It's ALMOST Easter! Make a Notebook! by Cindy Rushton
It's ALMOST Easter! Make a Notebook!
by Cindy Rushton
Ready for Easter? We are on the countdown! In less than two weeks, we will celebrate again!
Getting ready? Why not make a notebook? The holidays are a perfect time to give notebooking a try. As matter of fact, if you have never tried notebooking, you MUST begin now keeping those precious holiday memories! I am sure you will be hooked! The following are some ideas of different Notebooks (or items that you may want to add to one big notebook!) that have a holiday theme:
==> Family Holiday Recipes… One of my most precious treasures is my collection of family recipes. In fact, I made a copy of all of our recipes and traditions as a Christmas gift for my daughter one year. This began a tradition. Now, we collect recipes for all holidays from all of our family and friends. We add them into a notebook—one for each of us. J What an heirloom! Everyone loves great and easy recipes, but it seems to be even more special when the recipes are tied to the memories. Why not take time during the holidays this year to collect your favorite recipes from all of your family. Either add pictures of the process of baking the recipe or a picture of the author of that recipe. Don’t forget to use bright cardstock paper, stickers, die-cuts, and other scrapbooking supplies to make your notebook special. Want a great gift idea? Make copies of your notebook
pages and give them as gifts to those you love! Don’t forget to keep your own copy!
==> Family Traditions Notebook… Of course, this would be a great addition to your Recipe Notebook, but if you are like our family, you may want a whole separate notebook. Include those little traditions and the story behind them. You may want to include family stories from long ago and pictures of family members. Of all the projects in the world, this is one that is sure to be special for the rest of your life.
==> Holiday Song Notebook… We have always loved music, but had one problem with documenting music studies. Well, until we ran across Color the Classics. Included in each volume are great coloring pages (that even high schoolers enjoy), copywork, and even thumbnails that are perfect for our timelines. One of their books includes nothing but Hymns and songs. We began one big music notebook, but since then we have been able to add other songs and hymns. We just find pictures of the composers or draw original pictures to go along with the song. This is a fun project that would be great to begin during the holidays!
==> Easter Notebook… Yet another notebook that can probably be filled to
overflowing before the holiday season is over. Anything can be added! Yes, anything that you do or study during the holidays: recipes, family traditions, the Passover and Resurrection story, songs, poems, short stories (copied or original), holiday card collections, pictures of crafts/cooking steps, etc. Begin a notebook now and continue it each year as a tradition. You will find it quickly becoming one of your most precious heirlooms.
==> Holiday Bible Study… We are having a blast this year with a wonderful study on Biblical Holidays (by my friend, Robin Sampson). She has incredible information that has everything prepared for you to use today—notebooking pages, information, links online. Her study is perfect alongside of our daily Bible Reading. You may want to try this one too—it is not too late to begin. Elisabeth is adding the typical goodies into her notebook--Bible verses, printable pages, narrations, and pictures from the studies, timeline figures, etc. Include these in your Bible Study Notebook or develop a special Holiday Bible Study Notebook. It will be a treasure!
Ready? Got ideas that will make Language Arts fun during the holiday season while you are making precious memories? Have fun and let us know how it goes!
About Cindy Rushton…
Cindy Rushton is the wife of Harold Rushton and the mother of Matthew (19) and Elisabeth (almost 16) who have always been homeschooled. Matthew graduated in 2005. Cindy lives in the beautiful mountains of North Alabama in her dream cedar cabin. Cindy is the author of over 80 books, Bible studies and homeschool resources. She edits and publishes two magazines, Time for Tea and Homeschooling The Easy Way. She has become a beloved and favored speaker for homeschool conventions and retreats across our country. You may contact her through email:
time4tea@hiwaay.net. See her online at:
http://www.CindyRushton.com
http://www.CindysDesktop.com
http://www.HomeschoolBlogger.com/CindyRushton
http://www.Mom2MomDiscussion.com
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