kids theology

since my peanut is still home all morning long before going to pre-k in the afternoon, i have been attempting to structure our mornings a bit. it helps me and we are having a lot of fun. we have "mommy school," adventure (aka errands) morning, craft time, and baking time. i have also initiated a "chore" for each day that they are helping me with.... laundry (sorting based on colors), vacuuming (which they love), and cleaning the toilets (since they are the reason they are so nasty! yuck - boys!). one of the things we have really started with more intentionality is their bible verses.... here is week 1:





"a soft answer turns away wrath." proverbs 16:1





"be strong and courageous. do not be frightened and do not be dismayed for the lord your god is with you wherever you go." joshua 1:9 (we were working on courage for school)

we have also been working on catechism questions.... a question and answer learning tool to help kids learn about god and different aspects of christian faith. it is super fun especially since we also have a kids CD of the question & answer that we listen to in the car. it has sparked some really great theological talks at dinner. it has been really fun.




Q: who were our first parents?
A: adam & eve were our first parents.
(i love the way he says "parents")

of course the first time we were listening in the car, little bit said....
"i don't want adam & eve as my parents. i like you and daddy. i don't like adam & eve."
super funny logic.

Comments

The Rauls Family said…
will you make me a copy of that cd?!
1:00 PM EDT
Amy said…
I love how we are going through the same things even though we're 1000s of miles apart. We started catechism with Ben a few months back and I love the way he says his answers, especially since he can't say G's at the beginning of words--God, glory.
4:20 PM EDT
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