Bible Time For Kids

by L. J. Sattgast - Zonderkidz 

For any of you looking for a wonderful and fun way to teach your little ones Bible stories, The Rhyme Bible is great! I came across this years ago when I was a nanny as well a a new believer. This adorable Bible in rhyme not only captivated and taught the little ones I was caring for, I myself learned a great deal.
I have since shared it with my own children as well as putting it to use in our Sunday school. Every kid loves rhymes... every kid I have shared this with loves it!

                     













Another fabulous tool we use to memorize scripture is The Memory Bible by Stephen Elkins and narrated by Kirk Cameron. The Bible tells us to hide God's word in our hearts that we might not sin against Him. This Fun way of hiding God's word in the hearts of your children will have them eternally blessed.

A fun way we use this book is to read the verse, read the story and then take turns reciting the verse we just learned. I have the child say the verse in a normal voice, then we say it LOUD and then in a whisper. The kids love getting to shout out the verse! No child is too small to participate. I have begun this before my child could even speak clearly. They loved just making noise and all of us cheering at their attempt. Make a joyful noise unto the Lord!
Click here to take a look inside the book. 

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Resurrection Eggs for Easter

Easter is Springing upon us and I wanted to share with you one of our family's favorite traditions. Resurrection Eggs.
Before becoming a mom to my own wonderful children, my mom shared resurrection eggs with me. Years back my mom made her own eggs, treasure hunting all over town for just the right things of the right size to tell the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. Even as a twenty something year old, I was captivated by the interactive display of what Jesus has done for me.
 Now that I have a family of my own, I too have shared these plastic eggs with my children. This is a captivating way of reminding children (and ourselves) what Easter is truly about. The way it works... hiding in each egg is an item that goes along with the story of Jesus' death and resurrection. The eggs are numbered to follow along with the story. I have my children each take  turns opening an egg at the appropriate time. If you don't already have this as part of your family's Easter tradition, I do hope you add it in and see the joy on your little ones (or big ones) faces.
You can now buy ready made and packaged resurrection eggs at your local Christian bookstore or even online. You could even search online for tips, video and instructions on how to make your own if you want to turn this into a craft for your kiddos.
Here are some links I found of places to purchase Resurrection Eggs online. I did not check out what the shipping or tax if applicable is on any of the below stores. Hint: Whenever I purchase anything online I always check the Internet for the stores coupon codes or promotional codes. Sometimes you can get an additional percentage off or free shipping by doing this.
Christianbook.com
Deepershopping.com
Christianbookstore.net
Stevensbook.com

The treasure of truth cracked open in these eggs is way better than any jelly bean found in a plastic egg on an egg hunt. Happy (almost) Easter!

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