Let's see if I can remember how to post from this thing...
My cousin posted this idea on her blog a few months ago, and she got the idea from the Friend. We tried it today and it was a smashing success.
SUNDAY STATIONS!
This was a great way to have an organized, productive Sunday afternoon. Once Jaren went down for a nap, we set up four areas. The girls spent 15 minutes in each area. In one area, they read scriptures or looked at scripture stories or books. In the next area they wrote in journals. Joelle can't write yet, but she drew a picture of things she did this past week, then Brian wrote down the date and what it was a picture of on the back. In the next station the girls got to spend time with me. Joelle practiced her reading by reading a book to me, Jillise and I used the time to pass of a Faith in God activity. For the last station, the kids get one on one time with Brian. It could be used as a Father/Child interview, just to chat, to read a story, work on Faith in God, whatever.
I think that 15 minutes was a bit short. Joelle barely finished her story, and we were a bit rushed with the Faith in God activity. Twenty minutes might be just right. In the future we may add a station or two. But for today this was GREAT. The girls couldn't wait to get started when we got home from school.
After the stations I took a nap. Aaaaaahhhh. Life has been a bit crazy the past month and this was the first Sunday where I felt things got back to normal. I need to blog about Jillise birthday, baptism, Grandma Joy's visit, Katie's baby blessing, Cherise's wedding reception... and who knows what else. Man. I'm behind.
