Thanksgiving Recipe Swap

With the Thanksgivng holiday coming up in a few days, I thought it would be fun to swap some of our favorite recipes! Do you have a tried and true recipe that you make every year for your family? Leave a comment with the exact recipe so we call all see. Be sure to come back later in the week and let everyone know how it turned out.

 Next week, we will pick a random comment to win a $10 gift card to your favorite grocery store! The gift card would be a great way to get started on your Christmas grocery list. 

Iphone Apps

Technology has become an integral part of our world today. Some 3 year olds know how to work an iphone better than their parents! Today I wanted to share some of the top iphone apps for preschool aged. Most of these are inexpensive and you can even find a lot that are free.. These apps are a great way for your little one to have fun while also engaging in an educational exercise.

1) 123 Color Talking Coloring Book

Age: 4+

Price: $1.99



2) Elmo's Monster Maker

Age: 2-8

Price: $3.99

3) Duck Duck Moose

Age: 2-6

Price: $.99

4) Dr. Suess Books'

Age: 2-8

Price: $3.99

5) Jungle Time

Age: 4-8

Price: $.99

6) Fish School

Age: 2-5

Price: $1.99

7) JellyDoodle

Age: 3+

Price: $.99

8) Preschool Connect the Dots

Age: 4-8

Price: $1.99

9) Count with Sesame Series

Age: 3-8

Price: $2.99

10) Twinkle Twinkle Little Star

Age: 3-5

Price: $.99

Do you have a favorite preschool app? Share it with us in the comments section!

Also, with Thanksgiving being next week, it would be fun to do a recipe exchange. Be looking for a post with instructions on Monday!

Compassion Bloggers Trip

The whole idea of blogging may be new to a lot of you, but if you search the internet you will find that it is a very popular outlet for lots of moms! Compassion international reached out to several popular bloggers and invited them to travel to Ecuador to do mission work this week. All of the bloggers are updating nightly about their expereinces. They just left Monday and already have amazing stories to tell. I thought it would be fun to link up with these bloggers so you can read about their trip, but also so you can get a feel for the community that blogging can build. I encourage you to read through the comments on the postings and see how fun it is.

Kelly's Korner

Kelly's blog is one that I read just about every day. She is a stay at home mom of 2 sweet girls, Harper and Hollis. I encourage you to not only read the Ecuador postings, but to also read through her other posts. She really feels that God has lead her to blog as her ministry. Isn't technology amazing?



Baby Bangs

If you have been in the Christian women's community for any length of time you are probably very familiar with Beth Moore. Amanda Jones is Beth's daughter and is also a very popular mommy blogger. Amanda has 2 children, Jackson and Annabeth. Check out her blog to read about Equador, and also to read about the new Church she and her husband just started.

Big Mama

Melanie blogs about her family and daughter Caroline. She also has her fist Equador post up!

 

A Holy Experience

Ann Voskamp is a blogging mamma of 6 and a best selling author. 

BooMama

Sophie, better known as "BooMama" blogs about her family with such fun, witty humor! You will love reading her blog!

Be sure to check back with these ladies all week to read about their adventures! It will be fun to see how the Lord uses blogging (even South of the Equator) :)

Feeling Crafty

With such a rainy Thursday, I thought it would be fun to post a few fun craft ideas to do at home with your little ones! These all came from Pinterest and if you click the link under the picture, it will link you back to the original source. On that same note, are you all on Pinterest yet? It is so fun! Send an email to jcochran@lexca.org if you would like to be sent an invitation. If you are already on it, leave a comment here with your username so we can all follow eachother!

I have listed my top 3 current favorites! Do you have any fun craft ideas for rainy or snow days? Leave us a comment and share!

1) Thanksgiving Mantle- I really love this one! It is perfect for the current season. You cut leaf shapes out of construction paper and have your child write one thing they are thankful for on each leaf (or, if they are too little to write, you just ask them and write it for them.) You can put up the leaves with ribbon or string. It turns out to be a cute and fun fall craft with a great message.

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2) Homeade Crayons- If you are like me, you have several broken crayons sitting around the house. Most usually get sent to the trash around our house. This is a fun way to recyle them! Place the broken crayons into a muffin/candy mold and bake them at 230 for 15 minutes. You are left with a cute craft that is also practical. These would also make great gifts!

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3) Paper Towel Roll Art- this is another great idea to recycle things you already have at home. Let your little one paint using a used paper towel roll! They will love it and you dont have to worry about finding paint brushes around the house. Just squirt a few colors on a paper plate and let them go!

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Again, be sure to leave a comment with your favorite at home craft ideas!