The last two months of the year are my FAVORITE months of the whole entire year! Thanksgiving, Advent, Christmas… not to mention sweater weather, fireplaces, hot chocolate, and fuzzy socks. It’s the coziest season of all. Now that Lil’ Miss Mouse is 4, she’s participating in traditions that she will possibly remember into her adulthood. But also, if you’ve ever had a 4 year old you’ll understand, she’s in that …
Thanksgiving
Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Bible Lesson
You probably don’t normally think “Charlie Brown” when you think of Bible lessons. You probably don’t think “chalk art,” either, for that matter. Our small church body is in that place where we have a small class with a few students in a wide range of ages, and teaching to each age simultaneously can be a bit of a challenge. (Thankfully, I do have a smidge of experience in that department.) …
Thanksgiving Activities for Middle Schoolers
It can be difficult to find good resources and activities for middle schoolers. It’s easier for preschool, kindergarten. . . everything up through third or fourth grade. But you start getting in to those middle years and it does become more of a challenge. Why do you think that is? Thanksgiving Activities for Middle Schoolers I’ve noticed that “Middle School” has a wide variety of interpretations for different people–usually …