If you know me even just a little, chances are you know that cooking is not high, more like way down at the bottom, of the list of things I like to do. Don’t mistake that for meaning that I do not cook, because I do. On average I would say I put a meal […]
Over the summer my daughter and I took to reading The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins. At first Chloe was dead set against reading them as the premise of the book was too upsetting for her. She had no desire to read a book where children are set up in an arena to fight to […]
Before beginning the 2011/2012 school year I spent a great deal of time researching art for my children. It is not on my list of strong subjects, thus I need something to hold my hand and help me out. I did find some things, and worked on some projects with the kids this year. Then […]
A Lion and a Whale Can Dance is an interactive story of two unusual friends who find one another on a mystical island far, far away. This read aloud or alone book app is rated for ages 4+, and can be used on the iPod touch, iPad and iPhone. My six year old daughter loves […]
At the beginning of June we brought you our Preliminary Reviews of Kidcoder & Teen Coder- Windows Programming. We are pleased to be back to give your our final reviews as well as a giveaway from the company! The folks over at Homeschool Programming Inc. are offering up for giveaway a first-semester title (Windows Programming) […]
I have had the opportunity to review a product that I believe to be very rare. When I first saw an ad for Homeschool Programming I stopped to look because I had never seen a computer programming curriculum for kids. Here are a few things that stood out to me right away: *Only basic familiarity […]
Back in January I was given the opportunity to review The Homemaker’s Mentor Print Issues One and Three. I found so many useful articles in both of those issues. Naturally I was thrilled to now be given the opportunity to review their Girls Guide to Home Skills. This is a guide for mothers to help […]
Earlier this year I had the opportunity to review A+ Interactive Math – Grade 3 for Hip Homeschool Moms. Here I am going to review A+ Interactive Math Grade 4. While we previously had grade 3, it was not challenging enough for our son Jayden, so we did not continue with it beyond the review […]
When the opportunity to review The Celestial Almanack by Classical Astronomy came up I was so excited! It came at just the right time for us because we were in the midst of reading Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass. The linking factor in her book is all about the stars, sky, and specifically […]
When given the opportunity to review Reading Kingdom for use with my 5 year old beginning reader Ava, I was so excited. I have two older children at home and was looking for something not only to occupy my daughter for a short time, but something that was going to be educational as well. I […]
When given the opportunity to review two print issues of The HomeMaker’s Mentor, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect as I am unfamiliar with the site and their products. My first impression…it was like sitting down with your best friend’s scrapbook! I felt like I had seen or tasted something great and then was […]
Last night I had the opportunity to attend Disney on Ice – Treasure Trove. I ended up taking both Ava (5) and Chloe (12) and making a girls night out of it. We splurged and ate dinner at Friendly’s! (We were able to do this because I did not have to pay for the tickets […]