Our Summer Bucket List

We have been busy creating our summer bucket list. This is what we have so far:

Screven county Library Summer Reading Sign up

Statesboro Library Summer Reading Program

Place a Geocache

Complete 5 geocaching challenges

Find 10 Geocaches

Trip to tybee Island

Summer Movies at carmike

Chalk Board from old Mirror craft

Get Ice cream at the Beach

Get A Watermelon

Shoe shopping

Go camping

Splash in the boro' water park

Movie Days

Game Days

Watch Olympics

Learn about the Olympics

Melty crayon Art

Finger Weave curtain for school room

Yarn wrapped letters

Water Paint

Juice Pouch bag for car

3d paper dolls

suitcase doll house

tutu table

glow sticks in the tub

We are looking forward to having lots of fun this summer!!!

Summer Bucket List

My friend Kathy let me know about a cool challenge over at The Happy Family Movement. When I heard about it we got busy right away! We had a bucket list last year. We just wrote down some things that we wanted to do on a poster board and crossed them off when we did them. This time I printed off a kit from Tatortots and Jello Each family member will get a page to fill in with what they would like to do this summer! I am looking forward to some great family time!

FUNtastic Folders! F is for Fire Safety review

Over the last few days we have been talking about fire safety.I have been reviewing a product from currclick.com called FUNtastic Folders F is for Fire Safety. This is near and dear to my own heart becasue we had a house fire in 2004. There was an electrical problem in with the dryer. We were home and able to get out safely but lost our mobile home and many of our material things due to water and smoke damage. Fire safety is such an important skill to teach kids. With this Funtastic folder you can do just that! It includes fun activities and games. One of my favorite sections was the part on the gear that firemen wear. Kids need to be shown what the fire fighter will look like when he is working. It can be scary to see a big man in all of that gear, if you show kids before disaster strikes and teach them that fire fighters are there to help them they will be less afraid. The product is great for kids ages 4-6. Lots of great hands on learning and easy instructions for the parent!

Finding Joy in Depression eBook Review & Giveaway

When reading one of my favorite blogs http://thepelsers.com/ I learned that Amanda was writing a ebook on depression. I was excited to read it. Her post are always clear and so down to earth. I knew that the ebook would be the same and I was not dissapointed. She is not a doctor nor a psychiatrist. She is just someone sharing her story in hopes that it will change lives and I feel that it will. Depression is so rampant in today's society. Some people look down on the disease and think that it should be easy to over come. Unless that have dealt with it in their own lives it is very hard to understand. In Amanda's books she shead light on the topic is a great way. In the first section she talks about what depression is and some symptoms. The second part is hints and tips on how to deal with depression and how to have victory over it. It's not often that joy and depression are mentioned together. In Amanda's book you will find ways to make it so!

My favorite part of the book was the chapters that are at the end of each of them. It gives you time to reflect on what you have just read and ways to apply it to your life. Another neat feature was each chapter starts with an inspiring quote or bible verse. Those thoughts were very uplifting!

You can learn more about the book here: http://www.findingjoyindepression.com/buy-book/ A sample chapter is online to read and if like what you see you can buy it there as well. It's only 4.99 and is available in pdf, Kindle and Nook format!


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Time For Leaning review

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Dr Seuss Unit Here we Come!

We are doing to do a Dr Seuss Unit for the next few weeks in our homeschool.  We started off by heading to the library to stock up on books!  And guess who we "saw" there?  The Cat In the Hat!

We stocked up on books for our unit!

Then we got busy making these cute Thing One and Thing Two Handprints!

This weekend we are headed out for a Family Fun Field trip!  We are going to stay in a cabin overnight in a South Carolina State Park, Hickory Knob.  The are having a Seuss event this weekend packed with all sorts of fun things for the kids.

Doll Unit Day Two

Doll Study Day 2

We read four chapters in The Doll Shop Down Stairs

We played Doll Spa

We read several non fiction books library books about dolls and doll collections.

We made beaded necklaces and bracelets for our dolls!