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• Christmas Potpourri
Christmas Potpourri By Barney Kinard Christmas greetings to you! Here is an assortment of ideas to make Christmas more meaningful for your family. Select the ideas that seem appropriate to your family’s needs and interests. Trying one new idea could start a family tradition for your family. 1. Kids Decorate Their Rooms. Of […]
• Helping Kids…Honor Their Dads
Helping Kids…To Honor Their Dads It’s sometimes awkward to help your own children to honor you, as the Dad. It is my opinion, that “Honoring Dad” lessons are best taught by their Mother and grandparents. However, if we are so committed to partnering with parents, as we allege to be, then we must step up […]
• What Parents Need to Know
What Parents Need to Know! We all talk about partnering with Parents, but what does that look like for the teacher? How is it that teachers can partner with the parents of the children in their class? It is quite easy to concentrate on the lesson preparation and managing the class each week and totally […]
• How to Approach a Horse
How to Approach A Horse We took 50 kids to a Horse Ranch for a weekend camping experience. The attraction and novelty was the horses, but there were many other farm animals there. Each kid had an animal to care for, for the entire week. Of course, these city kids, who would hardly lift a […]
• The First Lemonade Stand
The First Lemonade Stand My five-year old grand daughter read Pinkalicious and decided that she wanted to make some lemonade and sell it at a Lemonade Stand. So she discussed this with her parents. My grand daughter gave me a call on Saturday morning to see if could secure some lemons for her. I had […]
• Starlight Popsicles
Starlight Popsicles! Great Ideas for Papa to make for the Grand Kids I ran across this nifty set of six Star-handled Popsicles. The brand name is Starlight, by Claris. I get them at a Dollar Tree. They are not very big. I figured they could be a taste threat to offer my grand kids when […]
• The Art of GrandLoving
The Art of GrandLoving I could hardly wait to become a grandparent. My four kids all married late. Most of my peers were already grandparents, so I thought the day would never come. I even found myself volunteering to be the grand parent for other people’s kids. Not long after our kids began getting married, […]
• My Awesome Bible Story Book
Kids Love This Bible…The Awesome Bible Storybook This new 416-page Bible Storybook helps parents, grandparents, and teachers explain God’s Word in all its fullness. From Genesis to Revelation, My Awesome God Bible Storybook invites readers, young and old, to discover that God is truly awesome! My Awesome Bible Storybook was just released the first […]
• Leaders: Celebrate Success #4
Leaders: Celebrate Success #4 Today, I attended a High School Graduation Party for my friend Michael’s son Cody. I was very honored to be included with Cody’s family and friends who all showed support, care and love for his accomplishment. Everyone wrote some memory or some kind message of congratulations. It was really neat to […]
• Words of Affirmation
This is a list of words of Affirmation for Parents and Teachers. You might want to try some of these with your children. Words of Affirmation for Parents and Teachers • A powerful argument! • An A-1 paper/job etc. • Beautiful • Clear, concise, and complete. • Congratulations! • You got _____ more correct today. […]
