originally published January 13, 2009. see more responses on newbaby.com

The surprise is on us! We’re in the middle of our week long we-love-our-blog Surprise Party when suddenly (ok, not so suddenly, I just kinda forgot about it), Robin is hosting a big fun BlogHop for all the non-BlogHer attenders! Yay!

So now, for a little introduction…

We’re just two moms, Leigh and Amanda who blog about our kids. Big surprise, right? But THIS blog is a little bit different. We don’t blog about the cute stuff our kids do. We blog about the stuff we do TO our kids. See, our goal is to impress God’s Word on our kids’ hearts. We believe kids are little sponges open to receiving and understanding God’s love. And all we want in life is for them to know that Love.

So, this blog is that journey. We use crafts, activities, experiments, games, songs, adventures and stories to tell our kids about this Love. We blog it here to keep ourselves accountable. To learn from each other. To encourage you. So our kids will know. So your kids will know. And one day a generation of kids will grow up ALWAYS knowing that Love.

It’s what God has called us to do…not this blog (well, maybe…) but this huge adventure of parenting. God clearly tells us to talk about His laws and His ways everywhere we go and in everything we do. It might sound daunting but it’s really pretty fun. So, let’s do it together, ok? Keep up with our blog by subscribing to our email updates or RSS feed. And if you are on twitter, please follow us @impressyourkids so we can do the same!

While you’re here would you like to win a little prize-ies? Our Surprise Party is still in full force. Why don’t you meander a little and see if you find anything you like…

Day 1: Boredom Busters: Win a Handmade Kids Crayon Wallet Thingie

Day 2: Craft-a-licious Tag: Win a One Year Subscription to Family Fun Magazine

Day 3: Interview with Author Sally Lloyd Jones: Win 1 of 3 copies of The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Jones

{{We’re also giving this book away at the BlogHop! Wooo-hoo!}}

Day 4: Rainbow Hunting: Win a Handmade Day at the Park Backpack Tote

Day 5: Mrs. Rosey Posey 4-book Collection (post will be up at a surprise time Friday morning…aka when my kids take a nap…)

Thanks for stopping by, reading and oh, commenting!

Surprise! We’re having a party!

A big We-Love-Our-Blog Party!

We’re having so much fun at our new digs we decided to celebrate! And to celebrate we’re doing what every good party does…inviting our friends, making the place nice and pretty, sharing some of our favorite things and of course, giving stuff away! So, go ahead, grab our button…

We want everyone to share in our Surprise-Party-goodness! And here’s a little sneak peek at what you could win this week:

The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd Jones
(Sally Lloyd Jones will also be making a guest appearance on Impress Your Kids this Wednesday! WHEEE!)

Mrs. Rosey Posey Book Collection

One Year Subscription to Family Fun Magazine

Plus lots more! So are you ready to party? The party begins NOW with YOUR TURN: Boredom Busters where you can win a handmade Crayon Wallet for your kids! Day 2 is a Craft Tag with a chance to win a subscription to Family Fun! Day 3 gets even better with an Interview with Sally Lloyd Jones, author of the Jesus Storybook Bible PLUS 3 readers will walk away with their very own copy of the book! Day 4 is another handmade goody from Leigh–a backpack tote for when you and your kids need to do some rainbow hunting! Don’t miss a day of our party!

cupcake photo by kellysue

Welcome to Impress Your Kids! We’re glad you clicked on our little party!

Impress Your Kids is the home of two bloggy friends & moms, Leigh and Amanda. This is the journey, the chronicle and the keep-you-in-check journal of the fun things we do to help impress God’s Word on our children’s hearts.

And if we were hosting the ultimate Impress Your Kids party? Well…

Of course, there would be food…

banana berry smoothies by ej

And some entertainment…

bubbles!

we might even do a little dancing…

jumping for joy

we’d probably do a craft or two…

crafty girl

crafty boy

oh wait! we’d have more food…

rainbow bread

and even some costumes…

ride 'em cowgirl!

but if you stayed all night, we’d probably start talking about what we really want to impress our kids with…

jesus loves you. yep, you.

If you’ve got kids of any age, please subscribe to our feed! We’d love to share our ideas with you—and learn some from you, too!