Reading, Writing & Pondering

    Indescribable Activity Book for Kids by Louie Giglio with Tama Fortner is a cool interactive activity book for children ages six to ten.  This book has 165 pages of activities in it. There are mazes, puzzles, logic games, STEM projects, Simple Science Projects as well as ideas for helping people in the community. It is full of fun and learning activies that are both big and small, some are active and some are more laid-back. All of them would be great to use at home with children during summer vacation and they could be used along with homeschool lessons. This book also includes God alongside the science so children focus on faith as well as learning. The illustrations done by Nicola Anderson and Lynsey Wilson are bright and colorful. They would definitely draw a child in.I also like that there is an index in the back if you or the child are wanting to focus on something specific. I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions within this review are m...

  The Say and Pray Easter Stick and Activity Book by Diane Stortz is a fun activity book for children ages three to six to help them learn Bible stories centered around Easter. This book is 32 pages long and full of fun activities for little ones. There are about fifty activities and 100 stickers. Wow! This book is brightly illustrated and has fun activities that would help little children learn. I do think they might need some guidance, depending on the age, for putting the right stickers from the middle section on the right pages. Older children wouldn't but the little ones might. Along with the stickers, there are mazes, hidden pictures, tracing, dot-to-dot, matching, drawing and coloring activities. I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.

  Do you know children who enjoy seek and find books? Seek and Find: The First Christmas is a large book aimed at children under five--but in our family, all ages enjoy this book.  Based on the Bible, this is a hardcover book with heavy boardbook pages inside that little ones can easily turn themselves. There are over 450 things to count and find within this book. It is book that could keep the little ones busy for quite awhile and is also one that the whole family could do together, depending on your family. I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.

  I don't know about you but I have been a fan of coloring since I was little and could hold my crayon. Coloring God's Love for Me: 100 Devotions to Inspire Young Hearts by Janae Dueck is a quality coloring book that combines coloring with devotionals to inspire children ages 6 to 9--but I think it is inspiring for older children and adults too. Coloring God's Love for Me has brief devotionals written in language that early elementary children can understand and relate to. Each one starts out with a Bible verse and follows with a short reading that relates to every day life today. Along with the coloring pages, there are also a number of activity pages that include journaling, mazes, drawing and more. It is a fun book with readings that could both inspire young hearts to learn and encourage them to grow, as well as help them express a creative side while they do it. Coloring God's Love for Me would also be a great book to use for devotions while Homeschooling.  The p...

  Seek and Find New Testament Bible Stories by Sarah Parker and Andre Parker is a large 8 1/2 by 10 inch book with thick sturdy pages for little ones to look and learn. There are several favorite New Testament Bible stories featured including the birth of Jesus, Zacchaeus Meets Jesus and A Paralyzed Man is Healed. Each of these stories also has a picture with more than 50 things to find on each spread. There are about 450 things to find throughout the book. This could be a fun way to learn for many children. They not only learn the stories but they also learn to find things on the pages. The illustrations are fun and the items to find are clear and easy to understand. I highly recommend Seek and Find New Testament Bible Stories for preschool children but it is also fun for older kids and adults who enjoy seek and find style books. I received a copy of this book from the publisher. All opinions within this review are my own.

If there was ever a book that was made for this time in history, it is this one: The Big and Little Activity Devotional by Rachel Swanson. This book has activities for both adults and children to do at the same time. Along with the activities, there is a short devotional to read and think about together. How fun is that? Each of these devotionals is pair for an adult and a child to do together. There is a short devotional reading with a few short questions or something to think about for both the adult and the child. And then there are similar activities that are either for an adult or a child: crossword puzzles, word search puzzles, mazes, search and find pictures, coloring pictures, word scrambles and more. The Big and Little Activity Devotional is a fun book to use with a variety of ages. It gives parents a little one on one time with each of the kids as you sit across from each other and do the activities and the readings together. I think this is a great idea to spend ...

God Made the World by Hannah C. Hall features brothers Clive and Ian. Together they have a picnic and learn about how God made the world and all that is in it. Each of these four board books in this series are nice thick, quality books that would stand the test of time with several children. The stories are good as they allow for family discussion and they all have vibrant illustrations. At the back of each book, there is a page called The Parent Connection. This page gives ideas on how to get started talking about the ideas in the books and some specific questions to ask to get discussions started. This whole series is great for getting basic Christian concepts across to young children. God Made Me by Hannah C. Hall starts with Ian sharing how much he loves to eat pancakes. Together, Ian and Clive talk about how they are each special and how God created them differently. God Made Night and Day by Hannah C. Hall takes us back to a summer night outdoors with the family. Cli...

One Big Story Seek-and-Circle Bible Battles is a truly fun and interesting book for little ones to learn and grow with. Well, to be honest, we all learned new things and enjoyed it. One Big Story Seek-and-Circle Bible Battles is much nicer than I expected when I ordered it. It measures a little over 10 inches square so it is a nice large book. The pages are also nice and thick--easier for little ones to turn the page and also able to stand up to more wear and tear. I used a dry erase marker from our dry erase board and had no problem writing on the pages and wiping them off. It looks like the book, if it is taken care of, would last a good long time. The illustrations are bright and vibrant and fun to look at. At the front of One Big Story Seek-and-Circle Bible Battles there is a Parent Connection note for parents to use with their children. This section contains a Bible verse to remember, a portion to read and some questions to think about. There is also a good descriptio...