Reading Eggs Workbook - Review

We are not strangers to the online program called Reading Eggs. In fact, we just used it last year and my little ones really enjoyed it. They've really changed things up for the positive the last few years and now they came out with workbooks that go along with the online program! We decided to review 200 essential Reading Skills for Second Grade. They have books from Kindergarten to 5th grade as well as math books for Kindergarten through 2nd grade.

Smart Kidz Radio - Review

If you are like my household, we are big music lovers. Someone almost always is either listening to the radio or other music. We were recently introduced to Smart Kidz Radio from Smart Kidz Media.

Iced Coffee and Chinese Food

First off, a major Happy Father's Day to my amazing dad! My birth mom tried so hard to sabotage my relationship with him over the years when I was younger. God thankfully opened my eyes to what she did and he has been by my side ever since! He has been there for me through thick and thin despite all we went through when I was a child. I know he loves me unconditionally and is there for me no matter what! I'm so thankful for such a great dad and am thankful he shows my children what a real dad should be like!

ARTistic Pursuits - Review

I unfortunately was not born with an artistic talent. I can sew, play instruments, cook, but art is not my fortay. One of my older daughters somehow gained an amazing art talent though. Because of my lack of skill when it comes to teaching art, I've used different curriculum over the years to help out with homeschooling this subject. Our family knows the name of ARTistics Pursuits Inc. quite well. We have used and reviewed several of their books over the years (links will be included at the end of previous reviews). Recently, we had the chance to try out one of their books from their newest series, ARTistic Pursuits Art Instruction Books with DVD and Blu-Ray. There are 4 books so far in the series and we specifically used the book Art for Children, Building a Visual Vocabulary.

Zucchini Fries

As gardening season is kicking off (at least in this area), I thought I'd share one of our favorite ways to use the ever plentiful zucchini. Because we all know, we reach the point of thinking there is nothing else to do with the zucchini that is up to our eyeballs!

"N" is for Nine Tips for Getting Vegetables into Your Children

My children love vegetables and eat pretty much anything though I know this isn't the case for all kids. So I thought I would share some ideas of how to get your child to eat their veggies & suggestions of ways to sneak them into foods if they aren't willing to eat them!

PandaParents Preschool - Review

My younger daughters always like to imitate their older siblings in doing school work. I know when my older 4 children were younger, I had to piece together a lot of their school work in the early years. That takes a lot of time and work. Recently, we had the chance to review MESSYLEARNING FOR PRESCHOOLERS AND KINDERGARTNERS from PandaParents. 

Kayla Jarmon Book Review

We are always open to checking out new books. We recently were given 3 digital books from author Kayla Jarmon. She is a mom, grandmother and a former homeschooling mom turned author.

Reading Kingdom - Review

My 6 year old has really taken off this school year with reading and writing. She loves mirroring her older siblings by being able to do some of her school work on the computer. Recently, we were given a subscription to Reading Kingdom.

CodeWizardsHQ - Live online class review

My son enjoys working on the computer, gaming and problem solving. I try to balance his interests in gaming and computers in healthy ways and encourage him to use his love of technology for learning and growing. He recently had a chance to try out one of the Computer Programming Courses from CodeWizardsHQ.  While they offer classes to anyone in grades 5-10, they also have a class for homeschoolers.

YWAM Publishing - Ronald Reagan - Review

My children love learning about specific people in regards to history and enjoy reading their biographies. YWAM Publishing has some awesome books from their Heroes of History series. They also have another series Christian Heroes: Then & Now. So we had to decide what book and study guide we wanted to review which was a hard choice as there are so many amazing people to read about between both series. I knew Erik would be the one to work on this as he enjoys history, so I gave him the chance to look over the books and pick which one he wanted to read. He chose Heroes of History - Ronald Reagan to read about. He also received the downloadable Study Guide.

Story Bible - Review

There are so many neat children's Bibles and Bible story books out there. We have several of them and I use them to read to my young children usually before bedtime. We recently had the chance to try out a new one, Planet 316 Story Bible and the companion Planet 316 Story Bible App from Planet 316 and WorthyKids/Ideals.