Saturday, February 16, 2013

The Board Dudes

January is coming to a close. This means tax season! Are you ready? Is your office area a mess? It can be a stressful time for most people. Get organized this year with Board Dudes! They make a variety of product to help get your life organized! Need to organize finances, plan event in your family, or leave notes to remind family members of things? Board Dudes products can help you do just that! We will be reviewing a few of these products soon and we can't wait to share them with you!

Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Knowledge Box Central All about my Homeschool

Evamarie just wrapped up a live class on www.currclick.com This course was just two weeks long. Over the sessions Mrs. Cindi taught us how to make a lapbook that showcased things that made our homeschool special. We are not new to lapbooking, but if you are she explains how to put the booklets together very well! the neat thing about these sessions are they are recorded. If you miss class for any reason or need to watch again to see how to fold a certain booklet you can re watch the class whenever you would like! About My Homeschool Mini-Lapbook download was included in the price of the class. Evamarie now has a special product that she can show others all about her homeschool. Emma listened in to the class and now I think Evamarie is going to teach her to make her own lapbook! This is the front of her project:
Here is the inside:
We enjoyed this class as well as the project. We are now enrolled in her Valentine's lapbook class. If you want to start lapbooking or just need a fun project Knowledge Box Central is a great place to start!

Monday, February 4, 2013

Review:Planning a Homeschool Graduation by:Carol J. Alexander

It's hard to believe that we started our homeschool journey 12 years ago! William is a senior now and we are busy planning a graduation event for him. Carol's book is just the resource that we need! She has done all the leg work for you and placed it in this easy to use workbook. The book is helpful if you are just wanting to celebrate with your family or if you are the event organizer for you homeschool group. You will read about sample ceremonies, menu plans, and so much more! Wonder where to order rings, caps and gowns, and diplomas? It's all in the book! There are even worksheets to print to keep you orgazined and on budget! I loved the section on decoration ideas. She has great ideas on how to make the party personal and unique. We are looking forward to this special time in our son's life! More About the Book: Your child has studied hard for the last four years and now the time is drawing to a close. You would like to recognize him for his efforts but you don’t belong to a group that hosts a graduation ceremony for its members...OR... You belong to a homeschool support group that would like to host a graduation event and you were nominated as the Graduation Coordinator. Since your oldest child is 12, and you’ve never done anything like this before, you have no idea where to begin. Whatever the circumstances, Planning a Homeschool Graduation is for you. This 30-page workbook discusses everything you need to do–whether you have one graduate or twenty. That means it is the resource of choicefor parents planning an event for their own child or the coordinator of a larger event. Planning a Homeschool Graduation is designed to save you time and money with the following topics: Setting a budget—and sticking with it. Choosing the perfect location. Diplomas. Menus. And MORE...... About the Author: Carol J. Alexander has already graduated three of her six homeschooled children. As the former group leader of her county’s homeschooling support group, Carol shares from 17 years’ experience as a homeschooling parent. She has also interviewed countless other parents of homeschooled graduates and parents in charge of organizing a graduation ceremony for a large number of children. Please visit her website to learn more about her work!