Transitions are like riding a Rollercoaster! Most people have had an OPPORTUNITY to ride a rollercoaster, however the EXPERIENCE is VERY different. When you stare up at the towering structure with loops, dips, and drops and then you see the car zoom by with great speed – you see people with their hands up, others…
*The following is excerpted from an online article posted on ScienceDaily. Children’s average daily time spent watching television or using a computer or mobile device increased from 53 minutes at age 12 months to more than 150 minutes at 3 years, according to an analysis by researchers at the National Institutes of Health, the University…
Splinks for the week of February 16-22, 2020 Food for Thought Introduce the idea that our mind needs good thoughts just like our body needs good food. Give everyone access to crayons or markers and blank paper. Give each person a category to illustrate and then see how everyone does with guessing what others have…
Splinks for the week of February 9-15, 2020 Garbage In… Garbage Out Invite the kids to make dinner with you. Instead of going to the pantry or refrigerator, ask one of them to grab the trashcan and start looking through it to find some food for dinner. When they seemed confused or grossed out, keep…
Splinks for the week of February 2-8, 2020 Backwards Day Plan a backwards day (or evening) for your family. Eat dessert first. Have breakfast for supper. Ask the blessing after you eat. Read the last page of a storybook first. Wear pajamas to play in and play clothes to bed. Try saying some words and…
Splinks for the week of January 26 – February 1, 2020 Struggling? Watch the metamorphosis from a monarch caterpillar to a butterfly: Just as a butterfly needs to struggle to get out of its cocoon, we need to struggle to learn some important lessons. God is wise enough not to remove all trouble and suffering…
Splinks for the week of January 19-25, 2020 Show Your Faith James challenges us to show that we have faith by doing good works (James 2:14-16). What can you and your family do this week? Here are a few ideas to get you started (it doesn’t have to be something big to make a big…
Splinks for the week of January 12-18, 2020 Jump, I’ll catch you! To demonstrate faith, ask your child to do a simple thing and come through for him/her. (For example: Stand at the bottom of the stairs and ask him/her to jump into your arms from a few steps up or stand in the pool…
Splinks for the week of January 5-11, 2020 Connect the Dots Item Needed: Dot-to-dot page (make a simple one by thinking of a simple design and drawing an outline of dots.) Ask kids to complete the page. Did you know what picture it would make when you started? (Probably not) You were able to complete…
Splinks for the week of December 15-21, 2019 Shelter of Peace Create a blanket fort under your dining table or using couches, chairs, and pillows in the Living room. Gather your family together in the fort and ask them to think of situations where they had to seek shelter or someone they know had to…