Friday, April 5

Living and Learning: April...

Faith
Sunday of the Cross
Saint John Climicus
Saint Mary of Egypt
Saint George

Palm Sunday
Great and Holy Week
 

Homemaking
Lenten Cleaning
Meal Planning & Weekly Shopping
Prepare for Pascha
Confession for Father John and Me
Paschal Food
Paschal Clothes
Paschal Baskets, Egg Hunt and Decorations
Begin Garden Planning Plant Pansies
Organize, Clean, and Replenish Rain Gear

Begin Switching Out Cold Weather Clothing for Warm
Update Bike Helmets and Make Repairs on Bikes

Finish my Tea Leaves Cardigan
Begin a Cowl
Read The Hobbit

Themes
Rain
Farms
Knights and Dragons
Yellow
 

Rituals
Begin building in more outdoor time on fine days... bring life outside (meal times, reading, play, cleaning, etc.)

Special Days
Father John's Baptism Anniversary - 1st

Lucy - 20th
Earth Day - 22nd
Full Paschal Moon -25th
+Oksana - 28th
 

Learning
Practice patience and love towards one another

Practice Being Still and Quiet during Prayers and Services
Learn the Prayer of Saint Ephraim
The Sign of the Cross for Button   

Lenten Lilies - Daffodils!
Festal Learning basket for Saint George

Festal Learning basket for Palm Sunday and Holy Week
Festal Learning Basket for Pascha

Holding Candles in Church Carefully (with Adult Supervision) 
"April Showers Bring May Flowers"
Learning How to Put Away Laundry
Listen to Saint Matthew Passion by Bishop Hilarion Alfeyev
Tidying up Toys after Play
Clearing the Table after Meals
Listen to the Henry Huggins Series 

Read The Secret Garden
Nature Table Scene
Spring Book Basket
Colored Pencils
Feed birds
Polish wooden toys together 
Weaving with Sugar Plum
Knitting Fork with Little Man 

Puddle Walks
Gardening
Butterfly Growing Kit
Earth Day at the Zoo

Kite Festival on Palm Sunday

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