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Christian Movie Review – The Jungle Book

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By Jessica Wolstenholm

        Disney recently released a much-anticipated remake of the classic film The Jungle Book, based on the book by Rudyard Kipling. Here is a Christian review of the kids movie from Minno blogger and mom of 2 Jess Chambers.   In true Disney fashion, the introduction to the remake of The Jungle […]

Mother’s Day Poems

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By Jessica Wolstenholm

Looking for the perfect poems to share with mom on Mother’s Day? Check out this list of great Mother’s Day poems. These sites list several anonymous poems that would be perfect for a Mother’s Day card: Mother’s Day Poems for Kids Mother’s Day Celebration Poems Free Mother’s Day Poems If you are looking for specifically […]

Gardening & Kids: 5 Conversation Starters

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By Jessica Wolstenholm

What a great gardening week we’ve had here at What’s in the Bible? – celebrating the beauty of creation and the joy we can feel as a family spending time outside together. There’s a lot we can learn from gardening – from working as a team to weed, seed, water and harvest to experiencing God’s […]

Family Gardening Activity Pack

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By Jessica Wolstenholm

  God’s creation is so inspiring and it’s such a gift that we get to nurture and grow plants, flowers, and produce! There’s so much we can learn from digging in the dirt, watching seeds grow, and enjoying the beauty of nature! We want to share this beauty with your family! Click here to download […]

How to Start Gardening with Your Children

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By Jessica Wolstenholm

When I was growing up, my parents had a huge vegetable garden. My father would get out the rototiller as soon as the last threat of frost passed (in western New York that could be well into May) and till the ground until it was nice and brown. Then my brothers and I would be […]

Get Crafty: Eight Ways To Do More With Coloring Pages

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By Jessica Wolstenholm

Coloring pages are so fun to color, but have you ever wondered what else can you do with them? We have some ideas for repurposing simple coloring pages for other projects and crafts! 1. Wall Mural Would you like to decorate your Sunday School room or kids’ room with a Buck Denver or Bible mural? […]

How to Talk to Your Kids about Palm Sunday

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By Minno

In high school my husband was part of a theater production bringing to life Jesus’ last days on earth. Later, while in college, he and I returned to his home town and I experienced the play for the first time. There are many scenes that I remember to this day. Of course the trial and […]

WE NEED YOUR HELP! THE 5 MINUTE FAMILY DEVOTIONAL

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By Melanie Rainer

Many of the families we’ve talked to say one of the most challenging things to do as a family is have devotional time together. In an effort to help families experience God’s word together, we’ve developed the Minno 5 Minute Family Devotional. Take a look and let us know what you think. 

Teaching our Kids to Wait for Easter

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By Jessica Wolstenholm

Not long after my first son was born, I purchased a small, decorative wire tree. It stands about 2 feet tall with a sparse number of burlap leaves, and I intended to use it all year long. As a child, I always loved the magic of the different holidays, and the small but fun ways […]

Talking to Your Kids about Lent and Fasting

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By Jessica Wolstenholm

When I was growing up, I had not even the faintest idea of what Lent was. If you had asked me, I would have told you “Lent” was the fuzz that gets trapped in the dryer. It’s not that I wasn’t raised in a Christian home–I was–or that my church didn’t observe Lent–it did. The […]