Teaching study skills to kids is essential. It rarely comes naturally. There are a lot of tools we can give our children. These tips and tricks for teaching study skills to kids should be able to help you as you work with your child to set them up for success. I encourage you to try and start young. Great habits start young. However, it is not too late if your… {Read More}
Teaching Kids to say, “I’m Sorry”
They need to learn how to make relationships right again. I have done another brief post about apologies, but I feel like a follow-up is needed. I also did a post about being willing to model apologies with your children. That is essential in teaching. Our earthly relationships with our kids, friends, spouse and family are supposed to model the gospel message of reconciliation, grace, change and forgiveness. Therefore, teaching… {Read More}
Teaching Respect through Role Playing
Respect, as I mentioned in my last post, comes in lots of different forms. We need to have respect for God’s laws, our elders, our peers, our belongings, this planet, ourselves, etc. One way that children learn is through role playing, so I have tried to incorporate this activity into my character development series in a variety of ways. Teaching respect through role playing is one of the many ways… {Read More}
Cupcake Liner Flowers – Awana Cubbies Bear Hug #3 Craft
Cupcake Liner Flowers – Awana Cubbies Bear Hug #3 Craft is the next addition to my AWANA Cubbies series. If you are just tuning in, I’m creating a craft for every Bear Hug lesson for Cubbies. If you have an Awana program at your church or in your area, I’d love for you to share this series with the leaders. I’m hoping it will be a great resource to help… {Read More}
Teaching Leadership to Kids
Leadership “Whoever wants to be first must be your slave – just as the Son of man did not come to be served, but to serve, and to give his life as a randsom for many.” – Matthew 20:27-28 Teaching leadership to kids is something that can begin happening at a young age. We want our kids to learn to be people who can make a difference in our world… {Read More}
Teaching Responsibility and 10 Great Chore Charts
Teaching responsibility to kids is really important. These 10 great chore charts may help you find a solution to giving your children more responsibility around the home while making it fun for them. In my post, Confessions of a Meaningful Mama, I came clean about a lot of the areas that could use improvement in our lives. There’s nothing more humbling then putting out a bunch of your own weaknesses… {Read More}
Zap It! A Learning Game for Kids
Need a really fun game to teach a variety of learning skills including letters, reading, math facts, vocab and more? Then “Zap It!” is the game for you. Today was the last day of school, but it doesn’t need to mean the last day of learning. Summer is such a great time to practice school in fun, creative spurts. So much can be lost throughout the summer if we just… {Read More}
Teaching Beginning Reading Activities & Giveaway
Beginning reading can be challenging to teach if you don’t have the right resources. I wanted to provide you with fun reading games and activities for you to do with your kids. This is also a giveaway, and I am able to provide you with the opportunity to win books for your family. I did a similar post for teaching kids their letters. Once your children have their letters down,… {Read More}
Mile High Manners – Teaching Kids to be Courteous
Courteous “Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous.” – 1 Peter 3:8 It is the courteous week here at Meaningful Mama. I hope you are aware of my character development series, and if you aren’t please take time to poke around under the character development tab. I consider this series as the heart of my blog and of huge importance in raising children to be contributing… {Read More}
Teaching Music to Kids – A Lesson in Rhythm
Music is an important thing to teach your children. Here is a lesson in teaching your children about basic rhythm. It is recommended to get your children in 10 years of music lessons as it aids in brain development. You can check out my post on the subject or go somewhere to teach your child how to play the guitar. When I first got married and moved to a new town… {Read More}
Teaching Diligence with the Ant and the Grasshopper
Diligence Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for men. – Colossians 3:23 Are you wanting to work on the character of your children? The word of the week in our character development series is “diligence.” We explored this concept with the old Aesop fable “The Ant and the Grasshopper.” The first thing I did was find a good version of this… {Read More}
Teaching Courage Through Esther and a Nature Crown
As I was considering how to teach my children about courage, the Biblical story of Ester came to mind. As you are teaching courage through Esther and the nature crown, your kids will learn a beautiful story. Esther was a Jewish woman who became queen. Out of her bravery, she was able to help save the Jewish people from destruction. If you are unfamiliar with the story, I would encourage… {Read More}
Teaching Kids Cooperation Through Music
Cooperation “Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity.” – Psalm 133:1 The word of the week in our development series is “cooperation.” I hope you will look under the character development tab to find more activities to help develop this quality in your children. Today we looked at the idea of cooperation through music. Music is such an important part of your child’s development… {Read More}
Teaching Kids About Grace
Grace “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is a gift from God.” – Ephesians 2:8 Teaching kids about grace is one of the most important lessons they can learn. I was having a hard time coming up with a lesson for this concept. I have been so focused on putting together Kenzie’s 4th birthday party that I… {Read More}
Helpfulness Jar Used as Teaching and Motivation for Children
* NOTE: Picture above is not final product. Apparently, this needs to dry for 4 days until I bake it for final results. Helpfulness “For you were called to freedom, brothers. Only do not use your freedom as an opportunity to sin; but through love serve one another.” – Galatians 5:13 It’s the “helpfulness” week at Meaningful Mama. “What can I do to help?” is music to my ears. Wouldn’t… {Read More}
Easter Tomb Activity Teaches the Resurrection
We went out to the yard today and did a little activity to teach the story of Jesus’ body being laid in the tomb. I came up with the idea of digging into the hillside, and I was wondering how I’d get it to stay a tomb and not cave in on itself. I found the idea to use a pot at Craft Interrupted. Her version is absolutely beautiful, but… {Read More}
Orderliness Relay – Character Development Series
Orderliness “But everything should be done in a fitting and orderly way.” – 1 Corinthians 14:40 I came up with a really fun game to fit in with our character development series. I hope you’re joining along. Even if you are not doing the entire series, I think your kids would really enjoy this game. We did. It became my second work out of the day too as… {Read More}
Kindness “I Will” Statements – Character Development
Kindness “Be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving each other, just as in Christ God forgave you.” – Ephesians 4:32 When I first began my character development series, I had not started doing the “I Will” statements yet. Today, I will add in some “I Will” statements for kindness because that is what we were studying a year ago. We made this cute board to highlight the focus phrases. I got… {Read More}
Joy is Contagious Game – Character Development
This idea utterly failed for us today, but I’m going to make that claim that it isn’t becauseit’s a bad idea. Because I believe it’s a good game I’m going to share it, and then I’ll share why I believe it failed for us today. Joy is Contagious GameAs I was reflecting on the fact that joy can be contagious, I decided I wanted to come up with an idea,… {Read More}
Self Portrait Andy Warhol Art Created with Markers
Sometimes I like to bring to you more involved crafts, like when I turned my children’s photos into interchangeable blocks. I also loved turning my kids into their own magnet dolls. Apparently I like to manipulate my children’s images. I’ve done the same things in this craft. From where did this vision come? The principal at my daughter’s school approached me and introduced me to another teacher. He said, “I… {Read More}
Joy “I Will” Statements – Character Development
Joy “Be joyful always.” – 1 Thessalonians 5:16 When I first began my character development series, I had not started doing the “I Will” statements yet. Today, I will add in some “I Will” statements for obedience because that is what we were studying a year ago. We made this cute board to highlight the focus phrases. I got the idea for “I Will” Statements from “Character First,” a character based curriculum. Although… {Read More}
The Obedience Game – Character Development Series
The Obedience Game – Character Development Series – Shhh! It’s not really a game. Don’t tell your kids. It’s a teaching opportunity. Slap a few stickers on the name “game,” and you are good to go. If you are working on teaching obedience to kids, you have come to the right place. Is the concept of obedience is out dated? I don’t think so. I would encourage you to consider the points… {Read More}
Obedience “I Will” Statements – Character Development
Obedience “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” – Luke 11:28 When I first began my character development series, I had not started doing the “I Will” statements yet. Today, I will add in some “I Will” statements for obedience because that is what we were studying a year ago. We made this cute board to highlight the focus phrases. I got the idea for “I Will”… {Read More}
“I Will” Statements for Love
Love “For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.” – John 3:16 When I first began my character development series, I had not started doing the “I Will” statements yet. Today, I will add in some “I Will” statements for love since our sixth week of the year is a focus on “love.” We made this cute board to… {Read More}
How do we Show Respect to…? An Activity in Teach Respect
Respect “‘Honor your father and mother’ — which is the first commandment with a promise–‘that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’” – Ephesians 6:2-3 It is respect week at Meaningful Mama. I hope you have caught on to the concept of our character development series. If you are new here, I’ll explain things right now. Last year I committed to 3… {Read More}
“I Will” Statements for Respect – Character Development
Respect “‘Honor your father and mother’ — which is the first commandment with a promise–‘that it may go well with you and that you may enjoy long life on the earth.’” – Ephesians 6:2-3 When I first began my character development series, I had not started doing the “I Will” statements yet. Today, I will add in some “I Will” statements for respect since our fifth week of the year… {Read More}
Thoughtfulness and the Healing of the Paralytic
Thoughtfulness “So in everything, do unto others what you would have them do to you.” – Matthew 7:12 Today we used a lesson in the Bible to explore the concept of thoughtfulness. Click through to read more. I love weaving the Bible into our character development series. After all, that is our inspiration for developing more character. We want to capture our kids hearts to desire to be more like… {Read More}
Thoughtfulness “I Will” Statements
Thoughtfulness “So in everything, do unto others what you would have them do to you.” – Matthew 7:12 When I first began my character development series, I had not started doing the “I Will” statements yet. Today, I will add in some “I Will” statements for thoughtfulness since our fourth week of January is a focus on “thoughtfulness.” We made this cute board to highlight the focus phrases. I got the idea… {Read More}
Self Control and the Mischel Psychology Experiment
Self Control “Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.” Proverbs 25:28 I enjoy psychology. It is fascinating how we humans are designed. I have a degree in education, and I loved taking the classes in child psych as well. One of the experiments I remember learning about in class was the Mischel marshmallow experiment done at Stanford University back in 1972. I have linked… {Read More}
“I Will” Statements for Self Control – Character Development
Self Control “Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control.” Proverbs 25:28 When I first began my character development series, I had not started doing the “I Will” Statements yet. Today, I will add in some “I Will” statements for self control since our third week of January is a focus on “self control.” We made this cute board to highlight the focus phrases. I got the idea… {Read More}
The Patience Game – Character Development Activity
Verse of the Week: “And we urge you, brothers, warn those who are idle, encourage the timid, help the weak, be patient with everyone.” 1 Thessalonians 5:14 NIVThe first time I played the quiet game with my kids, I was shocked it worked. It was a car ride that seemed way too loud. We played the quiet game and the kids loved it. The patience game is exactly like the quiet… {Read More}
Learning a New Skill with Perseverance
Perseverance “Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets theprize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.” 1 Corinthians 9:24 NIV I must apologize. I’m a day off. I was thinking this was the last day of studying perseverance, but it was yesterday. We did a perseverance activity today, and then I realized that the week, beginning today, is… {Read More}
Day #300 Different Ways to Worship – Character Development, Week #43
Worshipful “Oh, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker.” – Psalm 95:6 Often times people think of worshipping God as confined to a handful of minutes on Sunday morning while the music is being sung. I don’t believe it was ever intended to be limited to that. Sure, that can be a fabulous time to worship. However, God is bigger and more… {Read More}
Day #299 Worship Music – Character Development, Week #43
Worshipful “Oh, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker.” – Psalm 95:6 We had a little bit of a drive today, so I took this time to focus on worship music. I intentionally kept the worship music on loud, encouraging them to really try and pay attention to the words. Toward the beginning of each song, I’d turn it down and… {Read More}
Day #298 Worship with Instruments – Character Development, Week #43
Worshipful “Oh, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker.” – Psalm 95:6 Today we made paper plate tambourines. They’re easy and fun, and they are a way to worship God. I wrote out a Bible verse about praising God with instruments on the top and let them decorate them as they wanted. We then turned on worship music and played our instruments. … {Read More}
Day #297 Ways to Worship – Character Development, Week #43
Worshipful “Oh, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker.” – Psalm 95:6 I wanted to teach my kids different way they can worship God. The Bible teaches a number of different ways people honor God. Worship is God honoring. Some people in church circles might say, “I didn’t really enjoy worship today.” I fall into that trap too. However, notice the… {Read More}
Day #296 Worshipping God Because of His Character – Character Development, Week #43
Worshipful “Oh, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker.” – Psalm 95:6 Genuine worship comes from really knowing and understanding the character of God. I wanted to focus on his attributes today, and I found a great idea at Ministry to Children. The idea is to make an attribute flip book that gives character qualities of God as well as scripture to… {Read More}
Day #295 Worship “I Will” Statements – Character Development, Week #43
Worshipful “Oh, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker.” – Psalm 95:6 We have now adopted “I Will” statements for our character development series. We made this cute board to highlight the focus phrases. I got the idea for “I Will” Statements from “Character First,” a character based curriculum. Although I haven’t used a lot of their content, I wanted to give them… {Read More}
Day #294 Worshipful Word Ring – Character Development, Week #43
Worshipful “Oh, let us worship and bow down; let us kneel before the LORD, our Maker.” – Psalm 95:6 Definition: The feeling or expression of reverence and adoration for a deity – in our case Yahweh God. Reason Chosen: It’s been on my mind to do worshipful this week. However, I was about to change it to be another word. Then, I went to church and the whole message was about… {Read More}
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