by Mark Jones | Dec 17, 2018 | Children, Featured, Holiday/Seasonal, Preschool |
Gather: Tags Ribbon Small nativity buttons Plastic ornament Vase filler Ribbon Prepare: Make a list of the nativity buttons on the tag. Teach: Fill the ornament with a small amount of...
by Mark Jones | Dec 13, 2018 | Children, Featured, Preschool, VBS 2019 |
Here’s one last reminder to purchase next year’s VBS decorations while you can still use this year’s budget, unless you don’t have any to spend (I totally understand that!). I miss having a theme-related place to take photos with kids and teachers. That’s why I...
by Mark Jones | Dec 10, 2018 | Children, Featured, Holiday/Seasonal, Preschool, Sunday School |
Gather: Blank bookmarks Markers Ribbon Paint Sponge brush Wet wipes Prepare: Cut the ribbon into 12-inch lengths Teach: Draw a ine with several loops down the length of the...
by Mark Jones | Dec 6, 2018 | Children, Events, Featured, Holiday/Seasonal, Preschool, Sunday School, Teacher Helps |
Many teachers are just sorting through great ideas to use this month, so I want to offer a few I learned from my good friend, Carrie Wood. She does a fantastic job at First Baptist Church of McAlester, Oklahoma and has for many years. Thank you Carrie for...
by Mark Jones | Dec 3, 2018 | Children, Featured, Holiday/Seasonal |
We decorated the Christmas tree, hung lights on the house and even managed to buy a few Christmas presents this weekend. While in the store, I didn’t realize I was whistling a Christmas song until another man walking past me started whistling the song too. He was so...
by Mark Jones | Nov 29, 2018 | Children, Featured, Preschool, Vacation Bible School, VBS 2019 |
Many people have just recovered from Thanksgiving feasts and shop-a-thons without any consideration for VBS this summer. Others, like me, are scheduling dates for VBS 2019 to get the dates on family calendars so they can schedule trips around VBS instead of being gone...