Bake Through The Bible – Book Review
Are you looking for a creative resource that will help you to bring the stories of the Bible to life for young children while engaging their senses, teaching them valuable skills, and creating an atmosphere of family fun?
If so, you will want to check out Bake Through The Bible – 20 Fun Cooking Activities To Explore The Bible Story With Young Children by Susie Bentley-Taylor & Bekah Moore!
This book is full of stories and activities that will make education fun for adults and children alike!
Bake Through The Bible was written by two moms who wanted to share the love of God with their pre-school children. They also knew that focus can be a challenge at that age. So, they chose 20 key Bible stories they felt would be important for children ages 2-7 to know – wrote them in a compelling way – and combined them with baking activities to complement the stories, as well as prayers and questions to engage their children’s interest!
You don’t have to be a great cook to use this book. The activities are easy to do and illustrated for everyone to follow along. All you need is a willing spirit in order to enjoy these activities!
Here’s a sampling of what you’ll find inside:
In Activity 1, God Makes Everything, Genesis 1, the Creation story, is paired with Creation Cookies. You and your children will make animal cookies, which you’ll decorate to your heart’s content, and discuss some of the things God made in His Creation!
In Activity 3, God Makes Amazing Promises, you’ll share the story of Abraham and make Sparkly Promise Cookies with your children. You’ll fill the cookies with the promises of God and compare how the sparkles on the cookies are like God’s promises (countless!)
In Activity 7, you’ll share the story of Joshua and learn how God gives his people a home. You’ll then teach your children to make Bread Homes – and your prayer time will include mention of your heavenly home!
I think that this is a great activity book for families and I definitely recommend this to my readers!
For more information about the book, watch the video interview with the authors – you’ll catch several peeks inside the book during the video!
Bake Through The Bible – Video Interview With The Authors
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About The Authors – Susie Bentley-Taylor & Bekah Moore
Susie grew up near Birmingham, UK. Having studied in Durham, in the north-east of England, she now lives in Oxford and is part of Magdalen Road Church. Susie has a background in secondary-school English teaching and worked full-time in that context for five years. She is married to Pete and they have a son called Joshua.
Bekah was born and brought up in South Yorkshire. She studied French and Russian in Durham. She then taught French before teaching teenagers with multiple learning difficulties in a Special School. Bekah is married to Nick and currently lives in Oxford with their two-year-old son Simeon. They are part of St Ebbe’s Church.
For More Information:
- Visit the Bake Through The Bible Blog Tour Page.
- Visit TheGoodBook.com for “extras”.
- Visit Amazon.
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Disclosure: I received a copy of this book from the publisher for review purposes. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions expressed in this review are entirely my own.
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Twitter: mdbookreviews
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What a fantastic idea! Some people (like, not me!) come up with such creative ways to bring their interests together. Love it! Thanks for sharing in the Kid Lit Blog Hop. 🙂
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Tweeting about your post again through the Kid Lit Blog Hop! 🙂
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
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Thanks so much Renee – appreciate all that you do! 🙂
Sounds like a fun and inspirational book for kids! I like the idea of the book combining baking with God’s stories.
Twitter: KentuckyGal
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I should have known this would come back to your blog. :O) I LOVE the premise of this book and somehow, someway I’m going to get a copy of it!
What a wonderful idea! I will have to find this book, thanks!
Such a grand idea for a book. These two women did a great job with their inspired idea.
May your weekend be glorious,
Marianne
This looks like a fun book!
Thanks for linking up at Essential Fridays.
Blessings
Mel from Essential Thing Devotions & Connect With God
Wow! I am excited! I know what I’ll be asking for for Christmas 🙂 I have three daughters who all love to help me in the kitchen…what a blessing. What a marvelous idea!
I’m thankful to be visiting from the Family Fun Friday link-up!
~Lisha 🙂
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
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So glad you stopped by Lisha! I know this book will be a blessing to you and your daughters!
Twitter: jujuberry37
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I love it, what an innovative way to engage the kids in the bible. Thanks so much for bringing it to our attention on the Kid Lit Blog HOp
Twitter: mommynificent
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This is such a great hands-on way to get kids into the Bible. Thanks for sharing on Booknificent Thursday
Tina
Twitter: MonicaPruett
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What a wonderful way to spend time together as a family! Pinned! Love this post. Featuring at Family Fun Friday. 🙂
Monica
http://www.happyandblessedhome.com/category/family-fun/
Twitter: CreateWithJoy1
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Thanks for pinning and featuring this post at Family Fun Friday Monica – it’s a great family book!
This is really a fine way to teach Bible stories. Children will remember because they made something special to coincide with that particular story. When I taught first grade, I loved to cook with my kids and taught math, science, history, and reading lessons along with something good and fun to eat! Thanks for sharing this book.
Visiting from the Kid Lit Hop
As we read, ~ linda @ The Reader and the Book
This is an interesting book.
Need to check on it.