Homeschool Nations - Illinois

Aug. 20, 2008

Homeschool Week at Indiana Beach

 

Home school families can visit Indiana Beach on August 27-31 to get special discounts and exclusive events! To begin, we give all
participants an unlimited Ride Pass valid from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Parents not wishing to ride may simply pay the $2.50 entrance fee when they arrive). Home school students may use the day to complete any number of our 50+ worksheets based on our rides & attractions. Enjoy all this and one of the following Special Events for only $9.00 per person.
 

SPECIAL EVENTS
Choose one of the following events for FREE, and add another for just $2.00 more per person:

 
NEW for Homeschool Week 2008 - Roller Coaster Model Contest
Students team up and build a roller coaster model to bring and compete in three categories: Safety, Thrill, and Visuals. With a golf
ball as a coaster car, no one gets hurt but everyone learns when things may go wrong! Download the official rules. Must have at least 4 Coasters to hold the contest.

 

Culinary Brainery
Our skilled Skyroom chef presents a cooking demonstration in a sure fire way to delight the audience while teaching some valuable how-to kitchen techniques. Including an exclusive behind-the-scenes tour of our huge kitchen, the informative Culinary Brainery has been growing in popularity each year. Must have 15 to 20 people registered so call your friends and sign up early.
 

Whatever Floats Your Boat Recycling Regatta
In the afternoons of Homeschool Week, teams of 1 or 2 students will paddle, kick, or drift around the Action River in a race to the
finish (or maybe just a race to finish) aboard watercraft they have constructed out of recycled materials. Prizes will be awarded to
winners and to all teams that successfully finish one lap. A complete set of rules will be sent to all registered teams. Minimum of 8 boats for a race.

 
Photography Class
Learn some helpful tips for taking better pictures, then practice around the park. This 45 minute class will help you catch all you can
on a day of fun! Minimum of 15 registered students. Cameras not included.

 
The above special events all have minimum attendance requirements, so in the case that the minimum is not met, the event will be cancelled for that day. Indiana Beach does not offer refunds or rain checks. To qualify for this special rate, registration and payment must be in by August 11, 2008. For more information or to book today, call Lynn or Matt at (800) 583-4306, option 3.

 

http://www.indianabeach.com:80/homeschool/index.php

 

• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link


Aug. 20, 2008

ICHE Family Camp

 

You are invited to:

 

The September 5-7, 2008 ICHE Family Camp at Timber-Lee in East Troy, Wisconsin.

 

Tenting and RV spots are still available.  Register now and attend a fun filled weekend with your entire family, teens and twenties too.  Enjoy the beautiful surroundings  of southern Wisconsin while building relationships with other home school families heading in the same direction.

 

Don't miss the ICHE Saturday Picnic Dinner included in your registration fees followed by – History Night; Remembering Heroes of the Faith.  You may come as you are or dress up like your favorite historical hero/heroine. 

 

Activities are multi-generational and families attend events together.  Activities include:  Camp fires – Games – Hands-on Science Workshops – Chalk Talk Presentation – Canoeing – Swimming – Volleyball – Music – Hayrides and more.   

 

We hope you'll join us and the many other kindred hearts at this delightful and relaxing family retreat.

 

For more information go to www.iche.org and click on events.  The registration form and workshop choices are available there.  If you have a question you can email the office at info@iche.org

 

• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link


Aug. 20, 2008

Corn Maze and Festival Coming in September!

 

What: 3rd annual A-Maze-ing Corn Maze and Festival with this year’s theme of “Down on the Farm” cut out of a 4 acre cornfield.

           

Who: Auburn United Methodist Church – A-Maze-ing Corn Maze and Festival

 

When: Corn Maze only on weekends of Sept. 13-14, 20-21, 27-28, Oct. 4-5, 11-12 with the hours of Saturdays: 10-6, Sundays: 12-6 and Monday, Oct. 13th, Columbus Day: 10-2. Cost of admission is only required for the corn maze, $5 per person (5 and under free) which includes free onsite parking. $1 Coupon for Maze only to be found on web-site. Other activities may have a fee.

 

Where: Located on the property of the Auburn United Methodist Church, 14100 State Route 4, Auburn, IL

 

Festival Dates: Sept. 20-21 and 27-28

Special Events added for one day or more of the festival includes: Garage Sale, Trivia Night, After Dark Maze hours, Free Children’s Area, Straw Maze, Food, Pumpkin Painting, Hayrides, Jacob’s ladder, Double Dunk Tank, Silent Auction, Ice Cream Social, Health Fair, Pedal Tractor Pull plus other events still in the planning stages!

 

 

Please visit our church’s website at www.auburn-umc.org for updated information, printable flyers, and the corn maze e-mail address for all questions.

 

 

• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link


Aug. 20, 2008

School Days “Down on the Farm”

 

2008 Auburn United Methodist Church’s  3rd

A-MAZE-ing  Corn Maze

School Days “Down on the Farm”

Sept. 16-17-18

 

   

Teachers:

Explore the corn field maze, and learn about the many uses of corn in our lives! (A small hay maze is also available for the children’s entertainment.)

 

Speaker: Carrie Winkelmann, “Ag in the Classroom” Coordinator from the Sangamon/Menard County Farm Bureau

 

Tues: Sept. 16     Weds: Sept. 17     Thurs: Sept. 18

Choose your day, choose your start time.

 

Programs begin every 20 minutes from 9:00 am – 2:30 pm each day. Program and corn maze time is about 1½ hours per class. Each class will take home classroom “corn” lesson plans (information taken from the National Corn Growers Association web-site) to extend the learning and the fun!

 

Cost is $2 per child (which includes a small snack and drink) and teachers, bus drivers, and your chaperones will also be admitted for the same $2 admission.

 

Teachers: Please collect the fees

and present a total amount upon arrival at the maze.

Bus parking available on site.

 

For more information or to reserve your time, please call Donna Goodroe at 1-217-438-6767

 

 

14100 State Route 4, Auburn, IL

 

 

 

• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link


Aug. 6, 2008

KidsCom at Chicago Field Museum

Thanks Michelle for sharing this with us!!!

 

Nikki

Illinois HS Nations Blog Coordinator

 

KidsCom at Chicago Field Museum

 

Kids: Tell your Parents about this FREE FAMILY FUN event in Chicago!
Come celebrate the launch of a new game on KidsCom.com - Animal Adventure - where you help save animals in trouble!!

  • Be the first kids to do the Animal Adventures scavenger hunt at the Field Museum!

  • Attend the free event and get COOL stuff!

  • PLUS: First 100 families to pre-register & turn in their confirmation coupon at the event get a Free Hope Plant Baby Key Chain

 

August, 11th, 2008 at 10:30 a.m.

FREE ADMISSION!!!

 

Event Registration Link

Directions to the Field Museum

 

 

• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link


Aug. 6, 2008

Parents Pick 2008

 

From May 19 - June 30, 2008 parents from all over the US logged on to PC Local to vote for the best family friendly resources in their city. We got thousands of votes (thanks!) and the results were pretty close right up until the last minute. It was a tough... wait a minute, enough of our blabbing... click on a city to find out who WON the 2008 Nickelodeon's Parents' Picks Awards!

 

CHICAGO:

 

• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link


Aug. 6, 2008

US Consumer Product Safety Commission website

Hi all~

I know this is not directly related to HS'ing, but this is an invaluable website that I wanted to share. This site lists all of the recent recalls with pictures of the products. You can also join their mailing list and they notify you via email when a new recall is out there. The sad thing, is I receive several emails from them a week. There are too many unsafe products out there!

http://www.cpsc.gov/

 

 

Nikki

Illinois Homeschool Nations Blog Coordinator

(Division of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine)

www.homeschoolblogger.com/Illinois

The Old Schoolhouse, America's largest homeschool

magazine

http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com

Homeschool Nations State Listings

http://www.thehomeschoolmagazine.com/Homeschool_Nations/State_Listings.php

Homeschool Illinois Support Group

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/homeschool-Illinois/

 

• Comments (1) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link


Jul. 9, 2008

Illinois State Fair

 

Experience this 10-day celebration in Springfield of all things Illinois, including agriculture and livestock showcases, Illinois wine tastings, carnival rides and concerts.
August 8 – 17, 2008 

 

• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link


Jul. 9, 2008

TOS Contest Central For the month of July

 

Beautiful Words: Letters of Love from Mothers to Daughters

From our reviewer:

I so desire to communicate to my daughters (and sons, for that matter) that I love them extraordinarily. But as a homeschooling mother of six, I often feel my days have pressed me out of the opportunity. I had been praying about this recently, and God in His gentle providence saw to it that I would be reviewing Beautiful Words: Letters of Love from Mothers to Daughters, written by two homeschooling moms like me, Lorrie Flem and Wanda Gibert. Lorrie Flem is the mother of eight children, and Wanda the mother of six. They are busy doing the job of homeschooling, but they have both learned the art of communicating through meaningful letters written to their children and have endeavored to share the process through this helpful little book. Beautiful Words: Letters of Love from Mothers to Daughters is a lovely primer on writing meaningful letters of love to our daughters. (. . .)

The greatest portion of the book contains letters written not only by the authors but also by other mothers and grandmothers across time. If you feel you need inspiration, it's hard to imagine you wouldn't be able to find it in the appealing letters included here. I did find that the ornamental font used to print the letters was difficult to read, and I gave up halfway through several because I found it strained my eyes to read them. The remainder of the book, however, is printed in an easy-to-read script.

Read the complete review online and enter for a chance to win Beautiful Words: Letters of Love from Mothers to Daughters.

TO ENTER:
Email Deb with your name and mailing address and the subject, "Beautiful Words" for a chance to win*.

 

• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link


Jul. 9, 2008

Events at Brookfield Zoo

 

July 12-13, 2008

Beanie Baby Days

Don't miss Beanie Baby Days at Brookfield Zoo this summer!

 

July 20, 2008

July Zoo Tunes - Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers

Get ready to enjoy FREE live, outdoor music on the zoo’s East Mall on select Sunday afternoons all summer!

 

August 7, 2008

White Sox Player Appearances

Don't miss your opportunity to meet Chicago White Sox players!

 

August 24, 2008

August Zoo Tunes - Justin Roberts and Not Ready For Naptime Players

Get ready to enjoy FREE live, outdoor music on the zoo’s East Mall on select Sunday afternoons all summer!

 

September 20 – 21

Fiesta para Todos

Bring la familia to Brookfield Zoo and join in a celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month at the “Party for All!”

 

October 18-19 and 25-26, 2008

Boo! at the Zoo

Brookfield Zoo’s annual Boo! at the Zoo festival is the perfect way to celebrate Halloween!

 

For more information go to their website:

http://brookfieldzoo.pmailus.com/pmailweb/ct?d=FdOxzAAEAAP-----AAH2EA

 

Brookfield Zoo * 3300 Golf Rd.Brookfield, IL 60513 * 708-688-8000

 

• Comments (0) • Post A Comment! • Permanent Link


About Me

Updates on homeschool happenings in Ilinois!





Subscribe for Updates

Enter your email address below to subscribe to Illinois!


powered by Bloglet

Recent Posts

• Homeschool Week at Indiana Beach
• ICHE Family Camp
• Corn Maze and Festival Coming in September!
• School Days “Down on the Farm”
• KidsCom at Chicago Field Museum
• Parents Pick 2008
• US Consumer Product Safety Commission website
• Illinois State Fair
• TOS Contest Central For the month of July
• Events at Brookfield Zoo
• Buffalo Rock State Park
• Nachusa Grasslands - Franklin Grove, IL
• Early American Museum - "Bricks and Balustrades: School Architecture in Champaign and Ford Counties"
• Rockford Park District - Free stuff to do!
• Bartlett Nature Center
• Illinois Christian Home Educators Blog and Today's Contest
• FREE GOLF CLINICS at the Rockford Park District
• 2008 ICHE Annual State Convention – more info
• New Science Reference Guide: Solar Ovens and Solar Cooking from The Library of Congress
• USED CURRICULUM FLEA MARKET

Blog Categories

• Central Illinois Stuff
• Northern Illinois Stuff
• Southern Illinois Stuff
• Miscellaneous Information
• Enrichment Co-Op Information
• Library Sales
• Cool Stuff To Do
• Field Trips

About this Blog

• Home
• View my profile
• Archives
• Email Me
• My Blog's RSS

Sites to Visit

• The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
• Illinois Homeschool Info
• West Suburban Homeschool Band
• Sex Offender Registries for Every State
• IL Sex Offender Registry
• The Imperfect Homeschooler
• Wholeheart Ministries
• Family Man Ministries (Homeschool Cartoon Dad)
• Home School University (West Chicago)
• Heritage Home School Workshops (Elgin)
• Illinois Christian Home Educators (ICHE)
• Christian Home Educators Coalition (CHEC)
• Considering Homeschooling
• Our State HS Law

Important TOS Links

• The Old Schoolhouse Magazine
• Our State Page at TOS
• HSB Front Porch
• Home Where They Belong Blog
• TOS Online Lab
• HSB Literary Club
• It's a Small World Blog
• HomesteadBlogger

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine




FREE e-News!





Our e-Newsletters give you wonderful, informative information about homeschooling, news bits, contests and PRIZES for homeschoolers, articles to encourage you, calls for writers, free unit studies and lesson plans, and just a lot of FUN. Bring the community to your inbox – and no worries, we never sell, trade or give your email or any other information out to anyone. Come join the homeschool party! Subscribe to *FREE* newsletters offered by The Old Schoolhouse Magazine.


TOS Store







To see a close-up
of the current cover,
click here.



Do you have the whole set of back issues from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine?

Click here to view all back issues and read the themes - you will want to collect the ones you've missed!!



Homeschooling Methods
At Bookstores NOW!!


eBooks to Help You!







Join Our
Affiliate Program!

Earn Money
Every Time

TOS Magazine is Sold in
Partnership with You.
more . . .


What's New in Homeschooling!

Homeschooling in the news
provided by HomeSchoolBuzz.com
Search Engine Optimization

HSN Roll Call

• HSN
• Military Blog
• Alabama
• Alaska
• Arizona
• Arkansas
• California
• Colorado
• Connecticut
• Delaware
• Florida
• Georgia
• Hawaii a>
•
Idaho
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Maine
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Minnesota
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• Montana
• Nebraska
• Nevada
• New Hampshire
• New Jersey
• New Mexico
• New York
• North Carolina
• North Dakota
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• Oregon
• Pennsylvania
• Rhode Island
• South Carolina
• South Dakota
• Tennessee
• Texas
• Utah
• Vermont
• Virginia
• Washington
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin
• Wyoming
• Washington DC
• Guam
• Puerto Rico

• Alberta, Canada
• British Columbia, Canada
• Manitoba, Canada
• New Brunswick, Canada
• Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
• NW Territories, Canada
• Nova Scotia, Canada
• Nunavut, Canada
• Ontario, Canada
• Prince Edward Island, Canada
• Quebec, Canada
• Saskatchewan, Canada
• Yukon Territory, Canada

• UK
• Australia


Friends

• GalacticBlogger
• military


Page 1 of 73
Last Page | Next Page