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Nursing Bra Palooza

March 5, 2013 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Nursing Bra Palooza

Milk & Baby are collecting gently used nursing bras and tanks to help those who could not otherwise afford them. Such an awesome idea. Do you know how many bras I have purchased that quickly did not fit for one reason or another? Way too many to count. I have given most of mine to a couple of friend’s in need. If I find anymore I will definitely be shipping them to Milk & Baby!

So dig in those drawers and maternity clothes bins ladies and get those bras sent off to someone who could use them!

Bundles of Joy Giveaway Event

March 3, 2013 By Thaleia 2 Comments

Bundles of Joy Giveaway Event

Remember how I said March was going to be amazing and featuring pregnancy, babies, birth stories, reviews, and giveaways? Well, here is our first announcement:

A group of pregnant bloggers and I have been working very hard the last month and a half to bring you (drum roll please…)

Bundles of Joy Giveaway Event

March 15-30

Hosted by Something 2 Offer

Co-Hosted by Shaping Up to Be Mom

We will be offering not one, but TWO MEGA bundles during this event! One bundle will cater to the Pregnant Mommy and the other will cater to Mom’s of Babies and Young Children. We have some very awesome sponsors for this event and are extremely excited about it. As an added bonus, a handful of bloggers will be offering giveaways on their blogs during this event – STAY TUNED to learn all about their awesome giveaways!

Pregnant Mommy MEGA Bundle- Just a few of our sponsor’s:

Preggers, Daddy Scrubs, Milk Nursingwear, and more!

Mom’s of Babies MEGA Bundle- Just a few of our sponsor’s:

Bumble Bum, Snooze Shade, and more!

All items and sponsor’s will be announced officially by March 15!

Bloggers: Don’t miss out on this great giveaway event if you’d like to participate in this event on your blog please fill out our Pregnant Bloggers form or request to join our Pregnant Bloggers Facebook Group.

Homeschooled Through High School: Cassondra from Beyond the Cover

February 28, 2013 By Thaleia 1 Comment

Homeschooled Through Highschool:

Cassondra from Beyond the Cover

Those of us who homeschool or who have been homeschooled through high school know that IT IS VERY Possible. But how? Many parents and students look towards high school with fear and trepidation instead of being joyous as to how far into the journey they have come. I realize that families homeschool for a multitude of reasons and that each family is unique, but questions still arise when the words high school are mentioned!

Can it be done?
Yes! If anyone says otherwise they do not know what they are talking about. I graduated from homeschool in 2012. I graduated with 44 other homeschool high schoolers and that was just a small group! Our larger homeschool graduation group in our state had about 300 graduates. If that doesn’t say it can be done, I don’t know what can.

How many hours a day or week did you homeschool?
Normally, I did school for about five or six hours each day, five days a week. Occasionally, I did school four days in a week, due to a field trip or visiting friends that would take most of the day. Sometimes I would bring work I could easily do on the road, like read a book or something. Although I had days of no school, I wasn’t done with school until everything on my weekly checklist was checked off!

What homeschooling method did you use? Was it a good fit for your learning style? Why or why not?
My homeschooling method was Charlotte Mason. I say it was an ideal fit for me and my learning style! It encourages the student to learn from living books and hands-on experimentation. It elevates education into an enjoyable experiment, rather than a dry and boring sentence. I found that I learned more by hands-on activity other than reading how it was done.

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Wacky Wednesday- USA State Quarters and USA Map

February 27, 2013 By Thaleia 2 Comments

Wacky Wednesday:

USA State Quarters and USA Map

What is Wacky Wednesday? Last year we created WACKY WEDNESDAY to help us get over hump day and try to remember to do something fun and unusual on Wednesdays. Not every Wednesday is Wacky Wednesday, but we try to do something a little crazy or nature-oriented.

This version of Wacky Wednesday we went a little crazy with state quarters, maps and puzzles! If the weather is cold outside and you need something fun to do inside try learning where the states are and their capitals by playing games and doing various activities.

I printed off a USA map and then the kids matched the quaters to the map. Once that was done we highlighted the states we had as we put the quarters away! This made it much easier to take a picture on our phones and when we ran into people who had quarters for us we could check to see if we still needed them. (Hint:Grandma’s have been the best resource so far. Followed by dad’s retail job:)

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18″ Doll School Room Tutorial and Giveaway

February 26, 2013 By Thaleia 6 Comments

18″ Doll School Room Tutorial and Giveaway

Princess decided she needed a schoolroom after viewing ideas from Doll Diaries. We had created a bedroom area on a large piece of cardboard when we had upgraded our toilet. So we decided to use the back side for the school room. (We made this month’s ago and I keep promising Princess that we would finish the post. So this morning I decided to try to finish it to surprise her!)

Supplies to Gather:

large piece of cardboard- foldable at least 20″ tall
glue sticks
roll of paper
chalk board
bulletin border strips
Printable Mini-Office pages- I would visit a couple of websites BEFORE printing. Then save pdf’s so you can print 2 or 4 to a page.
Basic Directions, Charts, Desk Tag (abc, color, number days of the Week), Squidoo About Mini Office, Lapbook Lessons Mini Office

We covered the back side with a roll of white paper from JoAnn’s meant for an art easel that we had on hand. Otherwise you would see the toilet graphics. We used glue sticks and worked quickly to smooth the paper flat. Once the paper was secure on all edges we trimmed the excess paper and were ready to decorate!

We already had school themed border from the Dollar Tree from when we first began to homeschool. We also had items printed to make a Mini-Office (but realized my children had outgrown 90% of the concepts by the time we started our homeschool year!) So we pulled out the printed sheets and bulletin border number strip, shape strip, color strip, and apple strip. I had bought some supplies from a retiring teacher over the Summer so we used those items as well.

The States & Capitols sticker, Time stickers, and Attendance charts were all apart of our “beginning to homeschool” stash and most likely found at Dollar Tree!

Well, I hope you found this 18″ Doll School Room tutorial helpful in creating a school room for your American Girl, Springfield Girl, or other 18″ Dolls! Please feel free to leave a comment or question if you are having trouble finding or printing resources!

GIVEAWAY:

Since we do have extra borders, stickers, and misc. decorations for a school room we decided that one lucky winner would receive an envelope of assorted goodies to help created their own school room! This is open to any US resident age 13 or older. Please enter below and we hope you win!
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