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Tuesday, June 18, 2013

iPad Mini and Learning eBooks for Kids Giveaway

The best time to start teaching your young children is right now! If you have a child going into preschool or kindergarten you are in luck. I've partnered with Blue Manor Academy to bring you an amazing sale and giveaway! Plus lots of featured freebies!

(This post contains affiliate links and I received a copy of the curriculum to review.
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Preschool & Kindergarten eBook Sale!

Give your child a tremedous head start with Blue Manor Christian Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum eBooks. They are easy to teach and easy to learn! All book sets come with a comprehensive teaching manual to help you educate your child at home.

Take advantage of this special price.

Use offer code: PrverbialHM30 to receive 30% off any Blue Manor eBook Set in the Curriculum Store!

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iPad Mini Giveaway!

The Grand Prize winner gets an iPad mini and our Full Prek & K eBook Sets. A $410 value!!! 4 runners-up will win our complete Prek & K eBook Sets. If you have already purchased an eBook set and win the giveaway, we will give you a full refund! To enter, simply fill out the Rafflecopter Below. For more information, please read the official rules.

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Free Pintables!

Visit the Grand Opening Sale Page for 10+ Free Homeschool Printables and Curriculum! You’ll find free eBooks, activity packs, planners, and more!

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Who is Blue Manor?

We believe that an Elite Education begins in the Home. We are on a mission to help parents raise sons and daughters, whose legacies honor their families and glorify their God. We create learning books for kids ages 1-12 and early learning curriculum - new books are added every month! We inform and inspire parents and homeschoolers through our two blogs: Blue Manor Homeschool & True Aim. We need your support because WE are in this together. Please join the Manor Homeschool Community today!

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Thursday, June 13, 2013

Origami Father's Day Card

Today was art day and we made these cute Father's Day cards. Since the kids and I also happen to be doing a mini Japan unit, we decided to try out origami.

I found a tutorial for making the origami shirts here and cut out the shirt papers, ties, and other pieces ahead of time.

Here's how to make a shirt:

Start with a piece of 4x6 paper

Fold edges to center

Fold the top half inch down

Fold another half inch but toward the opposite side

Fold the top corners in until they just touch

Fold the bottom up and tuck it under the shirt collar

Open it back up and fold back the lower corners
using the middle fold mark as a guide.

Fold the bottom back up and tuck in. A shirt! :)

Add a tie. Of course.

So cute!

The kids helped as much as they could and glued the tie on. It turned out pretty well! The kids decorated and wrote on the inside.

Since the kids had a hard time folding, we also did this quick ladybug origami because it was a bit easier for their little hands. Find the directions for folding here.

Origami seems to be a fun and simple craft for the kids and I think we'll try more in the future!

Monday, June 10, 2013

Look for Ninja Giveaways on Proverbial Homemaker

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Giveaways are fun, right?

I've really enjoyed doing giveaways on Proverbial Homemaker. I'm picky about what I review and promote so that I can joyfully spread the word about great products and companies.

They win, I win, you win.

As Proverbial Homemaker grows, however, I don't want my faithful readers to get lost in the crowd. Sometimes you may not feel like the odds are good enough to warrant entering a giveaway.

I get that.

The primary purpose of my blog continues to be connecting with and blessing others. The fact that this blog can also bless my family with great resources to review is a happy development.

So, I have a fun idea: Ninja Giveaways!

You will continue to see giveaways for products that I will review, especially in the coming months. But keep your eyes peeled in the future for Ninja Giveaways! These posts will not be advertised anywhere in the blogosphere. Nor will they be identified on my facebook page or even in the heading of the posts themselves.

Ninja Giveaways will sneak in at the bottom of regular posts that I would normally write. They may have a rafflecopter or simply say something like "the first and last person to comment on this post wins..." Prizes will include things like eBooks, curriculum, homemaking goods, parenting resources, etc.

So that's the general idea. Sneaky. Incognito. Cool. Ninja.

My hope is that this little experiment will be a fun way to bless those who keep coming back to this humble corner of the Internet.

Thank you for your time. Thank you especially to the ones who have sent emails and messages. Through you, God has encouraged me to keep Proverbial Homemaker going. I hope you win something cool. :)