Happy Early Mother’s Day to all the moms out there. Here’s something for you and your kids to do together: create your own jigsaw puzzle. Don’t worry, the puzzle isn’t as complicated as the one in the above picture. Clubhouse Magazine offers the instructions on how to not only craft it but also make aContinue reading “Easy Puzzle Craft to Celebrate Moms”
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A Story and A Recipe by CDPunt(igam)
Ever struggled with following a recipe? I one time made a chicken stroganoff, and I mixed in uncooked noodles like the recipe called for. Though the noodles didn’t cook in an ex-amount of time, and I had to add more liquids (i.e. water and chicken broth) to soften them. The problem was that I pouredContinue reading “A Story and A Recipe by CDPunt(igam)”
Picture Books About Creativity
Believe it or not, there are books about creativity for kindergarteners through second-graders. Here are readings by different You-Tubers on the following books. Note: I’m not sponsored by any of the You-Tubers I share on my blog. Regina’s Big Mistake by Marissa Moss This one is especially good for aspiring artists, and it demonstrates workingContinue reading “Picture Books About Creativity”
Video of The Legend of the Easter Robin
Resurrection Day is tomorrow, so today, I’m wishing you a blessed holiday. Christ is risen. He is risen indeed! Here’s a book based on a Pennsylvania Dutch legend about the Easter Robin. It’s written by Dandi Daley Mackall, illustrated by Richard Cowdrey, and read by Hip Hop Reading.
Resurrection Day Is Coming!
April 20 is Resurrection Day, also known as Easter. While bunnies, eggs, and candy are fun, may we never forget Jesus’ death and resurrection. He did it for us so that we can experience freedom from sin and friendship with Him. Do you have gift bags sitting around? Here’s a neat craft that makes dioramasContinue reading “Resurrection Day Is Coming!”
Book Review—Hannah Hattington Goes on an Adventure
Imagine being in a world where you’re stepping on clouds and trees hang from the sky. In other words, the sky and the ground have switched places. You’ll enter this world in Hannah Hattington Goes on an Adventure, written by Gracie York. I wrote a review on this chapter book for early middle grades, andContinue reading “Book Review—Hannah Hattington Goes on an Adventure”
A Peter Pan Book – Captain Hook’s Shadow
Hi, all. Here is a treat for you: a read-along of “Captain Hook’s Shadow.” It’s read by Big-Mamas Storytime, a channel on YouTube that has a plethora of read-along videos. [This is the cover of the ebook version found on Amazon.] Peter Pan was my favorite Disney movie when I was little, back when weContinue reading “A Peter Pan Book – Captain Hook’s Shadow”
Meow Meow Milks the Cow — Help Fund the Book
Do you find it intriguing when animals teach us lessons? Especially lessons that allow us a deeper look into God’s heart? Allen Brokken, author of The Towers of Light series, has written a picture book for young children, where the hero is a little kitten. I’m a dog person, but I do have a softContinue reading “Meow Meow Milks the Cow — Help Fund the Book”
Need A Haiku? Here You Go.
Here’s a good haiku written by CDPunt(igam). It’s a poetic retelling of the last plague on the Egyptians who enslaved the Israelites. The plague that meant death for the Egyptians’ firstborn sons. This haiku also alludes to the fact that the deaths of the Egyptians’ sons happened eighty years after the Egyptians killed the Israelites’Continue reading “Need A Haiku? Here You Go.”
Dystopia? From a Christian Perspective?
What is the point of having dystopian novels? Can you even find a story like that with a Christian point-of-view? Author Jeremiah Friedli thinks so, and he even has one for teens called CORE Deception, Book One of the CORE Series. Read M Liz Boyle’s interview and find out how Friedli’s spiritual journey through fear—evenContinue reading “Dystopia? From a Christian Perspective?”
K.A. Ramstad 