Archives for March 2013

Faith Day #4

March 21, 2013 by 3 Comments

Hi! I’m Ginger, & I blog over at Ginger Snap Crafts. It’s a fun place where I share my easy, simple & cute crafty ideas, projects & recipes. I also have an amazing husband & 5 wild & crazy kiddos! I’m always busy making crafts, chasing kiddos, blogging, attending church activities & all that fun stuff! It’s never quiet around our house, and I wouldn’t change a thing. 😉

It is so fun to be over here at Jedi Craft Girl, & I’m so excited to meet all of YOU. I am so happy to be participating in the 14-day Walk with Christ. I think it’s an awesome idea to do with your family! Well, Amanda asked me to take today, and today’s topic is faith! Faith is one the very first things you have to have as you grow your testimony of the Savior! One of my favorite chapters in the Book of Mormon is Alma 32. In that chapter Alma compares faith to a little seed. If we plant the seed of faith in our hearts & nurture it with making good choices, attending church, praying, reading our scriptures & so on then it will grow & become stronger.

I found these little Grow Kits in the dollar section at Target! Yay! I knew they would be perfect for this project. They had all different kinds from flowers to sunflowers to strawberries to tomatoes. I bought a different one for each of my kiddos. Inside it has a little pot, planting medium & of course, seeds. 🙂

First each kiddo decorated their pot with paint markers.

Then we did the fun part! ha! You add warm water to the growing medium, & it gets bigger! My kiddos thought that was so cool.

Then we opened the seed packets. Look how tiny these poppy seeds are!

Then we planted the seeds in the dirt!

Now we have to care for our seed & make sure it can grow! I’ll have to update our seed progress on my blog later! So far the seeds haven’t sprouted….but hopefully soon!

As we planted our seeds & as we care for our seeds & watch them grow we will keep talking about how we have to do the same thing with our faith! If we don’t nourish it, our faith won’t grow!

Here’s a printable to go in your 14-day Walk with Christ journal. (I love this Primary song!)

Thank you so much for having me over, Amanda!

I’d love to keep in touch with YOU.
You can find me over at my blog or any of these fun places! 🙂

Filed Under: 14, 14 Day Walk with Christ

Easter Printable from MMB!!!

March 20, 2013 by Leave a Comment

We are only a few days into our 14-Day Walk with Christ and it’s going great. My children are so excited for each lesson. They are really taking it seriously. The first night they asked me to read what they wrote in their journals and I started crying while I read each entry. It’s been really touching. I hope you are having memorable experiences with your family too!

I am so excited for today! Elisa and Caroline at Mormon Mommy Blogs have created this amazing Easter printable to participate with our 14-Day Walk with Christ.

Mormon Mommy Blogs was named one of the top 100 Christian Blogs for Women. Mormon Mommy Blogs is not just for the Mormon woman. It is a gathering place for people with similar values, who can count on each other to share, support, and engage. I have been a fan of their blog for a long time. Make sure to check out all their fabulous ideas!

Click HERE to download!

Filed Under: 14, 14 Day Walk with Christ, easter, printables

Christ-like Love Day #3

March 20, 2013 by Amanda 1 Comment

Day #3 Christ-Like Love

Attention Activity:
Ask who has the longest hair, who is the tallest, whose nails are the longest, etc. (things that can be measured) Then ask who has the most Christ-like love. How do we measure this? Through our actions.

Lesson:
True love requires action. We can speak of love all day long—we can write notes or poems that proclaim it, sing songs that praise it, and give lessons that encourage it—but until we put that love in action, our words are nothing but “sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.” 1 Corinthians 13:1.

Christ did not just speak about love; He showed it each day of His life. He did not remove Himself from the crowd. Being amidst the people, Jesus reached out to the one. He rescued the lost. He not only taught but also showed us how to “succor the weak, lift up the hands which hang down, and strengthen the feeble knees.”

Read Matthew 25: 35-40. “Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me.” When we love and serve other people, we are showing our love for Jesus.

Service Activity:
Take this opportunity to do some service. This can be anything appropriate for your family. In our family, we are writing cards and taking them to people with a plate of treats.

Handout:
Click Here to download.

Journal:
Write in your journal how you felt when you found out you were doing service. Then write about how you felt after your service. Write your feelings about how Jesus showed His love while on the earth and how He continues to show his love for us. What else can we do to show love daily? Make a list or set some goals about how you can be more service-minded.

Filed Under: 14 Day Walk with Christ

Love one Another Day #2

March 19, 2013 by Amanda 2 Comments

Love One Another Day #2

Part of today’s lesson comes from Jodi at Pleasant Home.com. She writes a darling blog full of fun sewing, quilting, and crafting ideas. She is very talented and has a fun story why her blog is called Pleasant Home. Her darling summer quilt will be featured on the cover of “Quilt-It” in the spring. Check out her blog to find out more about her and her cute projects!

Attention Activity:
Take your family on a walk through your neighborhood or the park. Have them notice all the trees and how they look. Here in Southern California, there are trees with blossoms, trees that still look like winter and trees that already have their leaves. Ask your children lots of questions about trees, leaves, seasons, and fruit.

Story:

The Parable of the Pear Tree

Click HERE to for this printable version of this story:

There was a man who had four sons

He wanted his sons to learn a valuable lesson – so he sent them each on a quest.

In turn, to go and observe a single Pear Tree

Each son traveled to the Pear Tree, each son in a different Season…

The first son traveled to see the tree in the Winter

The second son in Spring

The third son in Summer

The fourth son in Fall

When they had all returned from their travels, he called them together to each describe what they had seen…

The first son said the tree was ugly, bent, old and gnarled. Not much use to anyone…

The second son said it was covered in green buds and full of promise…

The third son disagreed; he said it was full of blossoms that smelled so sweet and looked so beautiful. The tree was the most graceful thing he’d ever seen….

The last son disagreed with all of them. He said it was ripe and dropping with fruit. Full of life and fulfillment…

The father then explained to his sons that they were each right, because each had witnessed only one Season in the tree’s life

He told them you cannot judge a tree or a person by only one season…

Not all things are possible in all seasons. Joy comes from recognizing and appreciating the challenges and opportunities in each Season of Life…

Scripture and Discussion

“Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.” (1 Sam 16:7 )

“A new commandment I give unto you, That ye love one another; as I have loved you, that ye also love one another.” (John 13:34)

Use these two scriptures to discuss how we can apply the Parable of the Pear tree to how Jeasus wants us to treat others. Look in the scriptures for other examples of how Jesus loved others.

Treat/Activity
I found this recipe for Pear Bread on SmittenKitchn.com. I thought it would be fun to make it with the family.

Handout:

Download this handout HERE.

Journal Activity:

Take some time to have everyone write in their journals. Write ways they can show love for others and how to look on the heart and not the outward appearance.

Filed Under: 14, 14 Day Walk with Christ

The 14-Day Walk with Christ Begins!

March 18, 2013 by Leave a Comment

It’s finally here – our 14-Day Walk with Christ. My family is really excited! Here are a few notes:

1. I will post each lesson the night before. If you are anything like me, you have more time at night to be on the computer. This will let you have more time to gather materials or make changes to the lesson.

2. The lessons and activities are only the ideas my little brain came up with. Of course you will think of better ones than I did!!! I hope you share your ideas with me!!

3. To download the printable handouts, open the file and then select the download button from the Dropbox icons at the top. If you print without downloading, it won’t fit properly on your paper.

4. I didn’t include this in each of the lesson plans…At the beginning of each lesson, we will sing a song about Jesus. We choose to sing, “If the Savior Stood Beside Me.”

5. I hope this is a lot of fun and a spiritual experience for your family as well. If you miss a day because things are too crazy, just pick up the next day and don‘t worry about it!

Filed Under: 14, 14 Day Walk with Christ

Jesus Loves Me – Day #1

March 18, 2013 by Amanda 1 Comment

Day #1 Jesus Loves Me
Click HERE for today’s Handouts

Attention Activity:

Tell the children you have a picture of someone Jesus loves very much. Ask each child one at a time go in another room with you so you can show them the picture. As each child comes up to you, hold a mirror and let them look at themselves. When you reassemble together ask the children to tell you who was in the picture.

Lesson
Read Scripture Story Mark 10:13–16.

The disciples were afraid the children would interrupt and disturb Jesus while he was teaching. But Jesus wanted the children to come near him. “Let the little children come unto me.”

What did Jesus do when the children came to him?

Why did Jesus want the children to come to him? (Because he loved them and wanted to bless them.)

Even though Jesus was busy teaching the adults, Jesus took time to hold and bless the little children because of his great love for them.

How do we know Jesus loves us? (Answers may include the following: He created the earth for us; he gave us commandments to live by; he gave his life for us; he directs the Church and speaks to us through his prophets; he set a good example for us.)

Activity:

Gather small items that show Jesus loves us. Here are a few ideas:

a family picture

music CD

Small toy animals

picture of a church or temple

small set of scriptures

house

plant

fruit

(these can be anything you can think of)

Place the items on a tray. Let the children look at each of the items and tell how it represents Jesus’ love for them. Take the tray away and remove a few of the items. Bring the tray back to the children and see if they can name which items are missing.

Handout & Journal Time
Click HERE to download these two handouts.
There are two handouts for today. The first one is for the inside title page. Print and glue a photo of your child in the frame. (A school wallet size photo will fit perfectly.)

This second handout goes next to the journal page. Your children can color the picture.

Make sure to take time at the end of the lesson to write your feelings in your journal. List ways you know Jesus loves you. For smaller children, they can draw a picture and you can write something they say.

Filed Under: 14, 14 Day Walk with Christ

Oops!

March 17, 2013 by 1 Comment

My friend, Judy, from SprizzieIdeas, just pointed out that I had a type-o on the cover for the journal page. Oops!!!! I put the date as 2103. Maybe I should stop blogging after midnight!!! Anyway, I apologize for the mistake and I have uploaded a new file with the correct date. Click here to download it. It’s almost time to begin our 14-Day Walk!!!!!

Filed Under: 14, 14 Day Walk with Christ

St. Patrick’s Day Peasant Dress

March 15, 2013 by 4 Comments

I stayed up till way past midnight sewing this little dress for Sally. Being the pink and purple princess that she is, she has NOTHING to wear on St. Patrick’s Day! I wanted to make something she could wear again – not a dress covered in shamrocks 🙂 …of course, that was my first instinct!

I came up with this peasant dress. I was pretty much making it up as I went. It looks much cuter on than it did last night at midnight! Sally was not thrilled with it and I had to bribe her to even try it on. She turned up her nose at it big time. Again, it’s not pink or purple or anything like Rapunzel would wear!