May Deals for Lapbooking and Notebooking

Amanda Pelser — May 16, 2013 — Leave a comment

A Journey Through Learning Deals

A Journey Through Learning is running a great deal on Apologia Lapbooks. Spend $30 in lapbooks, get an Apologia Lapbook for just $5! Use the code apologia5.

Additional AJTL deals:

My Favorite Insect – $5.00 (DOES NOT INCLUDE A STUDY GUIDE)
Flowers Express Lapbook – $1.00
Bees Express Lapbooks – $1.00

Notebooking Pages Birthday Sale-A-Bration

I love making my own printables for notebooking, but Notebooking Pages is one of my favorite resources. I always check there before I spend the time to create something. Check out this great deal on becoming a Notebooking Pages LIFETIME Member during their NotebookingPages.com 7th Birthday Sale-a-Bration Event:

Save $25 on your membership
Receive access to 150+ current notebooking products
Receive ALL future notebooking products
Receive up to two years FREE access to their notebooking (& copywork) web-app, The Notebooking Publisher
Receive a $100 e-gift Bonus Bundle from various homeschool publishers
Earn a chance to win some great prizes – an iPad mini, $100 Amazon.com gift card, LIFETIME access to The Notebooking Publisher, and a LIFETIME membership to MomsToolBelt.com.

Check out the many Free Notebooking Pages too! It’s a great way to see what Notebooking Pages is all about before spending any money. Notebooking Pages is having a Facebook party on May 21 at 9pm Eastern. Get more info here on their Facebook event.

Do your kids like lapbooking and notebooking?

In Deals, Misc

iBlog… Do You Blog?

Amanda Pelser — May 9, 2013 — 13 Comments

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iBlog is a new book from some of the bloggers in the iHomeschool Network. It’s packed full with almost 400 pages about blogging from 30 different bloggers. As a member of iHN, I received a copy of the book to review.

iBlog is for both newbies and established bloggers. Especially ff you’ve been thinking about starting a blog, you need to read this book. Topics range from finding your niche to SEO and design to balancing family with blogging. Check out the full table of contents here.

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You can get your copy for $7.99 at iBlogTheBook.com.

I also have 3 copies to give away to my readers! Use the rafflecopter form below to enter. Don’t want to wait to purchase a copy? iHN has graciously agreed to refund your purchase if you purchase and then win a copy.

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Can’t see the Rafflecopter form?

Don’t wait to enter. This giveaway ends Friday at 11:59:59pm Eastern!

Disclosure: I received a free copy of iBlog.

In Books, Giveaways

Come to Teach Them Diligently with Me!

Amanda Pelser — May 2, 2013 — 1 Comment

Come to Teach Them Diligently with Me!

I’m at the Teach Them Diligently Convention in Spartanburg this weekend. It’s finally here! I’m so excited to hear great speakers and check out curriculum from wonderful companies. You can virtually come along with me to Teach Them Diligently with me in these ways:

Teach Them Diligently Marketplace

Teach Them Diligently also has new Marketplace events coming to 9 locations around the country this summer. If you can’t get to one of the regional events, check out these Marketplace events. Registration is only $15 per family!

In Misc

What’s in the Bible? Volume 11

We’ve been watching the new What’s in the Bible? Volume 11 DVD at our house. The wonderful folks at Jelly Telly sent it to us to watch. Insert squealing little boys here! (By the way, did you see our review of volume 10?)

This volume is all about the Book of Acts and spreading the good news. My favorite part is at the beginning of the first episode when science is explained. The tools of science are insufficient for explaining God and Phil does an excellent job conveying this in ways that children can understand.

What about Paul? How do you explain a guy like Paul to a child? Phil talks in this video about how he created the visual representation of Paul and why. I think he succeeded.

My boys of course played the outtakes over and over again. Who can resist outtakes?

What’s in the Bible? Downloads

Coloring Pages are available again with this DVD. If you have hands on kids, they’ll love these sheets that caturre scenes from the DVD.

Discounts at What’s in the Bible?

Looking to make a purchase at What’s in the Bible? Take a look at these offers good through 6/1/13:

A Giveaway at What’s in the Bible?

It’s almost Mother’s Day and What’s in the Bible? is celebrating with a pretty cool giveaway.

Enter to win a Kitchen Aid mixer from What’s in the Bible? here. You’ll also get access to a Mother’s Day Fun Pack printable activity and card.

Your Turn

Have you seen What’s in the Bible? Volume 11 yet? Do you have a favorite part? How have you kept your kids in the Word this week? Share with us in the comments and/or link up a blog post about kids and the Bible, character, or worldview.

Disclosure: We received a free copy of this DVD without conditions and without expectation that we’d share a review.

Ultimate Blog Party 2013

Amanda Pelser — April 5, 2013 — 9 Comments

I’m joining the Ultimate Blog Party again this year with 5 Minutes for Mom.

This picture is a year old, but it’s the best one I have of me and my boys right now…

Here at The Pelsers, I open my home as an inspiring shelter for your heart through encouraging stories of faith, motherhood, and homeschooling. I?ve been married to Josh, my high school sweetheart for almost 10 years. We have three boys: Jonathan is 6, Jacob is 2, and by the time this post goes live, little Josiah will hopefully be here too. I?m a stay-at-home(schooling)-work-at-home-mom. See my tech and VA business info and the services I can provide here.

Have a seat, make yourself comfortable, and take a look around. Try starting here: