Here’s a preview of my newest kit called Sumatra! My favorite part of this kit are the stitches, I did a border stitching as well as a zigzag stitch. I also love the metal embellishments! Hope you like it! Get the Sumatra kit for just $3.00! (All images are 300dpi, papers are .jpg and elements are .png. Drop shadows are not included unless otherwise specified below.) What’s included? Metal Alphabet 2 Metal Bookplates 2 Metal Photo Corners 2 Metal Eyelets 2 Metal Brads 2 Metal Photo Turns 2 Metal Book Tabs 2 Photo Cluster Frames (with and without drop shadows) 4 Word Stickers 3 Glass Pebbles 2 Stitches (border stitches and zigzag) 3 Stapled Ribbon Tabs 4 Tied Ribbons 3 Flowers 23 12x12 Papers (Not all papers are shown) (Photo Cluster Frames are not all shown) Get the full Sumatra Kit for just $3.00! Click here to visit my Digital Scrapbooking store! … [Read more...]
Coconut Chicken
I found a great recipe for Coconut Chicken that I wanted to share with everyone today. Its really easy and yummy and was a hit with everyone. I served it with sweet potatoes and corn on the cob, but it goes with just about anything. Ready? Ingredients: 4-6 chicken thighs 1/3 cup dry plain breadcrumbs 1/3 cup flaked coconut 1/4 cup butter, melted (can substitute olive oil) Salt & Pepper (to taste) Cooking Spray Optional: tin foil Directions: STEP 1: Season chicken with salt & pepper to taste. STEP 2: In plate mix breadcrumbs and coconut together, and roll chicken thighs in breadcrumb mixture 1 at a time to coat well. STEP 3: Place coated chicken in lightly sprayed baking dish and drizzle lightly with butter or olive oil. STEP 4: Bake at 350 for 45-55 minutes until chicken is done. Serve with baked potato and your favorite veggie! TIP: Place foil over the chicken for the first half of baking just to keep the coconut from browning too much. Enjoy! … [Read more...]
Reading For All Letters
Since I know people are getting geared up for a new school year, I thought I'd share a list of our favorite books/CD's that we use for every letter as we're going through our Letter of the Week Curriculum!Favorite Books:Eric Carle’s ABC’s by Eric Carle Alphabet Art by Judy Press Dr. Seuss’s ABC by Dr. Seuss Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. Chicka Chicka 123 by Bill Martin Jr. I spy Little Letters by Jean Marzollo How to Build an A by Sara Midda My ABC Bible Verses by Susan HuntSong Time:Kids in Motion by Greg & SteveKids In Actionby Greg & SteveHide 'Em in Your Heart Vol. 1 by Steve Green Hide 'Em In Your Heart Songs - Vol 2by Steve GreenWe love all of these books and have used them repeatedly throughout the year. I hope you all enjoy them as well! … [Read more...]
Scavenger Hunt Find It!
So about 2 seconds into my beloved “school’s out for summer” much needed break, the kids started getting bored. Thankfully I stumbled upon this post from Muffin Tin Mom and got right to work! Click here to download “Find It!” I handed each child a clipboard with the Find It worksheet clipped to it and instructed them to find each item and draw a picture of it in the box provided. I was amazed at how quickly they all jumped at the chance to do an activity! Here they are gathering and recording their finds: So if you’re already feeling a little summer boredom, go ahead and download our Find It Worksheet and get their brains back to work! (P.S. I left the downloaded copy blank so you could write in your own items!) … [Read more...]
JumpStart Get Moving: Wii Family Fitness Giveaway
I recently had the privilege of reviewing JumpStart’s new Get Moving Family Fitness for the Wii! I have to say we LOVE this! With the Get Moving Family Fitness games JumpStart is making fitness fun! It’s hosted by fitness expert and mom of 4, Brooke Burke. The CD has more than 15 sports challenges in 11 exotic arenas, Get Moving is a great, new way to keep your family active, especially during the cold months! Some of the games you get with the Wii Get Moving: Balancing Baseball Basketball Boxing Football Racing Vollyball Features of the Game: You can design your own character to race and play, build customized routines for extra challenge, compete head to head or play solo, play underwater, on a farm, in Egypt of 8 other exotic locations, and access expert tips for more ways to stay healthy! What did the kids think? The JumpStart Get Moving Family Fitness Wii game was a huge hit in our house. My son LOVED the boxing, unfortunately we only have 1 Nunchuk controller right … [Read more...]
CSN Giveaway Winner!
Thanks to everyone who participated in the CSN giveaway! Without further ado, here is our winner: Congratulations to Kelly at The Tillotson Family! Stay tuned tomorrow for another fun giveaway! … [Read more...]
Mint Chocolate Digital Scrapbook Kit
I’m so excited to release my next digital scrapbooking kit for you today! It’s called Mint Chocolate and I LOVE LOVE LOVE it! (I swear it didn’t have anything to do with the fact that I kept thinking about mint chocolate ice cream the whole time I was making it.) This kit includes: (All items are 300 dpi, drop shadows are for preview only) 19 12x12 Papers Chocolate Alpha with Numbers, #, & Circle Date stamp with paint swash (.abr & .png files included) 3 buttons with Cross Stitch & Straight Stitch 3 circle tags 4 Epoxy Stickers (one clear) 1 Green Flower (with and w/o shadow) Large Brown Brackets { } 3 - 12” ribbons 2 Tiny Tags 1 Stitched Paper Strip 2 Stapled Twill Strips 3 Postage Stamp Frames 1 Twine 3 Scalloped Journal Spots (Not all papers shown) Get the Mint Chocolate Kit Just $3.00! Note: You will receive links to download via email immediately following your purchase. Click here to visit my … [Read more...]
Travel Kit Review
My first review for TOS Homeschool Crew is a new e- Book called Travel Kits by The old Schoolhouse. The Travel Kits book is a wonderful resource for families that travel often. It contains 93 pages of fun filled ideas complete with colorful pictures to help you create your own super fun, creative travel kits all for just $12.45! So What is a Travel Kit? A Travel Kit is a collection of items geared to entertain your tiny passengers, thus making the trip more pleasant for everyone. The items are chosen, purchased (or baked, rented, checked out of the library, or crafted), and then wrapped individually. The components of your travel kit are assembled in an appealing, creative, hardy “container” that will easily fit in your vehicle, within easy reach of the passengers (or Mom’s reach, if you have very young children). Travel Kits are also a great way to bless friends, relatives and neighbors! What’s Included? Small cars, Big Cars Small Price, Big Price Packs for … [Read more...]
Our Garden: June Update
I know it's already July, but I'm just now getting around to sharing these photos from June! I showed some of our seedling plants in my first garden post this year, and here’s where they are now! They’ve been successfully transplanted and seem to be thriving despite the unusually cold start they had followed by the lovely harsh wind that’s been ripping through our state. Our first bed has onions, lettuce, carrots, radishes, broccoli, cauliflower, snap peas, peppers, tomatoes, basil and parsley. Our second bed contains strawberries, watermelon, and cantaloupe. The third bed isn’t worth showing, its mostly corn, cucumbers and zucchini but they’re still babies. I’m getting a canning lesson from my good friend at Our Family Homestead this weekend and will share that with you once I know what the heck I’m doing! … [Read more...]
Homemade Strawberry Jam
We had our Keepers Meeting tonight and we made our very own homemade strawberry jam! Yum! It was so easy, I thought I’d share the recipe with you all. This is NOT a canning recipe, I’ll cover more of that in a later post, but for this we put the jam in jars and then into the refrigerator. They should be good for about a month. So don’t be afraid, YOU CAN DO IT! And the taste is WORTH it! Ingredients: 4 pints of strawberries (cut off stems, wash & chop) 7 cups sugar 1 pkg fruit pectin (I used Ball Brand) Equipment: Potato masher Large sauce pan Glass Jars, seals and lids (Recipe makes about 8 cups, or 5 pint sized jars) Metal Spoon Measuring Cup STEP 1: Put 5 cups of strawberries into large sauce pan and using potato masher, mash strawberries until pulpy (is that a word?). We left some chunks just ‘cuz we like it! STEP 1.5: Make sure to sample the strawberries for freshness! STEP 2: Stir in 1 pkg of fruit pectin into the strawberry mixture and place on … [Read more...]
