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It's Monday which means I am sharing with you a review of a fun teaching product from Creative Teaching Press .   If you missed our review of last week you can see all about  at Making Cents of Money This week, I have another exciting review.  These Mini Magnet Books are the coolest things.  They are great for traveling also.   Today Zachary used the Measurements and Conversions Mini Magnet Book  to assist him with a few worksheets converting inches to feet and vice versa.  Also ounces to pounds and vice versa.  What I LOVE about these cuties is that the text is not too small and everything is all in one place.  These charts come in real handy.  It is easy to look it all up on the internet, but I want our children to still use reference materials like I used years ago.  In Zachary's own words "these are cool, tiny and compact.  Very helpful." Lets take a peek of what's Inside Leng...

We have had a good week here in NY. The snow is melting and the signs of spring are everywhere!  I am ready for the light coat and to put away my Uggs for the season.   Zachary worked on the Women and Children of the Revolutionary War - and some fun Scholastic - Super Science!  He is always working on his IPAD playing Scrabble, Words with Friends, Monopoly, Stack the States and Stack the Countries. The girls and I talked about what is happening outside with the plants and animals. Waking up!  Sammie also enjoyed this Sofia the First Unit. We had so much fun making our Chocolate Volcano Cakes from our Raddish box this week.   Of course some Spring crafting was in order. We made these easy cupcake paper and button flowers pictures. Also using some kitchen sponges (for stamping)  from dollar store to make these beautiful spring cards.  Thursday Science - again going to our Raddish box and finding a cool experiment. ...

Oh what a Tasty Thursday it is today!  I am so excited to tell you more about Raddish !  I invite you to check out my post from earlier telling you more about this fabulous product for your homeschool.  Chocolate Volcano Cake Of course the girls chose the Chocolate Volcano Cake to make from our Raddish box.   (kinda glad they did...) We started with our recipe card and all our ingredients. The girls had a great time learning how to whisk using our whisking card.  Lots of measuring going on and everyone helped with the cracking of the eggs. Great skills going on!  Ready to go into the oven....longest 11 minutes of our day waiting for these lovelies to cook 8) How cute is that apron!  Included with a monthly subscription. Each month you get another patch to iron on also!   Can you smell them now...Oh My Gosh - one of the best desserts I have had in a very LONG TIM...

  Creative Teaching Press !  (In their own words:)  Creative Teaching Press (CTP) is a family-owned and teacher-managed supplemental educational publisher for children ages 3–14, grades PreK–8. CTP is a recognized leader in the educational industry and offers a wide variety of classroom learning décor and research-based, teacher-tested products. CTP offers an assortment of learning resources for parents and teachers in a variety of subject areas including phonics, reading, writing, math, science, and social studies. CTP celebrates more than four decades of providing parents and teachers from around the world with high-quality, easy-to-use learning materials Does anyone (going old school) remember these? Scratch 'n Sniff Stickers? One of my favorite rewards to receive from a teacher!  Guess what?  That is when Creative Teaching Press got their big break in 1977 with the introduction of the Scratch 'n Sniff reward sticker!   (Oh...

In case you missed last month's Mom Mentor with Graham Blanchard, you can see it at THIS post.   In March, the Mom Mentor team was given this question to answer:  Q.  What do you wish you’d known about God when you were a child? You will have to go on over and find out how I answered this question.  I love all the open hearts and sharing going on with this monthly series.  I encourage you to click on over to Graham Blanchard and join in the discussion. I really do want to hear what you have to say! Until next time - Be Blessed! This post may contain affiliate or sponsor links. You can see our full disclosure policy at the bottom of this blog page.

TGIF - has never sounded so good to my ears. To put into words the last 10 days would take too long. So many emotions. We spent the weekend with our best friends. Making homemade ice cream (not as easy as it looks) , fellowship and a fun birthday party!  Not sure if everyone was aware that you can find more resources for The Joys of Home Educating on Facebook HERE .  In case you missed THIS POST here is the link to the post. RADDISH is something that all homeschooling families could benefit from.  It's a mixture  (pun intended) of education, fun, bonding, cooking and creating.  Some guest posting: getting ready for spring with some Washi Crafting. Over at Catch My Party Blog and PSMIYO (P.S. Make It Your Own) On Tuesday, March 18th, we laid my father's body to rest in the Saratoga National Cemetery. With a full honors military funeral. The day was sunny and a bit breezy.  I found myself at ease with his pass...

One of my fondness memories growing up was the fellowship at the dinner table.  It was a place where I knew we would recap the thoughts and events of day with the entire family.  This tradition has been carried on in my own home. Whenever possible, we eat as a family at our big farm table discussing the day.   What is that old saying.... Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime. This is how I feel about cooking and kitchen science.  If the children understand how and why it all comes together each night, then they will be ahead of game when they have to cook for themselves. I am uber excited to share a new product with you.  Have you heard of Raddish? Raddish is a monthly subscription box that gets delivered right to your door. What's in it?  It is filled with culinary adventures and family fun!  Each monthly box is themed and has every...

Just like the leaves on each Shamrock I see, there are three parts to the Holy Trinity. First is God the Father, then Jesus his son, and the Holy Spirit together as one.

My father has been called home to the streets of gold.  No more pain No more worry Jesus has prepared a special place for believers in heaven and my father is there with others who welcome him.  United States Air Force Captain of his own ship My visit last weekend - thank you Lord for making him aware I was there. It was sad to say Good Bye - But I know what is ahead of him and I know he will be dancing in the streets of gold with his sister, brother and father.  At our wedding in 2003.  Psalm 23:4   Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me. 

I am always thinking on ways to recycle and reuse items that would otherwise be sitting in our landfills for years and years.  We do recycle plastic, glass, tin,aluminum and cardboard in our community, but I also think we can resuse some of these items for fun crafty goodness! Today, I am sharing a cute tutorial over at Catch My Party using plastic bottles and some pretty Spring Washi Tape.  To see the entire tutorial you can Catch it over at Catch My Party Blog.   These are an easy DIY that the children can make with you.  Until next time - Be Blessed  This post may contain affiliate or sponsor links. You can see our full disclosure policy at the bottom of this blog page.

DON'T FORGET TO ENTER TO WIN -------> WOW it's been a real busy week.   I will let the pictures do most of the talking... Saturday my mother and I took Molly and Zachary, by train, into NYC to see STOMP. It was my third time seeing this FABULOUS show. Molly and Zachary LOVED IT!  It was the 20th Anniversary of the show this past weekend.  STOMP is a unique combination of percussion, movement and visual comedy. Watch this to see!  We had the perfect day - out to lunch and dinner. A much needed break from the day to day thoughts.  Two of the performers even let us snap a quick picture.  All things SEUSS this week. Art...LEGOs...reading...studies and more! Our Wednesday library discovery class was all about "Feelings" this week. The children had a great time.  We also learned about the Iditarod which started this past weekend. We loved learning about how and what they put into their sled for this 1...