My iPad for Kids Review

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The iPad is a wonderful learning tool. Each of our five children use it in one or more ways to complement and enrich specific subjects. Our youngest one practices with learning to read apps, our first grader practices handwriting with Oceans Letter Writer and cursive. Our eldest two children supplement Apologia Biology with the app [...]

Artistic Adventures by Unit Studies

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Don’t miss the opportunity for two giveaways at the end! Our wonderful sponsor, Unit Studies by Amanda Bennett, is hosting a week of Artistic Adventures. What does that mean? Amanda explains… “It’s that time of year—the holidays are over, the novelty of snow is gone, and cabin fever is setting in. It’s obvious the children [...]

Ranger Rick Jr. AppVentures Lions App Review

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I loved reading Ranger Rick as a child. And my children have enjoyed the magazine as well. At one time we even subscribed to the wonderful Animal Baby magazine which has now been replaced with Ranger Rick Jr. The National Wildlife Federation (NWF) publishes these series of magazines. The NWF has also created AppVentures to [...]

Larsen Toy Lab Blocks Review

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Back when we were brand new parents, my mother gave my children a set of blocks. Many a plastic toy have come through our house but that set of blocks still stand, stack and stimulate imaginative play. That was 15 years ago. Today my five children still play with blocks… Exactly why we found Larson [...]

Leading Little Ones to God Review

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“It’s time to read Leading Little Ones to God!” Freshly bathed and pj-clad, he announces it while rolling his matchbox cars around the coffee table. We read a selection together each night, building memories and discussing basic Bible truths. We were first introduced to Leading Little Ones to God in our early homeschooling days through [...]

Homeschool Helps from Curriculum Choice Authors

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Do you find yourself well into the school year and in need of encouragement? We have just the thing for you today. A variety of homeschool helps from our Curriculum Choice authors. Our hope is these author-selected posts will spur you on in your journey. Charlotte Mason Gave Our Homeschool Wings by Barb-Harmony Art Mom. [...]

Rod and Staff Preschool Activity Books Review

Rod and Staff Preschool Activity Books are full of fond memories for this Mama! This wonderful set is one of the resources we started homeschooling my eldest with eleven years ago. This set of books are “beginning activity books for your young child…made to provide introduction and practice in motor skills such and hand-eye coordination [...]

Manners Made Easy Review

Please. Thank you. Yes ma’am. Sit down. Eat your peas. Drink your milk. Manners Made Easy For the Family is one, little pink book packed with Christian etiquette for all 365 days of the year. June Hines Moore, Christian etiquette expert and author, makes lessons easy at just a paragraph or two a day. Each [...]