• Shoplet For Home Schooling! Work AND Play!

    We are on Day 3 of Summer Vacation. So far so good!! Today I broke out my haul from Shoplet! 6-year-old Alice is definitely my Granddaughter. Her little face lit UP when I pulled out markers!! We do love our markers and pens!! Of course new white board markers means we have to play school. I am NEVER the teacher. Oh well, at least it’s a learning activity right? So? What’s new with Shoplet? How about Expo Dry Erase Markers    with built in erases in the cap!! How convenient is that!? Not just eraser in the cap but each marker has a magnet on the side for even more…

  • Hey Baby Look! By Kate Shannon

    If you are a regular here you know that I babysit my 3-year-old Granddaughter Alice full time. I’ve been dipping my toe in Home Schooling for the past couple of months. It’s going really well too!! One of the tools I use is board books. They are usually written in large print, with rhyming words and written with EASY words!! Alice and I have been using Hey, Baby, Look!! As our newest reading book. It’s SO CUTE!!! Written by Kate Shannon and illustrated by award-winning Morgan Owens, Hey, Baby, Look! is steeped in brain-based research and meant to optimize interactive learning in a positive and playful way. What Alice and…

  • Orkin BUG EXPERTS!! Review and GIVEAWAY!!

    Is your home at risk? The best way to protect your home is education. How much do you know about household pests? They don’t have a place in your home, but pests do have a place in the world. From science and forensics to art and culture, pests play an important role. Take the Pest Test Quiz to find out how well you know about our tiny neighbors! Orkin are EXPERTS in bug science and developing customized solutions for keeping your home pest-free! They have PEST CONTROL DOWN TO A SCIENCE!! Check it out! You can win the The Orkin Home Education Kit which includes:  (Which by the way I think would…