Homeschool Open House 2009

Hosted by The Homeschool Lounge

It's that time of year again... time to share all of the great plans you have laid out for the coming homeschool year!

What better way to learn more about homeschooling than by reading and learning about others and picking and choosing from suggestions, tips and styles that appeal to you?

Share your homeschool plans, tips and resources. Connect with fellow homeschool moms and make new friends through Blogs, Facebook and THL.

We have over $5000 in giveaways to give out to participating homeschool moms. Every participant will receive a FREE gift and the first 100 participants will get a FREE one year subscription to Home Educating Family Magazine!

Click Here For Homeschool Open House Details

Homeschool Open House Giveaways & Sponsors

We currently have over $5000 worth of giveaways!

To be eligible for the random draw…

Bloggers / Facebookers or THL Moms—  Share your homeschool plans for the coming year via a post on your blog, put the HOH Button on your post or your blog’s sidebar . Lastly list your name on “MckLinky”  along with the exact URL directing to your post and visit other participants!

We will draw the winners from the “MckLinky” list of participants on Septmeber 1st. Winners will be posted on our homepage Sept. 1st. We will email and or notify via blog, if you do not reply within 5 days we will choose a new winner.

How To Win The Prize You Really Want

We’re going to let you choose which prize you want!

Here’s how it works:

In your ‘Homeschool Open House post’ include at the bottom a list of you top prize picks (you can even list the entire set of prizes in your preferred order.)

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Families With Purpose is offering 4 - $25 gift certificates as well as a special offer to all THL moms! Families with Purpose is an organization dedicated to helping busy parents create a meaningful family life for themselves and their children.

Special Offer – All  Homeschool Lounge members can save 20% on everything in the Families With Purpose store now through the end of August with the coupon code "homeschool".

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Rainbow Resource Center has donated a $50 Gift Certificate good for any item in their online store! Rainbow Resource Center carries over 40,000 quality educational products in all subject areas, for grades PK-12 and beyond!

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CurrClick - Curriculum in a click! Your one-stop shop for electronic lapbooks, affordable curriculum, and homeschooling resources. Currclick is giving away a $50 Gift Certificate to one of our winning participants!

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Our friends over at Doorposts - providers of Bible-based parenting and character training materials have offered to give a few winning participants their new chart called The Put On Chart . Does anyone in your household ever have trouble being patient? How about compassionate? Or forgiving? As much as we love the members of our own family, it seems like home is where our ability to truly love is put to the greatest test. The "Put-On Chart” and its companion study book are designed to help your family “put on” the character qualities of God’s children.

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Nancy Leigh DeMoss and Revive Our Hearts have once again partnered with us to offer some wonderful and encouraging gifts! ROH is giving away  5 sets of Lies Young Women Believe  plus the Companion and 5 sets of Lies Women Believe / plus the Companion.  In addition Carrie Gaul of ROH is also giving away 5 copies of her new  Philippians Bible Study  Joy In The Midst.

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Home Educating Family Magazine is generously offering our first 100 participants -a 1 year subscription to Home Educating Magazine $15.95 value each. HEF is for families who want their children to be able to think and thoughtfully engage the culture. Homeschoolers have the advantage of avoiding some of the worse elements of our world, but we also have the responsibility of changing our world. HEF hopes to give you the encouragement, inspiration, and information to do just that!

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Homeschool Boutique is a hip and trendy online boutique for homeschoolers.  Their goal is to be your #1 source for homeschool apparel and to provide great-looking homeschooling items at an affordable price. Their shirts and accessories are in good taste-- they offer “homeschool spirit” without offending those who have chosen a different path. Homeschool Boutique  is offering a whole family of shirts!  The winner will receive t-shirts for the entire family!

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The Itty-Bitty Bookworm is giving away both  Bo's Curriculum and Bailey's Curriculum.  The magic of The Itty-Bitty Bookworm is in the simple, organized, teach-it-yourself curriculum. It’s a literature-based program on CD that does all the planning for you, so you can focus on what's important ~ your children. The program is specifically designed for children ages 18 months - 5 years of age, and tailored to meet the unique needs of in-home preschools, family child-care centers, child development centers and home-schooling families.

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Literature Discovery Guide & Book by Blackbird & Company Educational Press
Let Blackbird & Company guide your children into the deep practice that breathes life and purpose into reading. Help them grow in the ability to appreciate and respond to a range of literature, and to practice what matters over time to discover the significance of great stories. Choose any title from our Level 1, 2 or 3 guides and also receive the book with it. (Retail $17-20)

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Author Susan Marlow is giving away a set of Circle C Adventure books to a winner.

Andrea "Andi" Carter never tries to get into trouble, but somehow it always manages to find her. Living on the Circle C ranch near Fresno, California, in the 1880s--the heyday of the Old West--provides Andi with more than her fair share of adventures. Whether nearly trampling her schoolmaster on her palomino horse, Taffy, or outwitting an escaped convict, Andi's life is never boring. Her hair-raising escapades always end up teaching her valuable lessons about life, friends, and family

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Blast Off on a Writing Adventure! Students can work at their own pace and on their own in this 144-page workbook for grades 3-8. Reach for the Stars also works great in home school co-ops and in classrooms because it includes a parent/teacher guide with hints for expanding the lessons if desired.

Author Susan Marlow is giving away her latest book Reach for the Stars writing workbook.

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 FREE Gifts for all participants from the following - details on THL!

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A Reminder ....

Holiday Open House will start December 3rd and end at Midnight December 10th. Mister Linky will be up and ready,  bright and early on the 3rd.

All Mama bloggers are welcome to join (Homeschoolers & Non-Homeschoolers) you do not have to blog here at HSB to participate!

To read the details , guidelines and check out our sponsors click

 HERE!

I am so excited about the sponsors for this Open House, we are blessed to have some wonderful Door Prizes once again!!!

Best of all, I cant wait to read everyones posts and hopefully pick up a few new ideas for Christmas!

~See you real soon!~ 

 

 

 

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Are you all ready for some fun Giveaways?

Shannon over at Rocks in My Dryer is hosting a huge “Fall, Y'all Bloggy Giveaway “ I thought this would be a great “Holiday” kick off for the upcoming “Holiday Homeschool Open House”.

When  ~ “Holiday Homeschool Open House “ will start on Monday December 3^rd and will run through Friday December 7^th.

Where ~ Right here at “Less Of Me ~ More Of Him”

What ~ Get all the details to this years Holiday Homeschool Open House HERE along with a list of sponsors! We are going to have some wonderful Door Prizes again this time around.

Why ~ Fellowship, Friendship and Fun (Not to mention all the great things we will learn from each other)

Now onto the Giveaway!

ALL are welcome to participate in this Bloggy Giveaway!!!

If you do not have a blog please leave your email!

To be entered into a drawing to win one of these 5 neat giveaways, please leave a comment and a way to get in touch with you (email or blog) so that I can contact the winners. I will randomly choose and post the winners on Saturday, November 3^nd, so get your comment in by midnight (Central time) on November 2^nd. 

 
Now on to the giveaways, click on the titles to read more…

I am sharing a few of the things I love with you all...

A one-year Subscription to the all-new “Victoria” Magazine!“

Serenity awaits you in every issue of Victoria magazine. Unabashedly feminine, Victoria offers the best in charming home décor, gracious gardens, entertaining touches, intimate profiles of inspiring women, and off-the-beaten-path travel destinations. Leave the every-day behind with Victoria!” Thanks to Victoria for

A brand spanken new pack of my Sharpies!!!

Sharpie Ultra Fine Assorted 24 pack

Two NEW Thomas The Train DVD’s

Thomas and Friends: Thomas' Sodor Celebration! DVD

Thomas and Friends: Steamies vs. Diesels and Other Thomas Adventures

 Lastly…

Holiday Notebook

(E-book form)

~ Just in time to get your holidays organized!~

Do you need a little more help to make your Christmas Simple?  Do you need ideas, forms and a little encouragement to get you started?  Then try Heidi Jo’s Holiday Notebook.  It has the step by step plan, the forms and the encouragement you need. The only holiday planner you will ever need.  Get yours today and really enjoy this Christmas season.

That’s it just leave me a comment and let me know which Giveaway would be your first choice! The winners will be posted on Saturday! Now go have some Bloggy Giveaway Fun!!!

An Open Invitation to all moms...

 
Who ~ "You" ~ ALL Mama bloggers are welcome to join us for this “Holiday Open House”, you do not have to homeschool to participate. Doesn't matter where you blog, HSB, Xanga, blogger etc... I'm sure there is much we can learn from each other as Christian mothers trying to teach our children the real meaning of Christmas whether we homeschool or not!

What ~  "Holiday Open House 2007"   Share a post about Christmas or Thanksgiving in your home, as elaborate as you like with pictures or without.  If you are new to Homeschool Open House you can view the original carnival HERE.

Where ~ Right here at “Less Of Me ~ More Of Him”

When  ~ “Holiday Open House “ will start on Monday December 3^rd and will run through Monday December 10^th.

Why ~ Fellowship, Friendship and Fun (Not to mention all the great things we will learn from each other)

 Below are just a few questions you might answer … feel free to share what’s on your heart!

• If your doing a Thanksgiving post, you can share what you did, share some pics, what crafts or projects did you do with the children. Did you incorporate any activities or traditions centered around our Lord?

• How do you keep Christ in Christmas?

• Share some fun things you do with your family, traditions, is there  a new tradition you want to start?

• Share fun activities, projects, crafts, unit studies or websites you might incorporate into your homeschool/home.

• Gifts~ Share gifts that you will be making, gifts from your kitchen, frugal ideas etc…

• Food~ Please share a tried and true family recipe for the Holidays! Side dish, cookies, cake, appetizer, drink etc.

• Do you celebrate Chanukah??? Please do share with us!

• This last one is for Non Homeschooling moms ~ If you have a question for us Homeschooling moms, now is your chance to kindly ask away!

Again, “Holiday Homeschool Open House “ will start on Monday December 3^rd and will run through Monday December 10^th.

You must link back to the Open House on your post so that others can join the fun too!

Mister Linky will be up on the 3^rd, when you link to mister Linky  you must link directly to your Open House post.  I have had ladies linking that are not participating and it becomes too difficult to find your post.

And now for the Door Prizes, again a big thank you goes out to all of those that have so graciously donated items to make our open house even more special and fun!

Holiday Open House Sponsors

Please Click on the Graphics to visit the sponsors site!

The very talented and amazingly wonderful Susan Branch (the eldest of 8 children) has been ever so kind to donate a number of her books that she has personally AUTOGRAPHED!!!  I am humbled that she wanted to be a part of our Open House!!!

She is donating these 3 Autographed books plus a wonderful "Family" calendar!!!

Jo Anne & Vicki of Goosberry Patch have graciously donated this wonderful cookbook! Lots of fun recipes to make with the children!

A one-year Subscription to the all-new “Victoria” Magazine! Donated by the wonderful people over at Victoria Magazine!!!

Serenity awaits you in every issue of Victoria magazine. Unabashedly feminine, Victoria offers the best in charming home décor, gracious gardens, entertaining touches, intimate profiles of inspiring women, and off-the-beaten-path travel destinations. Leave the every-day behind with Victoria!

The wonderful folks at "TEA Magazine are donating an amazing gift package for one very blessed door Prize winner!!!!

This amazing package includes the following items over $100 in beautiful gifts!!! Go to the site http://www.teamag.com/ to view these neat gitfts!

A one-year subscription to TEA Magazine

 

3 Beautiful Books ~"Tea Poetry" , "Scones Shortbread and More"… and a Tea Address Book!

 Bookmark

I love tea pin

 Magazine mark

Hearts for Family

A ministry of The Crawford Family

The Crawford family has graciously donated one of their beautiful Scriptures CD's...

Passages of Scripture put to beautiful music to help families memorize God's Word together!

Karen over at "Story Time Felts" has donated a felt package of "The Christmas Story"

Bring the Bible to life with Scripture Stories! Hearing the stories of the Bible is one thing, but seeing the story as it is told helps children visualize how it actually happened. Now you can have the Bible Stories in your home or Sunday School classroom or Vacation Bible School (VBS), allowing the children to retell these stories over and over so they become their own. Set comes with figures to tell the story listed and the scriptural reference to use in accordance with the King James Version.

The Family Planner was developed and created by a busy mom with today's busy family in mind. Its original design makes it the must have calendar for all moms. The Family Planner is not your typical wall calendar. Instead, it is a full-size planner with spacious daily columns providing ample space for even the most overwhelming schedules. Its user-friendly format creates the perfect organizational tool for the entire family.

 Homeschool boutique will be donating a Homeschool T-shirt for mom!!!

 

 

 Paulette over at Capturing Today contacted me and wanted to bless a couple of you moms with a Total Care Carpet Cleaning Kit from Capture!!! 

 

 

 Susan from "Suzyscribbles" contacted me and wanted to bless one of you moms with a Gift Set  of her first two books!

 

 Bobbie from "Encouragement along the way has donated a precious half apron she made!!! Perfect for Christmas day it even sparkles a bit!!!

 

 Phyllis Sather is donating her E-book "Purposeful Planning"

To read more about this encouraging and helpful book go HERE!  

 

 

Marybeth Whalen from "Cheaper By The Half Dozen" has donated her new E-book "A Recipe For Christmas Joy "

A Recipe For Christmas Joy contains recipes, ideas, encouragement and thoughts on keeping Jesus at the center of your Christmas celebration. This book was designed to help you find that Christmas JOY your heart is longing for!

 

 

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Graham Family Ministries
www.school4jesus.com
Encouraging Families in the Lord and His Ways
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Do you desire to have fun making memories with your children this holiday season? Do you wish you had a fun and easy way to document all those special memories? I don't know about you, but this is my desire as we head into the holiday season. While I still want learning to be taking place, I don't want to be so caught up in "doing school" that we miss out on LIFE --- on all the opportunities we have over Christmas to build relationships and make memories with our children.

I wanted something that we could use to incorporate some language arts into our December, as well as provide a way to document our memories. I also wanted to keep Jesus at the very center of all we did over the holidays.  Our Christmas Journal was my answer to my own need.  This 110 page ebook contains decorated pages you can print and fill in with pictures, captions, stories, recipes...memories of the Christmas season.

I pray it will bless you and your family as well!

It’s here! It’s here! The Winter 2007 issue of Seasonal Delights is here and one of you blessed Ladies will be recieveing one  paper copy!!!

The Winter 2007 issue is 46 pages and contains more that 275 full-color photos — and still no advertisements! There are also four pages of templates for four separate projects in the magazine, bringing the total page count to 50!

We’ve tried to give you more of everything you’ve told us you love about Seasonal Delights. We’ve tried to create the magazine we would love even if we weren’t responsible for it. We’ve tried to capture a love for winter in 50 pages, and we hope you like it!

 

Please spread the news!!!

If you would like to use the button or bar  , please "LEFT" click on the graphic, the graphic will open in a new window , you can then right click and save to your computer!

 

 

 

 

 

• EVERYONE that participated will receive an E-book from Biblical Womanhood if you are interested in receiving this Free ebook and you have not already emailed me, please email Orderlymom@cox.net . Please put "Free E-book" in the subject and be sure to leave your Mister Linky number in the email so I can verify your post!

• I'm sure you all realizes this is quite a task so please bare with me and give me a week or so to send your Ebook!

• TOP 20 Participants If you have not already done so please send me your address to mail off your "Homeschool Planner" CD

• Some of you may be wondering "How" I pulled the door prizes??? I decided before the "Open House " began that I was going to pull a door prize  every 25th participant starting with #1! I let "Photo Matts Random Number Generator" pull the rest of the numbers and I used Photo Matt to pick who received what Door Prize to make it 100% Fair! 

 

  

• “Homeschooling Today Magazine ” has generously offered to donate half a year “FREE” (3 copies) to the first 100 participants! (I think that should more then cover everyone J)
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• Orderly Mom Notebook
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• Arbonne spa / beauty products donated by our very own Marsha over at “Our Homeschool And Other Such Happenings”
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• Soul Retreats For Mom Devotional
• Beaded bookmark made and donated by our very own Mary over at “Raising 4 Godly Men”
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• Marjolein Bastin matching candle and photo album.
• Gourmet Tea
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• Floral Index cards
• Curriculum Sampler donated by “Homeschool.com”
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• $10 gift certificate for “Blue Thistle Homeschool Books” donated by Bluethistlehomeschool.com
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• Pink Multi Colored Scarf Headband by Cherabella
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• “Hope, Faith & Love”  Necklace in sterling silver .
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• If / Then chart donated by Doorposts
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"The Mom walk ~ Keeping In step With Gods Heart for Motherhood" Donated by Sally Clarkson (This is her latest book and it is wonderful!!!)

 

 

 Door Prize #25  (1.Kelli)Kerry over at “Practically Necessary” has donated this adorable and very necessary "Luara" half Apron, stylish and cute!!!   Door Prize #26(50. 5atkins)Connie Jean over at ”Close to My heart” has donated a precious Scrap Booking card kit.
  
  Please take some time to visit all of these wonderful businesses and support them in any way you can! Door Prize #27(95. Mrs. G)Graham Family Ministries
www.school4jesus.com
Encouraging Families in the Lord and His Ways
Has donated a Fantastic E-book!"Copying the FACTS"

Congratualtions to all the Door Prize winners!!!

A huge thank you to all of the wonderful folks that donated prizes! Please visit a few of them and give them your business if you can!