Kiddos Create {6/27/10}

Kiddos Create will be taking a little break for the summer months. This will be the last MckLinky for awhile. I hope everyone has a wonderful, fum-filled summer! Thank you to everyone for linking up such wonderful ideas!!!

Welcome to the Kiddos Create Weekly carnival!!!  I can't wait to check out your links and see your creations made by, for, or with your kiddos using everyday items from around your home!! If you are new here and would like more info about the Kiddos Create Challenge of the Week and how to join in, please click here.

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Proverbs 14:14 {printables}

With my daughter's My Father's World 1st grade curriculum, she is learning Bible verses from Proverbs. To help her remember them, I have made printables for her for each of the Proverbs covered in the curriculum. We put an 8.5x11 of the verse up on our Bible board and I also scale it down and print it onto a blank 4x6 inch index card to go into her Bible verse memory book.

I also created printable copywork for each of the verses. Once she completes the copywork, I hole punch it and put it in a 3-ring folder so that we have another record of her verses. Plus, it is nice to be able to look back and see how her penmanship improves! As we move along and cover more verses, I will continue to add them.

You can download the docs by clicking on each of the images.

FYI: The curriculum does come with blank pages to use for the copywork. However, I made these to coordinate with the memory verse pages above. Plus, I just think they are so darn cute and my kids are loving them!

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Proverbs 25:28 {printables}

With my daughter's My Father's World 1st grade curriculum, she is learning Bible verses from Proverbs. To help her remember them, I have made printables for her for each of the Proverbs covered in the curriculum. We put an 8.5x11 of the verse up on our Bible board and I also scale it down and print it onto a blank 4x6 inch index card to go into her Bible verse memory book.

I also created printable copywork for each of the verses. Once she completes the copywork, I hole punch it and put it in a 3-ring folder so that we have another record of her verses. Plus, it is nice to be able to look back and see how her penmanship improves! As we move along and cover more verses, I will continue to add them.

You can download the docs by clicking on each of the images.

FYI: The curriculum does come with blank pages to use for the copywork. However, I made these to coordinate with the memory verse pages above. Plus, I just think they are so darn cute and my kids are loving them!

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Come Look With Me {Art}

We are almost done with our school year and I can hardly wait to have a break. Would you believe that I am already trying to get ready for the upcoming school year?!?!  I guess I am just tired of teaching, but excited to start planning.

The My Father's World 1st grade curriculum that we use comes with two really great art books, Exploring Landscape Art with Children and  Enjoying Art with Children. They are both part of the Come Look With Me series. The books showcase the work of many famous artists. There is an explanation of the artwork as well as some historical and biographical information on the background of the artist. There are also suggested questions to help open the discussion for each piece of artwork.

Although we didn't use the books as much as I had hoped this past year with my daughter, I hope to implement some of them this upcoming school year. I was particularly interested to see the Discovering African American Art for Children.

Here are some of the other books in the series:



 

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Kiddos Create {6/21/10}

A big thank to everyone who has been linking up to Kiddos Create! Please know that I have not forgotten about you and all your wonderful ideas! I have been busy trying to wrap up our last few weeks of school. But, this week I hope to check out all of the awesome ideas that have been linked up from the last few weeks.

Welcome to the Kiddos Create Weekly carnival!!!  I can't wait to check out your links and see your creations made by, for, or with your kiddos using everyday items from around your home!! If you are new here and would like more info about the Kiddos Create Challenge of the Week and how to join in, please click here.

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Father’s Day Tie Card

Well, just like with our Mother’s Day cards, I was a slacker and didn’t get the Father’s Day cards out on time..we just finished these two days ago. Ugh…I used to be so great about getting cards out on time. I have got to get back in the groove!

But, if you are looking for a quick last minute Father’s Day card for your kiddos to make, this one was super easy!

These cute little cards open up so that you can write a little note on the inside of the shirt. The kids had fun designing their shirt and tie. The template comes with lots of different tie/bow tie options and the kids colored all of them before deciding which ONE they wanted add to their card.

So, if you need an easy card for dad or granddad, you can download the card template and instructions from The Knack, sponsored by Michaels Craft Store.

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Find It Games Winner

Thank you to everyone who entered the Find It Games Deluxe Edition giveaway .

The wonderful people over at Find It Games have generously offered a discount to all of my readers!!! So, if you can't locate Find It Games at a local store near you, head on over to the Find It Games site and use discount code FIGBLOG for a $5 off your purchase. The offer is good through July 31, 2010.

Now, onto the giveaway winner (randomly chosen by random.org)...
Congratulations to commenter #20, Marshan at Going Bananas and Loving It who said:

Marshan said...
got your button too!! - 3rd entry

Congratulations Marshan! You have 48 hours to email me with your contact information, otherwise another winner will be chosen.

Thanks everyone!! And a big thank you to Find It Games for allowing me to review and host a Find It Games giveaway!

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Proverbs 20:11 {printables}

With my daughter's My Father's World 1st grade curriculum, she is learning Bible verses from Proverbs. To help her remember them, I have made printables for her for each of the Proverbs covered in the curriculum. We put an 8.5x11 of the verse up on our Bible board and I also scale it down and print it onto a blank 4x6 inch index card to go into her Bible verse memory book.

I also created printable copywork for each of the verses. Once she completes the copywork, I hole punch it and put it in a 3-ring folder so that we have another record of her verses. Plus, it is nice to be able to look back and see how her penmanship improves! As we move along and cover more verses, I will continue to add them.

You can download the docs by clicking on each of the images.

FYI: The curriculum does come with blank pages to use for the copywork. However, I made these to coordinate with the memory verse pages above. Plus, I just think they are so darn cute and my kids are loving them!

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Garage Sale Goodies

One of my most favorite things to do is going to garage sales. It has actually proven to be one of my best money savers as well! My garage sale excursion a few weeks back while my mother was in town was no exception! It was actually a homeschoolers goldmine…a retired teacher unloading her stuff! Check out all of the goodies that I got for $20!!!

Pictured above: 6 boxes of crayons, 13 boxes of white & yellow chalk, plastic dominoes (much better than the loud clanging ones we were using), LOTS of paint brushes, 3 packs of permanent markers (Note to self: do NOT let the kids use these), a USA Bingo game, a box full of rubber bands, a round and square geoboard, a geared clock and LOTS of other math manipulatives.

Oh, but I am not done yet…there is even more…

Pictured above: stacking bins, TONS of tempra paint (all of which are at least 3/4 full), and last but not least a big ole box FULL of construction paper…every color in the rainbow and then some!!!!!

Yes, ALL of this for $20!

So, the moral of all this…don’t forget to check out a few garage sales this summer…you never know what goodies you may find!!!

P.S. Don’t forget to enter my giveaway for the Find It Games Deluxe Edition!

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An Interesting Prayer Request

A few weeks ago at church the teachers in DC & JJ's class asked them for prayer requests. Well, DC's request was that he could learn more about Jesus and the Bible. Such an honorable request, right!!! Well, JJ's request, on the other hand, was for the injury to his lower extremities resulting from getting stuck while climbing a tree. Yes, I was horrified when I found out my son had actually used the *correct name* for the body part in front of all the kids and teachers in his class. Fortunately the teachers are good friends of ours, so they kind of thought it was funny and obviously had no problems letting us know about our son's interesting prayer request! I guess the injury is engraved in his mind, because it happened three months ago! Silly boy!!!

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Kiddos Create {6/14/10}

Ooops!!! MckLinky is now attached! Sorry for the inconvenience!!!

Welcome to the Kiddos Create Weekly carnival!!!  I can't wait to check out your links and see your creations made by, for, or with your kiddos using everyday items from around your home!! If you are new here and would like more info about the Kiddos Create Challenge of the Week and how to join in, please click here.

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Don't forget to enter the Find It Games Deluxe Edition giveaway!!

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Find It Games Review {Giveaway too!!}

When I was contacted by Find It Games I was very excited. I knew right away that my kids would love having a Find It Game.

What exactly are Find It Games? They are contained adventures; creative games that never needs to be put away. Find It Games are ideal to play anywhere: at home, in the office, in your car. People of all ages can enjoy the hunt for the hidden objects buried within the layer of recycled plastic pellets. Alone or with friends, everyone will enjoy spinning it, shaking it, and twisting the game until all the objects are found.

Since we are trying to play more games together as a family, I opted for the Find It Games Deluxe Edition. The Deluxe Edition has over 70 hidden items. The game also includes a deck of cards with the hidden objects, a spinner, a timer, a hidden object check pad, and instructions for 6 ways to play and variations to adapt for younger players.

Our experience with Find It:  This game is a HUGE hit in our home! We adjusted one of the variations so that even our almost 3 year olds can play along! The kids ask to play almost every night! I leave the game out throughout the day so that the kids play with it. On numerous occasions I have seen them shaking, twisting, and turning the game and then I hear them enthusiastically yell out that they have found something new. Needless to say, my kids love this game!

What is surprising, is that I love this game as much, if not more that they do! My husband often catches ME shaking, twisting, and turning the game trying to find the few objects I have yet to discover. For the record, I have found everything except the screw and the infamous penny! Our Find It Game has, without a doubt, become our current game of choice for family night. So, if you happen to hear us chanting "find it, find it," you know what we are doing!!!

Now to the fun part for you! One of my readers will have the opportunity to win a Find It Deluxe Edition for their family!

~~Giveaway is closed~~

Here's how to win: If you would like to win a Find It Games Deluxe Edition for your family, there are a few ways that you can enter.

~ Mandatory Entry: Go to Find It Games and leave a comment telling me another version you would like to try.
~ Additional entries: (Be sure to leave a separate comment for EACH entry)

• Go to Find It Games and leave a comment letting me know the name of a retail store that carries Find It Games near you.
• Blog about this giveaway and leave a comment with the link to your post.
• Grab my new blog button and leave a comment letting me know that you did. {You can grab it from the “Buttons” tab on the right sidebar.}

This giveaway will be open until midnight Friday, June 18th. One winner will be chosen at random and I will announce the winner on Saturday, June 19th. Please be sure to leave a way for me to contact you. Otherwise I will draw another winner. The winner will have 48 hours to contact me. US Residents only, please!


Want a Find It Game NOW? The company strongly encourages people to support small businesses and look for Find It Games at local retailers. You can use the search option on the “buy games” tab to find retailers near you. If there is not a store nearby, you can purchase from their website. From the website, they can only ship within the US. However, on the “shipping” tab, there are retail contacts for Canada, UK and Australia.

This product was given to me (free of charge) for review and giveaway purposes. I was not paid for this post. All opinions expressed in this post are my own.

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Proverbs 3:6 {printables}

With my daughter's My Father's World 1st grade curriculum, she is learning Bible verses from Proverbs. To help her remember them, I have made printables for her for each of the Proverbs covered in the curriculum. We put an 8.5x11 of the verse up on our Bible board and I also scale it down and print it onto a blank 4x6 inch index card to go into her Bible verse memory book.

I also created printable copywork for each of the verses. Once she completes the copywork, I hole punch it and put it in a 3-ring folder so that we have another record of her verses. Plus, it is nice to be able to look back and see how her penmanship improves! As we move along and cover more verses, I will continue to add them.

You can download the docs by clicking on each of the images.

FYI: The curriculum does come with blank pages to use for the copywork. However, I made these to coordinate with the memory verse pages above. Plus, I just think they are so darn cute and my kids are loving them!

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Chalk Talk Interview

Maureen over at Spell Outloud along with Digital Reflections is hosting Big Summer Fun! I was super excited when she asked to interview me about crafting with kids as part of the Big Summer Fun series.

If you haven't been over to Maureen's blog, be sure to stop by. She has lots of great ideas (like this and this that I TOTALLY plan on using with my kiddos). Plus she, of course, has the Big Summer Fun Series going on!!! So, be sure to stop by and say hello!!!


Thanks for the interview Maureen! I can't wait to see what other fun stuff you have planned for the series!!

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Kiddos Create {6/7/10}

Hi Everyone! Hope you have had a wonderful weekend! I know I have been kinda quiet in BlogLand the last week or so, but I have been super busy trying to finish up our last few weeks of school (only 3 more to go!!!!) plus I have been hard at work giving my other blogs a makeover. I have completed the Living Math Book List and I am almost done with "Brown Like Me" Book Reviews. So, if you have a time, hop on over and let me know what you think! :-)

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Could it be time…

…to officially start potty training?

The little boys have been telling me that they want to use the toilet. {I guess they want to be like their big brothers.} So, one day I after changing JI’s diaper, I let him go try. He was barely tall enough to stand, so we opted to sit. Brother TJ was quite interested in the whole process too…in case you can’t tell!!! ;-)

Is this a sign that it is time?!?!?!?! I don’t know if I am ready to do this again!!  :-)

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Kool Aid Play Dough Recipe

Ever tried making your own play dough? Save yourself a little bit of money and give this recipe a try! This was our first time making play dough with Kool Aid and let me tell you the smell is SOOO yummy and, much to my surprise, it lasted for a really long time!!!! We first made this when we were learning about the primary and secondary colors, hence our color selections!  :-)

 

Ingredients: 
1 cup flour
1/4 cup salt
2 Tbsp cream of tartar 
1 package unsweetened Kool Aid mix
1 cup water 
1Tbsp vegetable oil

Directions:
Mix the flour, salt, cream of tartar and Kool Aid in a medium pan. Add the water and oil. Stir over medium heat for about 3-5 minutes. Remove the mixture when it forms a ball. Knead it until it’s smooth. Let cool and store in an airtight container OR have fun playing!!! Repeat for each color of play dough you want to make.

Did you know that play dough can be used as a teaching tool as well? For some fun play dough mats to secretly sneak in some learning fun, check out the following links:

Alphabet & spelling word mats from Homeschool Creations

Shape mats from Confessions of a Homeschooler

Face mats from SparkleBox

Number mats from SparkleBox

Snake letter mats from Making Learning Fun

 

For more fun with colors, check out my Colored Rice Tutorial and my FREE Color Wheel Activity!

 

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Kiddos Create {5/31/10}

I hope everyone has had a wonderful Memorial Day and that you have been able to take a moment to thank and/or reflect on those who have lost, risked or are currently risking their lives for our daily freedoms!! Thank you so much to all who have served or are serving in our military!

Welcome to the Kiddos Create Weekly carnival!!!  I can't wait to check out your links and see your creations made by, for, or with your kiddos using everyday items from around your home!! If you are new here and would like more info about the Kiddos Create Challenge of the Week and how to join in, please click here.

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