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Review: Surfing the Net Science
The Critical Thinking Co. has released a great book called Surfing the Net Science. They sent us the full color, 250 page workbook to review with Super D. Computers are everywhere these days and our kids are using them at younger and younger ages! I remember getting a giant desktop computer when I was in high school. We had one for the entire family to use! Do you remember those days of dialing in to AOL? Now, Super D already has his own (a hand-me-down from his dad), that he plays Minecraft on. He doesn’t do much on it yet besides play Minecraft, so I was excited to check…
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Essential Oils for Dogs!
Essential oils are as beneficial for our pets as they are for us! Many of the oils from the Premium Starter kit can be used on both people and animals. These different oils can be used to help boost the immune system, relieve stress, and support overall wellness! See the graphic above for just a few ideas. I love my Young Living Essential Oils! We use them DAILY in our house and love having healthy alternatives to common meds, cleaners, supplements and personal care products! It’s easy for you to get some Young Living oils in your house, and I have a special offer, just for you!…
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Review: Progeny Press Study Guide for Sam the Minuteman
Progeny Press offered us the opportunity to use and review an ebook study guide for Sam the Minuteman. Progeny Press has a variety of study guides, to help you dig into literature and interact it with it more as you read, from a Christian perspective. They offer guides for Lower Elementary (K – 3rd), Upper Elementary (3rd – 6th grade), Middle School, and High School. The guides are physical books or downloadable e-books (pdf’s). Some of ebooks are interactive. We picked up a copy of Sam the Minuteman from our local library. This was Super D’s first time to read the story and he LOVED it! He read it…
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You Need This Free App!
Update 4/22/18: I no longer recommend this app. See followup: Betrayal by Think Dirty App Toxins, toxins, everywhere! I took a trip to Target this week (without kids!!), and went to town scanning things with my new Think Dirty app. I knew most of the cleaners and personal care products weren’t good, BUT I didn’t know they were THIS BAD! I was HORRIFIED. I wanted to show everyone my app, and scan what they were buying for them. I also didn’t want to creep people out or get kicked out of the store <sic> so I refrained. Ugh. NO WONDER America is in a health…
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Review: Two Fun Games from USAopoly!
We LOVE playing games at my house, and I’m thrilled that my kids are now getting old enough to play that will engage me as well! We jumped at the opportunity to review two games for USAopoly, and they sent us Wonky: The Crazy Cubes Card Game and Tapple: Fast Word Fun for Everyone to play and review. The kids dived into the Tapple: Fast Word Fun for Everyone game first and were hilarious to watch! Super D picked a category card, and tapped the timer button to start the game. He then had 10 seconds to give an answer that matched the category, tap the Tapple letter button, and…
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Review: Eric Liddell, Something Greater Than Gold
The YWAM series of Christian Heroes is one of my favorites. I remember reading them when I was younger, and I am so excited to introduce them to my son! YWAM’s Christian Heroes series has over 70 titles, and we were given the opportunity to review Eric Liddell: Something Greater Than Gold from the Christian Heroes: Then and Now Series by YWAM Publishing. Many titles also include a Study Guide and this selection was no exception. (Our study guide got lost in the mail, and we didn’t have time to review it for the purpose of this post. 🙁 🙁 I’ll update this when it arrives and we spend…
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Homeopathic Immunizations and Why You Should Consider Them
Discussion about vaccinations can quickly become heated, and so it’s not something I’ve ever addressed on this blog before. No matter where you are on the broad spectrum of opinion, I think we can all agree that helping people gain immunity from disease is a good thing. And that’s the underlying purpose of vaccinations. Things start to get messy when you factor in valid concerns about vaccine injury and that, because of the National Child Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, vaccine manufacturers have ZERO liability. (Wouldn’t that name make you think it’s supposed to protect CHILDREN?? But I digress.) I wouldn’t buy anything from a manufacturer who hides…
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Review: Funtastic Science Unit Studies for Homeschoolers and Teachers
Science is one of my favorite subjects! I was a science major in college and enjoy passing the love of science on to my kids. It’s a subject we haven’t specifically focused on a lot, so I was excited to receive a copy of Science Unit Studies for Homeschoolers and Teachers from Funtastic Unit Studies. Susan Kilbride is a homeschooling mom with a degree in biology. She noticed that lots of homeschool moms feel uncomfortable teaching science to their kids, so she decided to help! Her unit study book is a fantastic answer! It includes twenty different chapters. Ten chapters are geared for ages 4-7, and the other…
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With Lee in Virginia: Audio Adventure Review!
I love the way audiobooks can bring stories to life and captivate kids! For the most part, I don’t enjoy reading out loud, so audiobooks are a perfect solution for us! Heirloom Audio Productions offered us the opportunity to review With Lee in Virginia earlier this summer. I’ve been intrigued by their previous productions including In Freedom’s Cause, and so was eager to give this audio adventure a listen. They sent us a beautiful 2 cd set, containing over 2 hours of audio. Heirloom Audio Productions focus on several important aspects in their productions that definitely set them apart. First, they believe that history demonstrates God’s sovereignty…
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Homeschool Planet (Online Homeschool Planner) Review
Homeschool Buyers Co-op is a homeschool online discount curriculum store! I love finding good deals there! They are homeschoolers themselves and dedicated to finding good resources for homeschooling families. They saw the need for a homeschool planner that was thorough, but where you didn’t pull your hair out using it. So, they developed an online, mobile-friendly planner called Homeschool Planet. I was given a year’s subscription for the purpose of this review, and I look forward to using it to help keep us on point. Like a lot of homeschooling moms, I juggle a lot, and I’d like to use this program for some built-in accountability for getting…
