MAR
20
2013

Educational iPad Apps: Reading

By | iPad Apps, Reading

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It’s been awhile since I’ve put up an educational iPad apps post, so today I wanted to share some more of our favorites! Specifically in department of reading. I’ve found that my kids love to read on the iPad, and I’ve even found some fun interactive books for the Teeny Tot and Tinker Bell. So here are our top iPad reading apps as of now, hope your family enjoys them as well! The Berenstain Bears and the Trouble with Chores   Dr. Seuss Collection #1: The Dr. Seuss Beginner Book Collection #1 contains five Dr. Seuss titles for young readers. Enjoy The Cat in the Hat, One Fish Two Fish Red Fish Blue Fish, The FOOT Book, Mr. Brown Can Moo! Can You? and Fox In Socks all in one omBook!   Dr. Seuss Collection #2: The Dr. Seuss Beginner Book Collection #2 contains five Dr. Seuss titles for young readers. Enjoy Green Eggs and Ham, Dr. Seuss's ABC, The Cat in the Hat Comes Back, There's a Wocket in My Pocket! and Hop on Pop all in one omBook!   Dr. Seuss … [Read more...]

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FEB
28
2013

Family Time Fitness & Tablet Giveaway!

By | Give Aways, Physical Education

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Hi everyone! I know you all love the Family Time Fitness giveaways I’ve been doing, and they just keep getting better! The month of March is the 2013 Fitness 4 Homeschool Ultimate Giveaway! So included what’s this ultimate giveaway? A PC Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 7.0 Tablet, with a 7” Screen, 8GB Storage, Android 4.0, Bluetooth and Wireless PLUS The Platinum Fitness Package is Pre-Loaded on the device! And another 5 winners will receive the Platinum Fitness Package as well which includes: Core 1, Core 2, Basketball Module, K-1st Workbooks Volume 1-4, 2nd-3rd Workbooks Volume 1-4, 4th-5th Workbooks Volume 1-4... Giveaway Discounts: If you have wanted this curriculum or just saw it for the first time, now is the time go get it! Select products are featured at a 20% Discount for the length of the contest, so make sure to visit Family Time Fitness soon to get the discount! What happens if you purchase the product and you win? Family Time Fitness will refund the money you … [Read more...]

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FEB
24
2013

All About Spelling $50 Gift Card Giveaway!

By | Give Aways, Homeschool, Spelling

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Hi everyone, I am always thrilled to be able to offer you a giveaway from All About Learning Press, and today I have a $50 gift card for you that you can use on any of the AALP products that will benefit your homeschool! As you know, we’ve used All About Spelling for several years and recently added in All About Reading as well. I continue to love the hands-on aspect of this program, as well as the explanation of phonics rules.   One of my favorite things about the units are the colored flashcards that we review daily. They are very effective in helping kids retain the phonics rules, and enable me to remind them if they’re needing help with spelling a word. For example if they need to spell the word dodge, I’ll simply ask them a few questions instead of giving them the answer. Like this: “What are your two options for the ‘j’ sound at the end of a word? Okay, which one follows a short vowel? There you go, now you know how to spell that word.” I find … [Read more...]

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FEB
21
2013

LUSH: Fresh Handmade Cosmetics

By | Beauty Tips, Mom Stuff

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I have to confess that the first time I walked into a Lush store, I immediately Moonwalked right back out! If you’ve never been to one, it can be a little…shall we say…overwhelming? All of the scents, all of the colorful products, and all of the giant soap wheels that you wonder how you’ll ever fit in your shower, and all of mysterious products that you can’t tell exactly what they’re for. It can be quite intimidating! But the good news is that the Lush people are super friendly and helpful as well. They’re more than happy to give you a free hand-treatment, or explain to you all of those mysterious scents you smell and how to use them.   For those of you who don’t know what Lush is, they are a hair and beauty products company who are dedicated to using fresh, all-natural ingredients. Another thing I like about them, is that Lush does not conduct or condone testing on animals. Before you continue reading, please know that this is not a paid … [Read more...]

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FEB
17
2013

Carnival of the Animals CD Giveaway!

By | Gift Ideas, Give Aways

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  Good morning all! I have a fun giveaway for you today. The Maestro Classic Carnival of the Animals CD! What is Maestro Classics? For those of you who haven’t visited Maestro Classics before, they produce “Stories in Music” which are a classical music CD series for children ages 5 to 12, but can be enjoyed by everyone, yes…even adults! Each CD comes with a booklet full of lesson activity ideas and games to play while listening. The CDs also include information on composers and historical facts when appropriate to the musical selections. The stories are engaging keep kids attention while at the same time introducing them to classical symphony and orchestra.     The Carnival of the Animals CD retails for $16.98, and is also available on MP3 for just $9.98. The Carnival of the Animals CD lions roar, elephants dance, roosters crow, kangaroos leap, fish swim, wild donkeys race, xylophones clatter, clarinets cuckoo, cellos play the famous swan … [Read more...]

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FEB
10
2013

Laser Pegs App Review & Giveaway

By | Give Aways, Homeschool, iPad Apps

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Hi all! Turbo was super excited to see a Laser Pegs® kit show up at our home the other day. For those of you who don’t know what Laser Pegs® are…like I didn’t…they’re building blocks that light up! Basically they remind me of Lego’s that light up. And, let’s face it, that type of thing is right up Turbo’s alley. They have a super cool and FREE Laser Pegs® iPad App that allows you to build Laser Pegs® models in 3D, create and share manuals, play games and more. Here are some screen shots from the iPad App.   Once you create your item you can save the manual for it. Next you can light up your creation and spin it around to see it in all it’s glory in 3D!   Then you can save your creation in the “My Manuals” area of the app for future.   And just because I like video examples, here is one they did on creating projects with the Laser Pegs® iPad App:   Of course they also have the actual … [Read more...]

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FEB
04
2013

Magnetic Elapsed Time Set

By | Give Aways, Homeschool, Telling Time

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Happy Monday everyone! Today I have a fun giveaway for you. It’s the Magnetic Elapsed Time Set by Learning Resources. This fun tool is an easy way to help students understand how time progresses.   I personally like the segmented timeline that comes with it to help the counting process. Sometimes the circular shape of the clock can be confusing I think, so it’s nice to have it in this format as well. What are the details? The Magnetic Elapsed Time Set is $24.99 The set includes 2 magnetic clocks with repositionable hands, and a 24-hour timeline with “start” and “end” labels, and removable guide numbers. The clocks are 10” How do we use this? I put them up on our magnetic white board as shown above and then set the clocks to different times. Next I have Tinker Bell position the “start” and “end” markers on the timeline strip. Together we count the time between the markers to see how much time has elapsed between the two clocks. We … [Read more...]

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JAN
27
2013

Imagination Station #10 Giveaway

By | Give Aways, Homeschool, Reading

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I’ve done a giveaway for Imagination Station books before, and I was so excited to see that they have a new one out! It’s book number 10 in the series and is called Challenge on the Hill of Fire! I’m always looking for fun educational reading for my kids, so I was totally excited when I was contacted to review the Imagination Station adventure series! Can you fight fire…with faith? “Patrick and Beth climb on board the Imagination Station in hopes of traveling to the land of leprechauns and shamrocks. When they reach fifth-century Ireland, however, there’s no rainbow or pot of gold waiting for them. Instead, they must escape from evil druids and find their way to the bishop, who is their only hope of safety. But after meeting the bishop, the cousins find that he’s a rebel set on defying the druids-even though it could mean his death. Who is this man who isn’t afraid to die for his beliefs? Is he indeed safe, or will he lead Patrick and Beth toward the greatest … [Read more...]

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JAN
20
2013

eMeals Review and Giveaway!

By | Give Aways, Homeschool, Mom Stuff, Recipes

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Hi everyone! I thought with the new year here a new menu plan was in order! Since I’ve tapped out my own recipe ideas, I was really excited when the folks over at  E-Meals asked if I wanted to check out their menus! I have to say they have some great options over there and I wanted to share them with you today!     What is E-Meals? E-Meals is an online menu planning website that offers weekly menu plans for busy moms and wives! They have over 20 menu plans for families ranging from 2-6 people and in addition to their traditional menus they offer low carb, low fat, and vegetarian options as well! One of the coolest things I think is that you can pick your grocery store! They plan their menus so that you get the best deals for your store! Each weekly menu also comes with a grocery shopping list, which many of you have asked me for! And there are a bunch of new meal plans for 2013 to choose from! Classic Meals Clean Eating Simple … [Read more...]

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JAN
12
2013

Family Time Fitness Giveaway

By | Fitness, Give Aways

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Since it’s a new year, one of my resolutions is always to focus more on the health of our family. Aside from healthy eating, fitness is also a big part of that. For the last couple years we’ve used Family Time Fitness in our homeschool and we are still loving it! The lessons are super easy, no weird or unusual equipment is required, and the kids love them!   Most of you know that I did a review and giveaway for Family Time Fitness last year,  you can read it here. Since we are having so much fun with this program, I wanted to do another giveaway for you! They are always very generous with giveaways for you all, and this time they’re offering 2 basketball fitness packages, 2 core one products, and a platinum package to help you get fit in 2013! Family Time Fitness provides lesson plans for daily use, however we typically do it 2-3 times per week time allowing. I really love their focus on physical education, and even get reminder emails sent to my inbox to encourage … [Read more...]

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