This spring I started looking for something special to do with the girls next fall–something that would be fun, but also educational and character building. So often, I’m tempted to just gloss over some character issues I see in my children (and myself) and move on to the next thing, but I know that isn’t going to help my girls in the long run. When I ask myself what I hope my children are like in 20 – 30 years, I know that character is more important to me than being highly intelligent or having the highest paying job or being able to organize a home immaculately. I want them to be women of integrity (something I just failed at since I was supposed to have this review up last week)! 🙁
Anyway, back to that something special I was looking for. I searched and searched…
And I found it!
Enter We Choose Virtues.
I’d heard several friends talk about the program, but I wanted to see what it was all about. When I was given the opportunity to test it out and review it, we were ALL excited about it! Even my oldest…who keeps asking me when we get to do some more. Good thing, too, since I plan to use it throughout the next school year!
The very first thing we did was to take the Family Character Assessment. I had the girls fill out one and I filled out one, too. I think we all have a few virtues we need to work on!
Next, we got to know the kids of Virtueville. With names like Oboe Joe, Cake Jake, and Penny Jenny, the characters and virtues they represent definitely stick in your head. That first night after we’d had a lesson about Oboe Joe and obedience, my middle daughter told my youngest daughter, “Remember, we need to be obedient like Oboe Joe.”
I have to admit that at first I was worried that my newly nine-year-old would find the little characters a little cheesy, but they really are fun and cute and the stories stick with you!
We Choose Virtues is available in all kinds of formats. You can get kits for families, homeschool, children’s church, and even kits for schools. You can also choose between a Christian version with Bible verses to go with each virtue or a version without verses. I love that they have so many options–you could easily use this in a school setting or at home!
We are using the Homeschool Kit which includes:
Reusabletools
- Parenting Cards (Teacher cards for families!)
- Virtue Flash Cards for families
- Kids Virtue Poster
- Three Rules Poster
- Kids of VirtueVille MINI Posters
Consumable tools
- 100 Days of Virtue Chart and Butterfly Stickers
- 25ct pad Virtue User Reviews
Downloadable/reproduciblePDF tools
- Teacher’s Handbook(I printed this and put it into a binder)
- Butterfly Awards
- Family Character Assessment
- Kids of VirtueVille Coloring Pages
Each kit has different options, so be sure to check out We Choose Virtues and find the one that works best for your family, church, or school.
**It looks like you can use the code BTS25 to save 25% on your entire order at We Choose Virtues through the end of August!!
If you are struggling with ideas on how to teach your child virtues or if you just want to try something with memorable characters and catchy phrases, I think you would really enjoy this program. In fact, we are looking forward to spending the fall with these fun little kids of Virtueville!
The author of the program, Heather McMillan, is allowing me to give away a set of Parenting Cards (which are like the Teacher Cards–only for home use). I love how simple, yet effective, the Parenting Cards are for teaching my girls the character qualities. I don’t have a ton of time to devote to writing up a big lesson or anything like that, so the cards make it easy. I’m able to just pull one out during our Bible time, share about the character, and do simple activities to help us remember!
To enter, simply fill out the rafflecopter form below! This giveaway will close Sunday, August 18 at 10 PM CT. Don’t forget, if you want to order something, too, you can use the code BTS25 to save 25% on your entire order at We Choose Virtues!!
*Disclosure: I was given a copy of this kit, but all thoughts and opinions are my own. We are excited about it!
