Dressing for the Carnival – Winslow Homer – The Metropolitan Museum of Art “In this Reconstruction-era painting, Homer evokes the dislocation and endurance of African American culture that was a legacy of slavery. The central figure represents a character from a Christmas celebration known as Jonkonnu, once observed by enslaved people in North Carolina and,…
Advent Day 6 – Abraham – Can You Count the Stars? – A Bible Story and Some Activities for the Family
After the time of Noah and the Tower of Babel, The people in God’s world became more and more wicked. “But God was going to make all wrong things right. And He was going to do it through a family.” “‘Abraham,’ God said, ‘How many stars are there?” God was about to tell His friend…
Old Testament Bible Chronology – Approximate Dates
The following information was taken from: Chronology: Abraham to the Exodus Abraham was born sometime near the date of 2,000 BC 2031 – Abram’s son Ishmaél was born Abram’s son Ishmaél was born when Abram was 86 (Ge.16:16), around 2031 BC. 2017 – Abram’s son Isaac was born c. 2012 – Abram’s Promise from God “The…
Advent Day 5 – The Tower of Babel – A Bible Story and Some Activities for the Family
God’s People Tried to Live Without Him The people built a tower. They wanted to reach heaven without God’s help. They wanted to say, “Look at us up here, and everyone will look up at us and we’ll look down on them.” God weakened His people by giving them many different languages and thus, preventing…
Mark Kistler You Can Draw in 30 Days
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Activities for Day 1 of Advent – Be the Light
Activities for Day 1 of Advent Share a Story from the Jesus Storybook Bible 2. Make an Advent Wreath Use Real Greenery in an Advent Wreath – Not Fake. The Greenery in an Advent Wreath Represents Jesus and God’s Promise of Everlasting Life. Use Evergreens in Your Advent Wreath–Magnolia Leaves Are Gorgeous in an Advent…
21 Days Drawing Challenge Day 1 – A FREE Jacki Kellum How to Draw Class
21 Days Drawing Challenge Day 1 The drawing exercise for Day 1 of the 21 Days Drawing Challenge is from Mark Kistler’s Book You Can Drawing in 30 Days, Art Supplies List for 21 Days – Jacki Kellum Drawing Challenge
Art Supplies List for 21 Days – Jacki Kellum Drawing Challenge
Cow – Jacki Kellum Drawing in Graphite Pencil On Day 1 of the 21 Days Drawing Challenge, I shared one of Mark Kistler’s Drawing Tutorials: Draw & Shade A Sphere. [Link to the Lesson at the bottom of the page] In that tutorial, Mark suggested several art materials for drawing. That list follows. [All of…
Advent Day 4 – Noah and the New Beginning – A Bible Story and Some Activities for the Family
Activities for Advent Day 4 Yesterday, we talked about how Sin had entered the world and how Adam and Eve were ejected from Eden. After that, people became more and more evil. In this video, God chose to destroy all the wicked people in the world with a flood, but he saved Noah, his family,…
Advent Day 3 – The Terrible Lie – A Bible Story and Some Activities for the Family
Activities for Advent Day 3 Let’s Draw and Shade an Apple: God told Adam and Eve not to eat the fruit of one tree, but the snake tempted Eve, and she sinned. Adam followed. Most people think that the fruit they ate was an apple. Let’s Create an Apple Design Our story today does not…