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Review: Steady Days

Steady Days: A journey toward intentional professional motherhood is artfully written by Jamie C. Martin, mother of 3 and author of the popular blog, SteadyMom.com. Steady Days is divided into forty readings, presented in short digestible chapters. We live in a world that places a high value on organization and many of us were...

Give Away at the Forum: The Coupon Binder- CLOSED

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If you have not heard, I am gearing up for a coupon class at my church. I am so excited about doing this! One of the topics I am going to talk about is organization. To get the full potential of savings, I believe you need to be organized. There is many ways to do this and there are no right or wrong ways of organizing it...

Review: Little Kids Draw

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Little Kids Draw by Teacher’s Friend Publications is a wonderful little book for preschool parents to help develop beginning drawing and writing skills. This easy to follow packet provides fine motor skill practice through through a series of worksheet activities including: tracing lines and simple shapes, coloring and...

Nutrition Curriculum and Supplements

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In this Review Round-Up our focus is on educational materials that you can use when instructing your children on the importance of good nutrition and healthy habits. The United States Department of Agriculture offers complimentary My Pyramid for Kids classroom materials by request for grades 1-2, 3-4, and 5-6. You may also...

Timberdoodle (giveaway)

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Over the next five weeks we will be bringing you reviews of some of our favorite catalogs for educational products plus a few special giveaways. This is our first installment... When I see the Timberdoodle Catalog arrive in my mailbox, I begin to feel giddy. Receiving it is like receiving a copy of my favorite magazine. Yes,...

Alphabet Books

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If you are looking for an alphabet book that is slightly different from the rest you will really enjoy AA is for Aardvark by Mark Shulman, with its double letters for double fun. Like a letter? Twice is Better! Can you see all the perfect pairs? The book is based on the concept of words with double letters such as AA in...

Mommy, Teach me to Read!

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I cannot say enough fantastic things about Barbara Curtis’ book, Mommy, Teach me to read! A complete and easy-to-use home reading program. Barbara Curtis is a former Montessori educator, homeschooler and Christian mother of twelve children including three with Down syndrome. Her writing style is both comforting and...

Earth Matters

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I am generally impressed with DK Publishers books and Earth Matters: an encyclopedia of ecology does not disappoint. The book begins with a brief secular history of our planet’s birth and development and discusses the global ecosystems, or “biomes,” such as Desert, Ocean, Tropical Forest, and Grassland. Ecology is the...

Parking Pals review and giveaway

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For use in parking lots, the Parking Pal™ magnetic hand is designed to help busy parents keep their child out of harm’s way while tending to other tasks. Parking Pal magnets come in several kid-pleasing styles! MISSION: * Help reduce injuries to children in parking lots * Heighten awareness of the dangers in parking...

The Progressive Pianist Review & Giveaway

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**The winner is Cynde Fail** The Progressive Pianist is a complete piano program that allows your child learn to masterfully play the piano, whether you know anything about music or not! Much like trying to teach your child a foreign language when you have no prior skill, teaching an instrument with no prior skill is a...