Tuesday, Feb 24: Courage To Raise Brave Kids

MEETING TOPIC: Courage To Raise Brave Kids

WHEN: Tuesday, Feb 24th from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Fellowship Hall at Calvary Bible Church (3245 Kalmia Ave., Boulder, CO 80301)

FOOD will be provided by Jen's table

Our speaker is Dianne Daniels.  Dianne Daniels is a certified parent coach, committed to helping moms learn the skills they need to feel great about their parenting. She is the author of Mothering Like The Father: Following  God’s Example In Parenting Young Children, and has contributed to seven devotional books, as well as several magazines.  She is also the former host of a radio show for moms. She speaks to parents all over Colorado and loves encouraging and equipping them to follow God more closely in their parenting.  Dianne and her husband live in Parker where they are blessed to parent two wonderful daughters, and two noisy but lovable beagles.

We also have a really fun metal stamping craft!

Stay warn this weekend and hope to see you all Tuesday!

Storytime at the Firestation!

Fire Station Playdate!  Meet at the Boulder Rural Fire Department (6230 Lookout Rd, Boulder). They'll read a story, give us a tour and let kiddos climb the fire trucks!  Also, pack a lunch to take to Joanna's house afterwards (4754 Tanglewood Trail, Boulder). 

Valentine's Crafts with Kids by Hannah Prismon

Valentine’s Day has to be one of my favorite holidays for crafting. It’s romantic, a little frilly and it’s a great opportunity to talk about love with your kids while you're making something special for someone special. Here are some projects we’ve been working on at our house.

1) Handprint Heart

Since this is the first Valentine’s I’ve had three kids, I wanted to do something personal to commemorate the occasion. Since I’m a sucker for anything with my kid’s handprints, I decided to make a sign with all three of their prints in the shape of a heart. I mixed a dark pink for my oldest son’s print, mixed a little white in my paint for my middle son’s print and added a bit more white for my baby girl’s print. Then I painted a rough heart in white around all the prints. If I had it to do over, I definitely would have waited until my husband got home to help get her to hold her hand out flat! Still, it worked out! You could also do this with your own handprints above your child’s or do their hands and feet together. I made mine on wood, but you could do this on white canvas, burlap canvas or on the back of the glass from a picture frame.

2) Heart Box

I have to give all the credit to my Kindergartener for this one. We were walking through the craft store and he saw these paper heart boxes and told me he’d like to make a box for his teacher for Valentine’s. When we got home I gave him the option of covering it with tissue paper and Mod Podge or with washi tape. He chose the washi tape and I think it came out really cute! If you have a kiddo like mine who doesn’t seem to be that much into making crafts, try taking them to the craft store with you and letting them pick out something to make. You might be surprised how inspired they get when they see all of the fun supplies!

3) Window Hearts

We have this 9-paned window in our front door, and in the fall we gathered leaves and stuck them to contact paper to cover the panes. They look neat with the light shining through them and they make a good privacy screen, too! Right now we’re working on some new designs for Valentine’s Day by cutting out hearts from tissue paper and sticking them to the contact paper. You could use a variety of colors of paper for the hearts or use confetti or glitter to decorate. Get creative! This is a simple craft that even the littlest hands can help create.

Have a LOVEly time crafting!
Hannah

Tuesday, Feb 10: Courage To Know What's Wrong

MEETING TOPIC: Courage To Know What's Wrong

WHEN: Tuesday, Feb 10th from 9 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.

WHERE: Fellowship Hall at Calvary Bible Church (3245 Kalmia Ave., Boulder, CO 80301)

FOOD will be provided by Lindsay's table

Our speaker is Dr Lisa Amerine, a Calvary MOPS veteran!  Dr Amerine is a practicing homeopath in Lousiville, a graduate of the Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine and mother of two girls.  She'll be speaking on natural health and how that ties into all areas of our lives.

We'll also be making first aid kits and having a CPR/first aid refresher available.  

Also, don't forget this is the last week to bring school supplies to benefit Columbine Elementary!  

See you all Tuesday!