What is a Family Game Night?

It’s a fun way to spend time together and create a family tradition. Here’s a fun recipe on how to maximize the time you have together:

• Together with your parents, mark your calendars for a night to spend uninterrupted with your family.
• Eat dinner together, clear the dinner and clean off the table.
• Leave the TV off and pull out your family’s favorite board game.
• Put a bowl of snacks on the table.
• Let the games begin!

When picking games for Family Game Night, you should consider:

• The age(s) of all the kid(s) playing.
• Your specific interests.
• What games your parents liked to play as kids.

The Ant Who Took a Coffee Break

by Curt Gunz

Once there was an ant who decided he didn’t want to work. He thought, “You know what? Gathering food is too hard. Besides, there are a bunch of ants in this ant hill. They can handle it. I think I’ll just take the morning off.”

And that is just what he did!

The other ants rushed by on their way to forage because they knew that winter was coming and they needed to get food.

Well, the ants each had an area near the ant bed to forage. But one area went unsearched because the ant who was supposed to be in that area that morning was on a coffee break.

It just so happened that a little girl had dropped a delicious red lollipop right in the area that the ant on the coffee break was supposed to be searching. It was the kind of lollipop that could feed a whole ant bed for a whole month.

Since the ant was on a coffee break no one from the ant bed found it. Instead the lollipop was harvested by the ants from the ant bed in the next yard.

The ant on the coffee break finally decided to get back to work that afternoon but by then it was too late. The lollipop was gone. (more…)

This is a great toy that families can make for just a few dollars in parts. It will take grown-ups and kids because there is cutting involved.

It shoots tiny marshmallows. It is a fun and safe toy and we have complete instructions for you.
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Here’s a simple question. Do the lines in this picture all go straight or do they curve around to make a bulge in the middle?

The lines in the picture are straight lines. Hard to believe isn’t it? But take a straight edge like a piece of paper and hold it up to your computer monitor and see.

It looks for sure like the lines bulge in the middle but they don’t.

It has something to do with the little squares inside the bigger squares and the way it is shaped. I don’t really know exactly why it looks like the lines curve. And like you probably did, the first time I saw it I thought they must really curve. Even after I put a straight edge up to my computer monitor I thought, “The lines must be curving a little.” But they are not curving at all.

Double and triple check your straight edge and you will see just like I did that the lines are all straight.

There is a way that seems right to a man,
but in the end it leads to death.

Proverbs 14:12 (NIV)

Be sure that you are following God’s way and you will never go wrong.

God made our brains so they are very efficient. To recognize a penny you don’t need to remember every detail because a real penny is going to always look pretty much the same.

You just need to quickly see that it is a coin not a token from Chucky Cheese or a washer from a hardware store.

After you realize it is a coin the only thing you need to recognize is that it is a penny not a quarter, dime or nickel. From the color, size and picture you can do that without paying attention to the details too much.

But, when the details are mixed up like they are here, and there are a lot of similar coins with slight variations it becomes much harder. So which one is the real penny?

The real penny is: click to show

Knowing how our brain works helps us to see why it is so important to study God’s Word. When we know His Word we can make the right choices (like choosing a penny out of our pocket) without having to stop and think about it.

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.

Philippians 4:8 (NIV)

Why are bananas never lonely?
Because they hang around in bunches.

Time flies like an arrow, but fruit flies like a banana.

What did the banana say to the elephant?
Nothing. Bananas can’t talk.

How can you tell the difference between a monster and a banana?
Try picking it up. If you can’t, it’s either a monster or a real BIG banana.

Why did the banana go out with the prune?
Because he couldn’t find a date.

They’re not going to grow bananas any longer.
Really? Why not?
Because they’re long enough already.

Why did the clown lose his job in a fruit packing company?
He kept throwing the bent bananas away.

What is yellow on the inside and green on the outside ?
A banana dressed up as a cucumber!

Fun Banana Snack Idea

With no stove-top cooking or chopping required, this frozen banana recipe is truly for families.

Ingredients

• 3 bananas
• Ice-cream sticks
• 2 chocolate bars, weighing about 1 1/2 ounces each
• 1 cup of pre-chopped nuts, crushed cereal, or shredded coconut

Directions

Peel the bananas and remove any stringy fibers. Cut the bananas in half, widthwise, and push an ice-cream stick through the cut end of each half. Cover them in plastic wrap and freeze for about 3 hours.

After the bananas are frozen, place the chocolate bars in a microwave-proof bowl and cook on High for about 2 minutes, or until the chocolate melts. Check after one minute. Stir in the nuts, cereal, or coconut. Using a butter knife, spread the chocolate mixture over the frozen bananas to coat them completely. Be careful while the mixture is still hot. Kids can roll them in more topping (this is messy but fun).

Rest the pops on a plate covered with waxed paper and freeze until ready to serve. Makes 6 pops

Dragon Eggs?

Out of the misty, dark, murky recesses of the past come dragon eggs.

Okay, these are not real dragon eggs. In fact, dragons are not even real. But these are a fun project that you can make at home.

It’s really fairly easy to make but it will definitely be a project for adults and kids to work on together. This is not one just for kids.

This idea comes from someone named “Kaptin Scarlet.” I tried to go to his website but the site was down so I’m not going to put a link here.

You will start with egg blowing and then instead of just painting the blown egg, make it in to a fantastic looking dragon’s egg in a few minutes with a bit of hot melt glue gun glue and some paint.

That’s it, it couldn’t really be simpler than that! Here are the complete instructions.
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Professor QB’s Funny Five

How do you know when Enoch is at the door? click to show

How long did Cain hate his brother?click to show

How do you study the third Gospel?click to show

Did you know Honda cars are mentioned in the Bible?click to show

How do we know the Apostle Paul wants you to eat your vegetables?click to show

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Use your mouse to click on a group of 3 or more of the same colored squares to remove them.

Remove as many squares as quickly as you can.

It gets harder and faster as you progress through the levels.
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When David was keeping his father’s sheep sometimes a lion or a bear would carry off one of the sheep. David would fight the wild animal and rescue the sheep

In this maze you need to help David find the lost sheep but stay away from the bear and the lion.

But David said to Saul, “Your servant has been keeping his father’s sheep. When a lion or a bear came and carried off a sheep from the flock, I went after it, struck it and rescued the sheep from its mouth. When it turned on me, I seized it by its hair, struck it and killed it.”

I Samuel 17:34-35 (NIV)