Dec. 18, 2007 - Cookie of the Month Club!
Here is a gift idea if you are
1. trying to save money
OR
2. trying to buy for someone who has it all except the ability to bake
OR
3. trying to give people homemade gifts
COOKIE OF THE MONTH CLUB! Doesn't that sound fun? (I want to be in the cookie of the month club, don't you?!)
So, it's what I'm going to do for my dad. I made up some printable coupons, and I thought I should probably share them to save someone else some time.
Cookie of the Month Coupons
Have fun as you make and bake gifts for the ones you love!
Merry Christmas,
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Dec. 14, 2007 - Gingerbread Men
Let's make a mess cookies!
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Dec. 10, 2007 - The Twelve Days of Christmas (Lapbook Style)
I've entered the Twelve Blogs of Christmas Contest hosted by HomeschoolEstore. Winners each get $50 credit to HomeschoolEstore, so I thought I'd give it a shot. Specifically, I entered the contest on Trivium Academy's blog.
I want to encourage everyone to enter a few (we can each enter two) of the contests. Some of them are really easy (aka not-much-thinking-involved) in case you have a case of holiday brain.
So, here is my entry
The Twelve Days of Homeschool (Lapbook Style)
On the first day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
a book in the shape of a tree
On the second day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
On the third day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
three tri-folds,
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
On the fourth day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
four file folders,
three tri-folds,
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
On the fifth day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
five cards in a pocket,
four file folders,
three tri-folds,
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
On the sixth day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
six flags a waving,
five cards in a pocket,
four file folders,
three tri-folds,
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
On the seventh day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
seven shutters folding,
six flags a waving,
five cards in a pocket,
four file folders,
three tri-folds,
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
On the eighth day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
eight adhesives holding,
seven shutters folding,
six flags a waving,
five cards in a pocket,
four file folders,
three tri-folds,
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
On the ninth day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
nine brads a fastening,
eight adhesives holding,
seven shutters folding,
six flags a waving,
five cards in a pocket,
four file folders,
three tri-folds,
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
On the tenth day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
ten flips a flapping,
nine brads a fastening,
eight adhesives holding,
seven shutters folding,
six flags a waving,
five cards in a pocket,
four file folders,
three tri-folds,
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
On the eleventh day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
eleven wheels a turning,
ten flips a flapping,
nine brads a fastening,
eight adhesives holding,
seven shutters folding,
six flags a waving,
five cards in a pocket,
four file folders,
three tri-folds,
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
On the twelfth day of homeschool, my momma gave to me
twelve extensions for learning,
eleven wheels a turning,
ten flips a flapping,
nine brads a fastening,
eight adhesives holding,
seven shutters folding,
six flags a waving,
five cards in a pocket,
four file folders,
three tri-folds,
two velcro dots,
and a book in the shape of a tree
And now, we're all dizzy (and exhausted) from the thought of all that cutting, turning, flipping, flapping, gluing, sweeping, and vaccuming.
Happy Lapbooking,
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Dec. 10, 2007 - Christmas Tradition
When Elijah was less than a month old, something in a MOPS magazine jumped out and screamed at me, "GOOD TRADITION ALERT! GOOD TRADITION ALERT!"
The idea I read about was to collect Christmas books (or check some out from the library) and to wrap them up to be opened at the rate of one per day from the day after Thanksgiving to Christmas Day. Well, six years (and 36 library book sales) later, we finally have enough books to do this without having to wrap any from the library.
We don't start the opening until December 1st, but it has been one of our best December traditions.
'Round here, a well-loved book is more fun to open than a brand new one.
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Dec. 5, 2007 - FIAR Ornament Exchange
Here are the fantastic ornaments (group #4) we received in the exchange this year (this was our first year participating); getting the mail has never been more exciting!
I wish you could see the little lighbulb better...it was such a cute idea!
Want to see more? Some of the other moms (from other groups) have also posted:
Blog She Wrote
Five on a Whim
New Age Hippy
Mommy Logic
The Unsells
My Blessings From Above
If you use FIAR, be sure to jump on board the ornament exchange next year. It's too much fun.
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Dec. 4, 2007 - Don't Miss the Party at Lilliput Station
Join the fun at Melissa's blog! Contribute to the party and you might win a prize.
Here are my contributions:
Free Gingerbread Lapbook at Homeschool Share
Free Twelve Days of Christmas Lapbook at Homeschool Share
~*~Just a FYI~*~
If you are looking for more free Christmas Lapbooks, try
The Christmas Day Kitten Lapbook at Homeschool Share
The Night Before Christmas Lapbook at Homeschool Share
The Legend of the Candy Cane Lapbook at Homeschool Share
(this hasn't been posted yet, but it should be done by this weekend...a little bird told me!)
Nativity Lapbook (not sure who gets credit for this one)
Nativity Lapbook by Angela Frampton
Christmas Symbols from 1+1+1=1 Blog
Birth of Christ Lapbook from Veritas Press
Christmas Symbols Lapbook at Homeschool Helper
