Life Smiles Sunday - No. 5

Welcome to Life Smiles Sunday. Every week I will share one of my Designs by Birgit pro-life posters with you. They are to be shared freely as long as you give credit where credit is due by leaving my 'signature' intact. I hope you have a blessed Lord's Day!

Last week's Life Smiles Sunday - No. 4

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Life Smiles Sunday - No. 4

Welcome to Life Smiles Sunday. Every week I will share one of my Designs by Birgit pro-life posters with you. They are to be shared freely as long as you give credit where credit is due by leaving my 'signature' intact. I hope you have a blessed Lord's Day!

Life Smile Number 4:

Last week's Life Smiles Sunday - No. 3

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Moses and the Burning Bush

We've been studying Moses - from basket on the river through the burning bush - so I created a quick craft for this kids today. I simply drew a bush onto green construction paper and then let them cut out and glue some red and orange construction paper 'flames'. They had a fantastic time, recollected enough to repeat the stories, and wound up with a photo opp!

Adding 'flames' cut out by the kids creates the burning bush.

A simple drawing is all you need.

Homeschool: Number Sentences

 At four and a half, Simon seems more than ready to take on some number sentences. He really enjoys the few addition problems he has learned by heart and so I came up with an idea to feed his hunger for math. Why not create a hands-on number game and give him a visual/tactile way to figure his sums?

A totally unrelated idea I once saw on Pinterest gave me an idea, so I gathered the necessary materials. Today was the first time he used the game and I'm pleased to report that it's a complete hit! He keeps begging to do 'just one more'!

Materials:

• Decorative glass pieces in clear and color

• Mod Podge

• Paint brush

• Photo paper

• Color printer

Procedure:

• Print and cut out numbers roughly the size of your glass pieces. I found these pool balls in Microsoft Word clip art and simply sized them appropriately.

• Using your paint brush, apply a small amount of Mod Podge to the surface of the underside of your glass pieces and adhere numbers.

• Apply a coat of Mod Podge over the backside of the numbers and repeat, waiting 20 minutes between coats.

How to Play:

Decide on the structure of your number sentence by choosing two numbers like this: 3 + 5 =

Now ask the child to count out the relevant number of colored glass pieces below both numbers.

The child can now count the glass pieces for the sum and add the correct number at the end!

Life Smiles Sunday - No. 3

Welcome to Life Smiles Sunday. Every week I will share one of my Designs by Birgit pro-life posters with you. They are to be shared freely as long as you give credit where credit is due by leaving my 'signature' intact. I hope you have a blessed Lord's Day!

Life Smile Number 3:

Last week's Life Smiles Sunday - No. 2

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Moses Basket Breakfast

I'm homeschooling littles and one of their favorite subjects is Bible Study. Our medium is a book/cassette combo that we play on a retro My First Sony cassette player left over from my bigs. Wee Sing offers a variety of cassette and book combos but this one is probably my favorite because each story is very brief, yet concise. They consist of 1) one page summarizing the story - including the corresponding Bible verse 2) a lovely picture 3) a short little song about the story and 4) a little prayer. So today we heard:

Baby Moses

Wee Sing Musical Bible and Sony

Exodus 2

Look what the princess found in the river! She found a baby boy floating in a basket. She named him Moses. Some men wanted to kill the baby. God sent the princess to find the baby Moses and take care of him.

Song
Silently sleep, baby, safely sleep, for God will take care of you...

Bible Verse
The Lord keeps watch over you. ~Psalm 121:8

My Prayer
Dear God, I love you.
I'm glad you love me,
too. I'm glad you take
good care of me.
Thank you!
Amen

After reading this, we prepared breakfast. A friend had just posted a new idea on Facebook and so we incorporated it into our lesson.

Moses Baskets
1 egg for each serving
1 slice bacon for each servine
Shredded cheddar

Spray a cupcake/muffin tin with Pam. Wrap bacon around the peremeter and cut off the excess to use in another tin. Scramble the number of eggs needed for the required servings and pour into tins. Sprinkle with shredded cheddar and add pepper to taste. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes. Using a butter knife, loosen and plate. Serve with fresh pear slices.

We decided that the bacon was the 'basket', the egg was Moses, and the shredded cheddar represented the reeds at the river's edge. What did you do for breakfast and school today? I'd love to hear and share!

Life Smiles Sunday - No. 2

Welcome to my new feature - Life Smiles Sunday. Every week I will share one of my Designs by Birgit pro-life posters with you. They are to be shared freely as long as you give credit where credit is due by leaving my 'signature' intact. I hope you have a blessed Lord's Day!

Life Smile Number 2:

Last week's Life Smiles Sunday - No. 1

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Homeschool Update: Latest Projects

This old desk used to belong to Mama

Project #1 - Desk Renovation

Materials:

• Old desk
• Chalkboard paint
• Painting sponge or brush
• Painter's tape
• Damp rag or tack cloth
• Colorful baskets

New desk for Simon with nonstick surface - plus supply boxes.

Procedure:

• Renovate old drawing desk into a new preschool desk.

• Thoroughly clean and lightly sand the dry erase surface of desk

• Using a damp rag or tack cloth, wipe away all residue

Chalkboard for learning how to draw shapes.

• Using painter's tape, cover the wood frame

• Apply chalkboard paint 3x, allowing to dry 24 hours in-between

• Use small plastic baskets to accommodate school supplies

The upside? The chalkboard paint provides a slip proof surface for writing. Kids can enjoy hours of drawing or practicing their writing skills. The little plastic baskets hold all of their school supplies - 88 cents at Wal-Mart!

Project #2 - Bottle Cap Stamps (Pinterest inspired)

Materials:

• Soda bottle caps
• Foam stickers
• Wooden dowel rod
• Hot glue gun
• Washable poster paint
• Paint brush
• Paper plate
• Paper

• Cut the dowel rod into 3" lengths and set aside.
• Attach soda bottle caps to one end of each dowel rod piece with hot glue.
• Place one foam sticker on the top of each soda bottle cap.

Now your littles are ready to play! Squeeze a bit of washable poster paint onto a paper plate. Allow the child to either dip and stamp or to use a paint brush to apply paint to the sticker/stamp. They will be entertained for a good while enjoying their new skill! Have fun!

Life Smiles Sunday - No. 1

Today I'm introducing a new feature - Life Smiles Sunday. Every week I will share one of my Designs by Birgit pro-life posters with you. They are to be shared freely as long as you give credit where credit is due by leaving my 'signature' intact. I hope you have a blessed Lord's Day!

Life Smile Number 1:

Remember that all of my Life Smiles posters can be found on my Designs by Birgit Facebook page and on the Designs by Birgit website.