two… A savior has been born!” (I think...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 9, 2011 | Holidays
This morning, my daughter couldn’t find her other shoe, and it was almost time for the bus. I stood in the doorway of the mudroom, shrugging my shoulders while she frantically searched. (I spent the first six years of her life doing this scramble; I figured it...