Saturday

Easter Word Search Puzzle for Younger Kids + FREE PRINTABLE








Do your kids enjoy puzzles?


Most kids do!



The Theme for this 
Word Search for Kids is

EASTER








I'm offering this Word Search as one of my assortment of Free Printables which can be found in my Resource Library



Kids Easter Word Search


It includes 14 words all connected with Easter and will help the kids to remember what they have been learning about Easter or to ask questions about some of the words included.









The Word Search is available to download in both A4 and Letter size and of course comes with an answer sheet.




Have you downloaded this Free Easter Word Search for Kids yet?










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Friday

Refillable Easter Eggs - Organising My Home




Last year I discovered a girl called Louise who made refillable Personalized Easter Eggs and I bought some for my 3 grandchildren.

This year I will be re-using these three eggs.






Now when I got these large plastic eggs they were already full of treats and you can read more about the eggs & about Louise's online business in my review  

Louloumadethis - Unique Gift Ideas

 


This year when I went up to the storage area 
I easily found the eggs.
2 Deep Pink ones for Ruby and Sarah 
and a Blue one for Matthew 
but of course they were not full of little treats now.






I would have to think about it this year and decide what I should put in the eggs and then organise to get the treats myself.



BEFORE



Main Thing is I need to remember 
an egg is "egg-shaped" 
so not just any treat will fit inside.




IDEAS


First Thing as per usual for me is a list of ideas that would immediately spring to mind knowing what our grandkids like.


  1. Chocolate
  2. Stickers
  3. Lego Cards
  4. Little Notebooks
  5. Washi Tape
  6. Balloons
  7. Bubbles







Secondly I thought about having a little look around my study for the box that contains things that I used to have for little prizes for my Sunday School kids a few years back.

  1. Sharpeners
  2. Bookmarks
  3. Magnets
  4. Hair clips
  5. Pencils
  6. Pens
  7. Flip Bracelets
  8. Small puzzles





So glad I thought about this because I then realised that I probably already had enough little treats in the house to fill all three eggs. 

I got out my two boxes that had these types of things plus other larger things stored inside.

The first one mostly had items that would be too large 







The second one had a variety of better sized items

 



FILLING  THE  EGGS


These were the things I could consider (except for the large bubble wands but they will be used in the back garden in the summer because the grandkids love to run around the grass after me trying to catch or burst the bubbles).


Small bubbles - but there was only one of these left and they would not be happy if one got bubbles and the other two didn't.

Washi Tape - only two was ok because it would be for the girls but at 2 yrs and 4 yrs they are a bit young to appreciate it.

Balloons - Yes definitely they always enjoy a balloon to play with.

Small ball puzzles - best for Matthew's age so he could get one of those.

Stickers - only a few Easter themed ones and they would suit Sarah

Little Hoop button operated game - Ruby would be old enough now to try it.

And we cannot forget the 

Chocolate treats - Ruby needs different items from Matthew and Sarah as she is allergic to nuts and dairy so I had to go online previously and order a selection of bars and buttons for her because there is not a good variety in our supermarkets.







AFTER



Yes everything I had picked did fit into the eggs but I could have had more treats if eggs were not egg-shaped and I didn't include any chocolate items.

 
     




Tips & Helps!



Don't leave things like this to the last minute.

Most mums and grannies will normally have some sweet treats in the house but you can also have some other little treats bought in anytime you see something in one of those pound shops or the dollar shops for our American friends.

Also what about some of those small things that your kids receive at Christmas or birthdays that they hardly notice among everything else or just forget about. Store them away in a box for a time like this.

Another place I like to gather things up from is any Christian Book Shop I'm in - some of these have a great variety.

Lastly when you are shopping online somewhere like Ebay keep an eye out for small items because sometimes you can buy a bunch of similar things for a good price.




So is Easter sorted for our Grandkids?


 
Almost for the grandkids because I have the refillable eggs and I already have some eggs for an egg hunt for them.  Now just need to get some Easter eggs for grandkids, the grown-up kids & my husband and myself because let's be honest we all love Chocolate Easter Eggs too.








Now you may be thinking how this is organising my home!  

Well....

1.  I had the eggs already in the house
2.  I knew exactly where they were in the storage area
3.  I had little gifts that would suit the kids ages in 2 boxes
4.  I knew exactly where these two boxes were in my study
5.  I had a table clear for working on where I could sort the little gifts out around the eggs without having to use my dining table.








Monday

5 Best Quotes on Blessings



Here is my choice for the 
5 Best Quotes on the subject of BLESSINGS








I am not a fan of QUOTES

In fact sometimes I get very annoyed at how people almost treat a quote
 as more important than the 
Word of God


I actually wrote a blog post about Do We Really Need This Quote?








However I do see that there are certain topics that there are some great quotes on from some very reliable people. This month I'm thinking about God's Blessings so let's get encouraged with some quotes around this.

There are many quotes from so many people on the subject of Blessings but I prefer to only refer to or recommend ones from people who I trust as standing firm on the Word of God.

So in the list below I will quote


NOT  Beth Moore   but   F.F. Bruce

 NOT  Tony Robbins   but   Thomas Godwin

NOT  Mother Theresa  but   Warren Wiersbie





1.  Warren Wiersbe

"God doesn't bless us just to make us happy; He blesses us to make us a blessing."







2.  F.F. Bruce

"God bestows his blessings without discrimination."



 


3.  Thomas Godwin

"Those blessings are sweetest that are won with prayer and worn with thanks."





Have you read the 5 Best Quotes on Blessings?









4.  Peter Marshall

"God will not permit any troubles to come upon us, unless He has a specific plan by which great blessing can come out of the difficulty."






5.  Warren Wiersbe


   "Some of your greatest blessings come with patience."   

 




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Wednesday

10 Bible Verses of Encouragement about God's Blessings


We all need encouragement and the best place to go is to the Bible.

In this blog Post I have tried to gather some Bible passages or Bible verses which will encourage us all around the topic of God's Blessings.







I do believe that we should not just grab a verse and read it on its own but we should always lift our bibles and read a passage of scripture to make sure that we know the real meaning and context of each of the verses we are putting our trust in. 

I pray that you will do the same and only use this list to guide you as to where you may find help.



So here are 10 Bible verses or short passages for us to turn to in times when we need to be encouraged to think about  
Blessings
 




1.   Numbers 6 v 24-26     

When I think of a Godly blessing this is the one that comes to mind as I have great memories of singing this in the church I grew up in each time a child was baptized.


"The Lord bless you and keep you;
the Lord make His face shine upon you and be gracious to you.  
The Lord lift up His countenance upon you and give you peace."




 


2.   Psalm 1 v 1


Blessing comes when we are upright in heart, mind and action.



"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly,
nor standeth in the way of sinners, 
nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

But his delight is in the law of the Lord; 
and in his law doth he meditate day and night.

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, 
that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; 
his leaf also shall not wither; 
and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."








3.   Ephesians 1 v 3

What more could we want but to be blessed by God and be able to praise and honour Him.


"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ."






4.   Psalm 34 v 8


    Trusting in God leads to blessing.

“Oh, taste and see that the Lord is good;                       Blessed is the man who trusts in Him!








5.   John 20 v 29


   We have not seen Jesus in person but we must remember that we are not any less blessed because of this.

"Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed: blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."










6.   1 Peter 3 v 9 

Receiving blessing and blessing others goes hand in hand.

"Finally all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing."







7.   2 Corinthians 9 v 8

We are not just blessed to receive something for ourselves but to know the blessing of being in the position to bless others as well.


"And God is able to bless you abundantly, so that in all things at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work."





8.   Psalm 29 v 11

        Who is greater than the Lord to bless us 

                  "The Lord sat enthroned at the flood,                                                            and the Lord sits as King forever.                                                              The Lord will give strength to His people;                                         the Lord will bless His people with peace."









9.   Isaiah 30 v 18


 The Lord is the one who determines when and how He blesses us

 

"And therefore will the Lord wait, that He may be gracious to you, and therefore will He be exalted, that He may have mercy upon you: for the Lord is a God of judgement: blessed are all they that wait for Him."











10.   Psalm 32 v 1



   On a final note the greatest blessing of all that is freely given 
   to us - sins forgiven


 "Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
whose sin is covered."


 







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