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Poppins Book Nook #9: A Turkey for Thanksgiving

November 26, 2013 By: amyswandering2 Comments

It is time once again for Poppins Book Nook and this month’s theme is animals! Feel free to join in the fun with the linky at the end.

Of course the animal on my kiddos’ minds this month is the turkey. We moved far away from family this summer, and this is the first year that we have ever made an entire Thanksgiving meal. We compared weights and prices searching for the perfect bird. We calculated how long it needed to thaw, and then we hunted down a delicious brine recipe.

One of our favorite Thanksgiving books is A Turkey for Thanksgiving, a sweet story about a turkey who gets invited over for Thanksgiving dinner but is afraid of being the main course.

Because life has been busy this month, I decided to round up some great turkey activities instead of create one:

These are some more of our favorite turkey books:

A Plump and Perky Turkey: The residents of Squawk Valley think they can outsmart the turkeys, but one proves to be too clever.

Amelia Bedelia Talks Turkey: You can just imagine the craziness that surrounds Amelia Bedelia when she helps with the Thanksgiving play.

This is the Turkey: A humorous tale told in the style of ‘This is the House That Jack Built”.

Each month the Poppins Book Nook members will be hosting a book giveaway. This month it is for this beautiful National Geographic Animal Encyclopedia. The giveaway is open to US residents only and ends December 17th.

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Take a look at what the other Poppins Book Nook bloggers are up to this month:

Enchanted Homeschooling Mom – 3 Dinosaurs – Monsters Ed – Chestnut Grove Academy – Growing in God’s Grace – Royal Little Lambs – Life with Moore Babies – Teach Beside Me – The Usual Mayhem – Fantastic Fun and Learning – Kathys Cluttered Mind – Toddler Approved – Growing Book by Book – Adventures in Mommydom – Edventures with Kids – Learning & Growing the Piwi way – A Gluten Free Journey – Preschool Powol Packets – To The Moon and Back – Our Craft ~N~ Things – Fresh Farm Adventures – Are We There Yet? – Afterschool for Smarty Pants – Hopkins Homeschool

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{1000th Post!} $250 Timberdoodle Giveaway

November 26, 2013 By: amyswanderingcomment

I am so excited that a huge giveaway to one of my favorite homeschool companies just happened to land on my 1000th post!! Yes, I have been blogging since the dark ages.

Are you familiar with Timberdoodle Co.? Theirs was one of the very first catalogs that I received when I started homechooling 12 years ago. In addition to great curriculum packages, they offer some really wonderful educational toys and games. Their gift guide has ideas for every age and price-range, and a $250 gift certificate would definitely knock some names off your Christmas gift list. Or you might use it to do a mid-year curriculum switcharoo if needed.

Our very own Bow of Bronze Launch Team has teamed up to bring you this very special giveaway to help celebrate the launch of Homeschool Encouragement.

Homeschool Encouragement Giveaway

This giveaway has not been sponsored by the Timberdoodle Co in any way – rather this lovely team of bloggers has come together and each contributed towards the prize. We are so pleased to have the support of our amazing readers, and this is one way we can bless you in return.

Amy at Homeschool Encouragement
Lisa at Home to 4 Kiddos
Lisa at Tales of a Homeschool Family
Laurie at Our Abundant Blessings
Jennifer at Thou Shall Not Whine
Becca at C Family of Six
Cynthia at Cynce’s Place
Lisa at Golden Grasses
Tara at This Sweet Life of Mine
Michele at Family, Faith and Fridays
Marcy at Ben and Me
Gena at I Choose Joy
Ellen at Grace Tells Another Story
Lisa at Our Simple Kinda Life
Kim at Natural Beach Living
Heather at Marine Corp Nomads
Monique at Living Life and Learning
Penny at Knee Deep in Grace
Kristi at The Potter’s Hand Academy
Amy at Are We There Yet?
Miranda at The Pebble Pond

Giveaways All Weekend Long!

November 16, 2013 By: amyswanderingcomment

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Would you like to win some Christmas presents? Several of my bloggy friends are hosting giveaways and I will be posting them all weekend long on Facebook and Google+. Head on over and enter a few!!

Simple Christmas Countdown Giveaway

November 1, 2013 By: amyswanderingcomment

{This post contains my affiliate link.}

My good friend Jill of The Sassy Slow Cooker and Blessed Beyond a Doubt has a brand new Simple Christmas Countdown Planner!

She created her planner years ago as a tool to avoid the craziness of an over-planned, stressed-out Christmas season. I’ve seen glimpses of it over the years and am thrilled that she has now made it available to everyone.

One of the things I love about Jill is that she is super organized but keeps it uncomplicated, so organizationally-challenged people like me can easily follow along. Simple Christmas Countdown comes with all of the pages, dividers, and covers that you will need for TWO years! This means you can navigate a peaceful Christmas season and then immediately start on next year’s plans. Don’t we all love a fresh start in January?

The pages you will find in this 2-year Christmas Countdown Planner:

2013-2014 Calendar Pages for the months of November and December
Notebook Cover, Dividers, and Spine Covers
Budget Planner
Inventory List
Homemade Gift List
Stocking Stuffer List
Advent and Tradition Ideas
Christmas Card List
Master Gift List
Individual Gift List
Cleaning List
Menu Plan
Recipe Section

Jill also adds in her tips for using each of the pages, and shows you how to keep the planning going all year long instead of waiting until the last minute.

The Simple Christmas Countdown Planner is only $3.99. Such a small price to pay to be able to focus on what really matters this Christmas!

I get to give away TWO planners – ONE for you and ONE for a friend!!

Giveaway ends Thursday, November 7th

I received a free planner to review for this post. All opinions are my own – I really do like it! My affiliate link is included. Thank you for purchasing through my site!

Moshi Monsters Super Fan Pack {Giveaway}

October 24, 2013 By: amyswanderingcomment

My kids love Moshi Monsters and have each had a free account for several years. They were so excited when they found out that we were going to be doing a giveaway on the blog!

Moshi Monsters live in Monstro City. Your child creates a Monster and takes care of it by providing food & entertainment. Food is purchased with Rox, which are earned by playing the Daily Challenge and solving Practice Puzzles. The puzzles might test vocabulary, math, or logic skills. The puzzles get harder or easier, depending on whether your child is advancing or struggling.

There are limited social networking features on Moshi Monsters, providing a safe place for my kids and their friends to play. They send each other gifts and visit each other’s houses. During the sign-up process, the parent will receive an email that must be approved and then you will be able to choose what info you do & don’t want available on your child’s profile.

With so much fun available on the free membership, you might be wondering why anyone would purchase a membership. I did too, until we received a free 3-month membership to try out. It unlocks a whole list of new places to visit, missions to complete, and moshlings to collect! Membership is $5.95 a month, or get one year for $49.95- that is the price of just one new video game! Individual memberships can get quite pricey with several kids, so we decided to experiment and let three kids share the membership. They created the monster together and either take turns playing, or play together. I’m thinking a one-year membership might show up at Christmas 😉 . If you would like to give one as a gift, you can buy membership cards at Walmart, Target, Toys R Us, GameStop, Walgreens, and 7-11.

Moshi Monsters has a new line of Moshling Collectible Figures, just perfect for stocking stuffers! They start at only $2.99 and can be purchased at select Justice and Build a Bear stores.

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{I realized I put poor little I.G.G.Y. upside-down, but the contents of our pack are now being played with all over the house. Stand on your head if you need a good look! LOL}

Would you like to win a Moshi Monsters Super Fan Pack?

It contains: