When asked if we would like to review for
We Choose Virtues I believe "Pleeeeeze pick us!" was my response.
I have wanted SO very badly wanted to incorporate character training into our daily routine but hadn't really figured out how I wanted to do that with out revamping everything else in our schedule. After checking out the We Choose Virtues website, I knew this was something my kids would like and be pretty simple to implement, both a plus in my book!
We Choose Virtues is a character training program geared for children ages 3-11. The We Choose Virtues products can be used a in a Family, Homeschool, Classroom or Church setting.
We received the
Virtue Clue Cards,
the Kids of Virtueville Coloring Book, and the
Teacher's Handbook.
The way that we used the Virtue Clue Cards was that every other day we would choose a new child from Virtueville to learn about, act like and picture we would color. We generally would alternate boy then girl. My kids {and I do mean ALL of them, even the 11 year old} really looked forward to this part of our day. I would allow the children to take turns introducing the new Virtueville Kids, they get so excited about doing this that sometimes they would fuss with each other. The fussing shows two things, one how much they love We Choose Virtues and two how much we need to be learning virtues of the Bible. : ) After going over the new card we would go back over the previous ones that we had already learned.
Each of the of the 12 virtues has a different Virtueville Kid character that represents it, and each of the Virtueville Kids has something with them. For instance there is Cake Jake, who helps us to remember to be content. He has a cake sitting in front of him with only one piece missing, this helped my children to see that Cake Jake was content with just one piece, he was not being greedy.
The Cake Jake Virtue Clue Card says...
I am Content. I have my "wanter" under control. I am NOT bored, greedy, or always wanting more and I do not beg or whine.
The back side of the clue card encourages the children to go the whole day and not whine or complain and adds that Cake Jake knows you can do it.
Now that we have gone through all of the Virtue Clue Cards {and my kids are
TOTALLY HOOKED} we are going to start over, this time going more slowly and work on one Virtue/Virtueville Kid per week. We are going to do the memory verses that go along with each virtue, get more into the teacher's handbook and also add in some read alouds/stories that go along with the virtue we are studying.
Meet the Virtueville Kids and the virtues they teach:
- Airplane Betty Jane - Attentive
- Piggy Bank Frank - Patience
- Feather Heather - Forgiving
- Cake Jake - Content
- Kettle Gretel - Kind
- Gerbil & Jill - Gentle
- Duck & Chuck - Diligent
- Hat Mat - Helpful
- Stop Sign Madeline - Self Control
- Oboe Joe - Obedient
- Hockey Stick Nick - Honest
- Penny Jenny - Perseverance
Are they working? Well, my kids are not perfect but I think I can honestly say that they learned from We Choose Virtues. I think that they relate well with the characters and want to imitate them. Just the other day Little Bits, my 3 year old, told his 5 year old brother in a very LOUD but calm voice that
"Stop Sign Madeline says to STOP!!" His older brother was harassing him a bit. I was in the next room when I heard this, I had to try my hardest to keep a straight face when I went into the playroom to talk to them.
Just this afternoon my 5 year old son was helping me to get our bread maker going and make some pumpkin bread. I said "you know, you remind me of someone." He of course asks me who? I say "you know that boy that wears the chef hat and helps out a lot." He immediately smiled and ran to get the Hat Matt card to remind me of the boys name. I already knew the name but I just wanted to see if he would get what I was saying and he did : )
Did I mention how much they liked to color the pictures! That was a huge highlight for them.
We Choose Virtues has a wide variety of products to choose from. You could get the whole kit and caboodle if you buy the
Homeschool or Family Kit which range in price from $69.99 - $99.99. You could keep it simple with the
Virtue Clue Cards, available for $5.99. Whichever product you choose make sure you pair it with the
Virtueville Kids Coloring book, available via download for $3.00. You may also want to check out their
CLEARANCE section, they are currently cuts prices on several of their products.
No matter which We Choose Virtue products you choose I am sure that you will not be disappointed, and neither will your children.
When placing your order be sure to use one of the following PROMO CODES:
Phillipians 4:8 Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
{UPDATE - We loved We Choose Virtues soo- much that I becomae an affilate with them. We also did another review, this time of the Faith Based Parenting Card. You can check that review out
here.}
As a reviewer for the TOS Crew, we received free products from We Choose Virtues for review purposes only. We were not paid in any way and the opinions expresed here are my own.
