May. 16, 2009
From TOS: Freebie Friday
It's Freebie Friday from TOS:
Summer is the perfect time for casual parties and gatherings. You can have a fun, yet frugal party and, if you gather outside, you don't even have to clean the house! Just check out our May Digest article "A Frugal Memorial Day Get-Together" for some great ideas and wonderful recipes.
A friend of ours (the one with the chickies and pigs) hosts an annual Solstice Party. Friends show up in the early afternoon and stay as long as they like. The hosts provide hamburgers and hot dogs, and guests bring a dish to share. There's always tons to eat and lots of fun. My friends don't spend a ton of money on this gathering, but it's one we all look forward to all year. I've hosted similar gatherings where I will provide a large tub of vanilla and chocolate ice cream, and guests bring toppings or root beer, and we all enjoy sundaes or root beer floats. Simple, cheap, and fun. So what's stopping you? Get partying!
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Homeschool Freebies by Jamin
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If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, then maybe the way to your child's mind is through his taste buds? My kids LOVE to learn about history through food! Cooking is not my favorite pastime, but I have learned that preparing different meals with my kids helps them connect with time periods, places, and people in a way nothing else does.
Eating is very personal. So when we experience the foods other people ate, we feel that we know those people in a more intimate way than we did before. Here are some great websites with free information and recipes to help you cook through history with your kids!
Here is a great collection of historic recipes. This is a great place to start because it has links to recipes from different places and time periods.
International Cooking with Kids
Cooking With The Bible
Here is a free lapbook to help your kids learn more about cooking in general.
Family Fun offers lots of great things to cook with your kids.
Even preschoolers love to cook! Here is a great blog post with lots of tips about cooking with preschoolers!
Happy homeschooling,
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TOS Magazine FREEBIE of the Week
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Homeschool Dialogues is packed with interviews previously published in The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine. TOS writers get the honest answers about what is taking place in the public schools today, the impact public education is having on our children and the country, how the Church needs to support families, and how we are being desensitized. Writers also sit down and chat with homeschool's favorite pioneers and leaders, who share their advice on how to have a relaxed homeschool, the difference between homeschool and home education, as well as discuss the types of homeschooling found to foster a love of learning, such as classical education and Charlotte Mason instruction. Click HERE to get your free Homeschool Dialogues!
A value of $12.45--free!
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Another Freebie
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Hoop Skirts and Fabulous Frocks by Amy Puetz
Amy Puetz from AmyPuetz.com is offering a wonderful 35-page E-Book full of photographs of women and girls from the Civil War era.
Do you love to look at vintage photographs? Are you planning a Civil War reenactment? Would you like to create an authentic hoop skirt dress but don't have any ideas? If you answered yes to any of those questions, then Hoop Skirts and Fabulous Frocks is for you. This book has forty authentic photographs of women and girls from the Civil War era. Each photograph is accompanied by a brief description. Some of the photos are of famous ladies--including several first ladies--and others are of unidentified women. There is a short overview of hoop skirts and their popularity. At the end of the book are two pages of suggestions on how to use the book. Go HERE to download this E-Book.
A value of $ 12.95--free!
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Always Free!
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Free Molly's Digest Binder Covers
These adorable binder covers are perfect for your Molly's Digest collection! A new money-saving digest is available every month, so this is a great way to keep them all together. Click HERE for the download page.
Free WeE-book™ Binder Covers
Keep all of your WeE-books™ filed neatly away in a binder for easy access. Just print them out to insert into the clear plastic sleeve on a binder of your own. Click HERE to get them now!
Note: Please download directly from the item page. Do not go through the cart. Thanks!
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