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Christina Rossetti Christmas Poems to Color

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Christina Rossetti Christmas Poems to Color

Christina Rossetti Christmas Poems to Color

We discovered Christina Rossetti through First Language Lessons for the Well-Trained Mind. Many of her poems are simple, but thoughtful, making them excellent poems to memorize.

I was thrilled to discover that she wrote a collection of Christmas poems. I took seven of these and created a poetry coloring book using vintage images. Download yours below and celebrate the birth of Christ with these beautiful verses. [Read more…]

Free Homeschool Resources at Amy’s Wandering

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Homeschool Resources at Amys Wandering

Free Homeschool Resources

I love sharing freebies here, and I’ve tried to organize many of them so that you can quickly find what you need. You can access them via the buttons in the right-hand column.  –>

Here’s a little guide to what you will find in each section: [Read more…]

Online Christmas Games for Kids

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Online Christmas Games for Kids

My kids and I have had such fun over the years playing online Christmas games during the month of December. In fact, I wasted a considerable amount of time when I came across a Christmas game called Sugar, Sugar while researching this post. It turned out to be a simple, but addictive, game where you have to cleverly divert falling sugar into mugs using your mouse and whatever is in the scene.

Most of these websites have educational games mixed with ones that are just plain fun. [Read more…]

Christmas Shopping All Year Long

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Christmas Shopping All Year Long

With five kids, I can’t afford to pay full price for Christmas gifts at the last minute. A pile of presents is not the focus of our Christmas celebration, so I like to thoughtfully choose gifts for each child since they are not getting everything their little hearts desire. I shop throughout the year to find quality items at bargain-basement prices.

Here are some tips for Christmas shopping all year long to stock your gift closet and stuff your stockings. Be sure to grab your free Christmas Gift planner page at the end! [Read more…]

Searching for the Nativity

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Searching for the Nativity

Searching for the Nativity

As Christmas becomes increasingly secular, we must be diligent about turning our family’s focus towards Jesus. It is fine to join in the fun and gaity, but our children must understand that the heart of Christmas really has nothing to do with reindeer or ugly sweaters. It is about one perfect present that was delivered over 2000 years ago.

I’ve created a printable that will help you go Searching for the Nativity as you drive about looking at Christmas lights. Point out to your kids that the prophets in the Old Testament looked intently into these things, trying to determine when Jesus would come. (I Peter 1:10-12) [Read more…]

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