About Aloha Rose: When Laney Carrigan’s adoptive parents encourage her as an adult to seek out her birth family, her only clue is the Lokelani quilt in which she was found wrapped as an infant. Centering her search on the Big Island, she battles fears of rejection from a family that abandoned her once before […]
What is Educator.com? Educator.com is an online service that offers video courses in Mathematics, Science, Computer Programming, Software Training, the English Language, Music and even Test Preparation. With a subscription to Educator.com you receive unlimited access to the entire library of courses as well as all future releases for the duration of your subscription. You […]
The trailer for Paramount’s highly anticipated blockbuster “NOAH” has finally arrived – and it was well worth the wait! This film looks truly epic! NOAH Synopsis: After visions of an apocalyptic deluge, Noah, the world’s only righteous man, is chosen to undertake a divine mission to build a massive ark to save his family and […]
In Part I of the Rochester New York Field Trip Ideas we covered Museums, Historical Locations, Environmental Sites, Local Theater Opportunities, Indoor Physical Activities, and Community Resources. Welcome to Part II of my homeschool field trips series. In this part we continue with the Rochester New York Field Trips, and I will cover Nature Centers, Farm/Animal […]
Auntie’s Oatmeal Cookies Yield: approximately 4 dozen oatmeal cookies Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed 1/2 cup granulated sugar 2 eggs or 4 egg whites 1 tsp. vanilla extract 1-1/2 cups flour 1 tsp. baking soda 1 tsp. ground cinnamon 1/2 tsp. salt 3 cups uncooked […]
Swimming is an important life skill that all children should learn early on. There are so many benefits of swimming lessons for children, and your child will get pleasure from the ability throughout childhood and into adulthood. Not only is it great for their health, but it could one day save their life too. 5 […]
Saving for your child’s college fund is becoming an increasingly daunting task as time wears on and tuition gets more expensive. It seems like no matter what we hear in the news or who’s in the White House, the cost of a college education goes up every single year, with little or no end in […]
Even though it isn’t always sunny here in New York, Jayden and I have been engaged in building a solar robot kit from Edmund Scientifics. Things We Loved Once the head and body are built it is just a matter of swapping extremities to change the robot into a new one It works both in […]
Photography can be an excellent means to express oneself and relax. Although serious photographers and image editors can wind up spending a great deal of money to develop works of art, your teenager can get started right away. Using nothing more than the camera that is on his or her smartphone and the right image […]
Welcome to a Bonus Day from my 10 Days of The How To’s For Book Clubs. Today’s list includes books I would deem as “children’s classics” as well as books that were beloved by my children that didn’t make it on to my previous lists. The books on this list range from great read aloud […]
Welcome to the tenth day of 10 Days of The How To’s For Book Clubs. Today is the final day in this series, or at least it was supposed to be! 😉 (I will be posting one last book list next week as a Bonus Post). I thought I would share with you an example […]
Welcome to the ninth day of 10 Days of The How To’s For Book Clubs. This is the fourth out of five book lists that I have created for this series. Today’s list will include popular book series for both younger children and teens. If you have checked out my other books lists in this […]
