Old Schoolhouse ~ Digital Holiday Supplement

I had an email in my inbox this last week from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine letting me know that they are offering a FREE digital holiday supplement to their magazine. I just had a chance to check it out and the pictures are amazing and there are some GREAT ideas in there!

{and free is always nice….}

The supplement has over 175 pages of recipes, crafts and ideas ~ and even includes all that you need to throw an authentic Thanksgiving celebration right down to the costumes {oh….Laurianna would be so in love with that….}.

All you need to do is click on the graphic above and you can download your own copy to browse through! Enjoy!

Fourth of July Resources

Fourth of July sorta snuck up on me. It wasn't until I did this Friend Makin' Monday post that I realized we've done little over the years for the fourth. Since we have no pictures at all to show for any 4th of July activities, I figured this would be a good year to start. I also posted some Fourth of July crafts {a cute hat and 'sparkler'} that we made today over on our family blog, No Ordinary Moments, so stop by and check them out

If I get really ambitious, we might even do a little unit study, but in the meantime {and since one of you asked}, here are some resources for you to use for your own Independence Day study.

Heritage House Press ~ Free Mini Unit {act quick!!} all about the 4th! All you have to do is sign up for their newsletter. The link is on the page.

DLTK Independence Day crafts ~ some coloring pages, printables and great crafts

F is for Flag written by Shannon ~ great mini-unit for preschoolers!

Independence Day unit ~ notes and lesson ideas {grades 2-4}

First School patriotic mini-unit ~ geared toward preschoolers with craft ideas, printables and links to online activities.

Enchanted Learning ~ July 4th activity book

Create your own fireworks ~ link from PBS - need flash to do this one

Lapbook Lessons ~ Free 4th of July lapbook

Family Fun ~ they always have some creative and fun ideas for crafts, food and more!

Perkins Home ~ a little unit all about the 4th!

Crafty Crow ~ there are a TON of 4th crafts, recipes and activities here.

Road to Revolution {PBS} ~ teacher resources, games, and more based on the Liberty series

Tour the house of Betsy Ross {virtual tour}

Listen to some patriotic songs

Have fun looking through the sites ~ and hope some of them help you out!

We Belong to Heaven ~ John Mandeville

Today marks the official release of We Belong to Heaven from John Mandeville. Over the years he has written hit songs for Point of Grace {Jesus Will Still Be There}, 4Him, Clay Crosse, Avalon, and Tammy Trent...to name just a few. We Belong to Heaven was birthed during a difficult season in John's life:

“This project really wrote itself as a result of what I was living through, it was meant to be a monument of change for my family, sort of like David wrote the Psalms,” he recalls of those initial sessions. “This was the turning point, the line in the sand, to see all the drama come to a close”. It was my chance to find my heart and return to a place of hope, while also returning to the heart of who I am as an artist.” ~ JM

...read more about John's album, We Belong to Heaven, and get peek at one of his videos, by heading over to No Ordinary Moments.

A Full Month FREE!!

Tomorrow (April 1, 2009) Itty-Bitty Bookworm is going to run a “No April Fooling” promo. Anyone who visits their site and subscribes to their newsletter will receive the April curriculum absolutely FREE.

If you'd like to read a little more about Itty-Bitty Bookworm, you can read my review about their curriculum here and also enter to win a FULL YEAR of the Bo's Curriculum.

Jonathan Parks Freebies to Download

***Be sure to follow the below instructions exactly for your free download!!***

We started listening to Jonathan Park: The Adventure Begins, the first cd set in a radio drama series from Vision Forum that focuses on Creationism. We were a little worried at first that it might be over the kids head, but have been amazed at the questions and discussions that the series has brought up with our kids.

As a BONUS, today through Friday (February 27th) anyone can download the entire first album of Jonathan Park by signing up for a Behemoth.com account (it's quick and painless I can assure you). That's over 5 hours of some great entertainment for your kids - for FREE!

Here's the coupon code for this great freebie:

Jonathan Park vol. 1 coupon code: JONATHANPARK

Once your account is created and you have logged in, follow these instructions exactly:

1. Click on the "cart" link in the top right corner
2. On the cart page you will see a field on the right underneath the "Redeem a Coupon" Heading
3. Enter the code "jonathanpark" - without the quotes
4. Enjoy the FREE Jonathan Park downloads that have appeared in your cart

The download is extremely popular, so the server might be a little slow, but keep trying. If you aren't able to download it right away, it will stay in your cart for you to download later.

Today only (Friday), Behemoth is also offering a track from Jonathan Park Goes to the Aquarium as a FREE download.

This audio series is a guide to 100 of the most popular marine creatures and has 100 2-minute segments that talk about some of the amazing features that the different animals have.

Behemoth also offers daily freebies, so be sure to check them out for other great products!