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Reviews

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – Sarah Books

October 19, 2009 Reviews

Jim Baumgardner may just be my new favorite author!  Anna and I have two more chapters left in the first book of the Sarah Books series and we are loving every minute of the adventure. A little background on the author, Jim Baumgardner.  If anyone knows about the nineteenth century time period about which he [...]

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Crew Review – Guardian Angel Publishing

October 14, 2009 Reviews

Books!!  The mark of a homeschooler is the number of books we have on our shelves! So, what is one way to get more books once your shelves are packed with books and your walls are packed with shelves? Electronic books! Guardian Angel Publishing publishes books in several different formats including old-fashioned hold-’em-in-your-hand books, electronic [...]

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Crew Review – Nature Friend Magazine

October 7, 2009 Reviews

This was a truly wonderful review experience!  I absolutely love this magazine.  I know we are supposed to be balanced in our reviews, but I simply cannot think of anything else to say about this product expect praises!  We were given (free of charge) the August and September 2009 magazines to review. Beautiful, full-color photos.  [...]

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Old Schoolhouse Magazine Crew Review – Nutrition 101: Growing Healthy Homes

September 25, 2009 Reviews

Growing a healthy home!  Isn’t that the goal of just about all moms?  We want our kids to be strong and nutritionally balanced.  We want their bodies to be able to fight off illness and to have lots of energy. But, sometimes, “Because Mommy said so” isn’t the most convincing reason for why they have [...]

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Crew Review – StudyPod Book Holder

September 23, 2009 Reviews

The StudyPod is a very simple, yet very useful tool that I was asked to review for the Homeschool Crew. Essentially, it holds your papers and books up at a much better angle and out of the way of the rest of your workspace. (And, who couldn’t use more space?) Here is a great illustration [...]

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A Labor Of Love – From Old Schoolhouse Magazine to YOU!

September 7, 2009 Reviews

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine knows how hard a homeschooling family works to give their kids the best education possible!  TOS Magazine wants to come along beside you to inform you, encourage you, refresh you and remind you that you are not alone! This Labor Day and for the next 14 days only, they are offering [...]

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Crew Review – Web Design For Kids (… And Curious Grown-Ups!)

August 29, 2009 Reviews

As parents, most of us are concerned about how our children will make a living once they grow up and leave our home. As homeschoolers, it sets a little more heavily on our shoulders to make sure our children have the skills they need to be successful.  On top of that, this present economy and job market makes [...]

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Crew Review – Quarter Mile Math Game

August 24, 2009 Reviews

The kids and I really enjoyed reviewing this math video game!  I would whole-heartedly recommend everyone to use this software, from math-lovers to math-haters.  (I have one of the latter in my household.)  They have a free demo to download on their website if you want to check it out after reading my review. Basic [...]

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Sense and Sensibility Review – Continued!

August 22, 2009 Reviews

Recently, I reviewed a dress pattern for little girls from Sense and Sensibility for the Homeschool Crew.  You can check that out here. Since the dress is an apron-style that is open in the back, I needed some type of simple, white dress that would fit underneath the apron.  I made it in under one [...]

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Crew Review – Sense and Sensibility Patterns; Girl’s Edwardian Apron

August 19, 2009 Reviews

Anna has been asking me to teach her to sew for quite a while now – more so when I was sewing at any chance I could.  Blogging has sort of taken over the sewing spot in my life for right now!  But, when I told her about this review, her eyes lit up and [...]

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