by Shannon Popkin | Oct 25, 2013 | Friendship, Holidays
My friend, Alice, remembers her husband taking their girls to a fall festival with they were 5 and 3 years old. There had been a bouncy house, face painting, pumpkins, etc. But when she asked 3-year-old Elaine how she liked it, Elaine said, “There was a scary,...
by Shannon Popkin | Apr 2, 2013 | Church, Friendship, Holidays
When our kids and their friends came in from their Easter egg hunt last night, they announced that they had not only found all of this year’s eggs… They found one from last year, too! Apparently our cousins Alex and Andy are superior Easter egg hiders....
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 14, 2013 | Holidays, Love, Marriage, Women
I asked a friend yesterday what she was planning for Valentine’s Day (I was fishing for ideas to steal), and she said (in essence), “Are you nuts? I don’t do Valentine’s Day.” I had just come from another gathering of friends, and they...
by Shannon Popkin | Feb 4, 2013 | Holidays
I created this fun activity for my daughter’s classroom Valentine’s Party. This will work well for 3rd-6th graders, either in large groups or small.Supplies: printable page, candy hearts for each child.To play, give each child a box or baggie of...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 14, 2012 | Holidays
Looking for some games for your child’s classroom Christmas party? Here is one of my favorites. This game will work for second through fifth graders:Four CornersMake signs for the following categories on four pieces of paper:Christmas charactersChristmas...
by Shannon Popkin | Dec 11, 2012 | Anxiety, Compassion, Faith, Holidays
In one afternoon, her serene, predictable life disintegrated.She hadn’t done anything wrong, but everyone would think she had. Even though her community knew her to be a sweet, kind girl, she would still be presumed guilty until proven innocent–not the...