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Nehemiah’s Wall

We have read The Jesus Storybook Bibleso many times that sadly, my kids think THAT is the Bible. And there are some Bible stories they don’t know because we’ve never read them! I’m always on the lookout for new Bible storybooks that aren’t too cheesy or watered down.

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This week I got the The Beginning Reader’s Biblefrom Thomas Nelson*. And oh, wow, do I love it! It’s gorgeous–a huge book that’s perfect for laps and for sharing with lots of eager eyes. It even has a bookmark (which Lydia looooves).

It’s actually a real-life Bible with scriptures not stories. The difference is each “story” is told in just a handful of actual scriptures. We chose to read Nehemiah (which the kids didn’t know!) and the story was a collection of about 30 scriptures taken directly from the book of Nehemiah. The kids got the basic gist of the story and heard the actual words of scripture, too. (The scriptures are taken from the International Children’s Bible which I don’t know a lot about because I usually use the New International Reader’s Version. But so far, so good.)

We’ve begun reading this as Asa’s bedtime story. Then the next day we’ll do an activity based on the story. This is super easy because each story comes with a scripture to memorize, a scripture to pray (LOVE THIS) and an activity labeled, “Do God’s Word”. (LOVE LOVE LOVE THIS!)

nehemiah for kids

For Nehemiah, the activity was to make a wall out of pillows and then get inside and pray–thanking God for protecting and surrounding us like a wall. So, we collected some every single pillow in our house and made a wall.

build wall with kids

After we read the story again, we decided to get out our swords and build the wall with one hand on our weapons! (4:17-18)

nehemiah wall

We hopped inside our wall again and held hands. I had the kids repeat a prayer (which is like the cutest thing ever when a 2.5 year old is repeating things like “Nehemiah” and “protection”). They stayed inside the wall for at least an hour–they played with animals, pretended to go night-night and even played doctor.

nehemiah for kids

I loved that they felt comfortable in their little wall. I pray they always feel the protection and comfort of God their Father!

 

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Disclosure: I received this book as part of the Tommy Mommy Club. As always opinions are my own.

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  1. The Diaper Diaries says

    March 1, 2011 at 4:22 pm

    “like” you on FB

  2. Lori says

    March 1, 2011 at 4:30 pm

    The Beginners Bible is still a favorite here!

  3. Catherine says

    March 1, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    What a great giveaway! My daughter loves the Jesus Storybook Bible, but like you, I’d like to have other Bibles that tell other important stories from THE Bible.

  4. Catherine says

    March 1, 2011 at 6:43 pm

    I “like” IYK on FB. Keep the great posts coming!

  5. Catherine says

    March 1, 2011 at 6:44 pm

    I “like” this post on FB. Thanks!

  6. Kari Bryant says

    March 1, 2011 at 10:43 pm

    I “like” Impress Your Kids on FB! Also, thank you for this post, and our favorite so far is The Jesus Storybook Bible.

  7. Becky says

    March 2, 2011 at 9:12 am

    I like IYK on FB

  8. Becky says

    March 2, 2011 at 9:15 am

    We like to read The Early Readers Bible and the Toddler Bible. I’m anxiously awaiting for the ABC Bible to come in the mail..maybe today!

  9. Becky says

    March 2, 2011 at 9:22 am

    Not on twitter but I shared the link with my FB friends.

  10. Becky says

    March 2, 2011 at 2:41 pm

    We just started reading the Jesus Storybook Bible, so that would be our favorite right now. 🙂

  11. Becky says

    March 2, 2011 at 2:43 pm

    I now follow you on Facebook!

  12. Niki Christiansen says

    March 2, 2011 at 2:52 pm

    I, like you, try to keep things varied and interesting when reading the Bible or Bible storybooks with my children. Currently, we are reading and enjoying “The Sweetest Bible”. Even with its VERY obvious girly bent, my 3 year old son loves it too. The painted pictures are vividly colored and beautiful. I am not familiar with the Beginning Reader Bible and would love to have one.

  13. Niki Christiansen says

    March 2, 2011 at 2:53 pm

    I liked IYK on Facebook.

  14. Rochelle says

    March 2, 2011 at 3:36 pm

    Cute! I just found your blog!

  15. Rochelle says

    March 2, 2011 at 3:37 pm

    I follow you on fb now

  16. Rochelle says

    March 2, 2011 at 3:38 pm

    Shared it on fb

  17. Heather Jacobson says

    March 2, 2011 at 3:45 pm

    Our kids love The Message for kids bible (great activities and prayers), The Read-Together Bible and my son (age 3) is really into the Comic Book Bible because of its fun illustrations! We’re always looking for new, eye-catching and engaging bibles!

  18. Catie says

    March 2, 2011 at 9:04 pm

    We own and love the Jesus Storybook Bible too! 🙂

  19. April Nourse says

    March 3, 2011 at 12:59 am

    This sounds like exactly what I am looking for! My youngest daughters wants to read the Bible with us but isn’t quite ready for the long passages.

  20. April Nourse says

    March 3, 2011 at 1:03 am

    I like it on FB 🙂

  21. April Nourse says

    March 3, 2011 at 1:04 am

    and I tweeted it 🙂

  22. Stacy says

    March 3, 2011 at 4:48 am

    We love the Jesus Storybook Bible and the Big Picture Story Bible.

  23. Stacy says

    March 3, 2011 at 4:48 am

    I shared it on facebook!

  24. Stacy says

    March 3, 2011 at 4:50 am

    I tweeted!

  25. Josh says

    March 3, 2011 at 4:51 am

    We love reading the Big Picture Story Bible. It’s great at showing how the whole Bible points to Christ.

  26. Renae says

    March 3, 2011 at 8:31 am

    We love the Jesus Storybook Bible also. My daughter’s favorite story is the story of Creation.

  27. Rachelle says

    March 3, 2011 at 11:05 am

    We purchased the jesus storybook bible recently, the deluxe version with the audio cds. My 4 yr old LOVES listening to it in the car. I saw this book while we were deciding & it looked like a very nice book.

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