The Beginner's Bible

This is such a great little Bible. It has very clear language for toddlers and preschoolers, even for older babies. We've been using it for a while now. We take M to church with us; he doesn't go to Sunday School, and while we make sure to talk about Jesus and God and our faith a lot at home, I thought we should start having more of a child-centered "Sunday school" time at home. I want him to learn about how Jesus loves children, and the miracles He did, as well as all the other great old and new testament stories.

I checked this book out at our library first, and loved it so much I bought a copy. We've started making time for "Sunday School" on Fridays (we do read the bible stories on other days too) and I try to include a craft or some other activity to help the stories stick in M's mind. I hope to do some "Sunday School on Friday" posts as we go along. It's been a lot of fun!

If you are looking for a good Bible for small children, I highly recommend this one!

Have a beautiful day!

Waterpainting Outside

Here's a very simple project we did yesterday. I used our outdoor easel and set up a cup of water and some watercolor paints for M. He kept saying "We're painting outside, Mommy!" Which was a little strange since this was certainly not the first time we've painted outside. Oh well, the mind of a toddler is a mystery sometimes. He also kept saying "This is art, Mommy, not for the birdies to eat." And again, I say, the mind of a toddler...

Here's how it turned out:

The more vivid areas are from him dipping his finger into the water and then into a color and fingerpainting onto the paper. It turned out pretty nice, I think. I hope the birdies don't want to eat it!

Have a beautiful day! ;)