Living, Loving, & Learning Together
I’m back this week with another Timberdoodle review. This time we’re looking at Apple Twist, a new 1-person thinking puzzle by Smart Games. There’s a reason this manufacturer goes by the moniker “Smart Games” — the name definitely fits. And there are lots of reasons I love every one of the Smart Games I’ve tried. First, the pieces are so…
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The Tokyo Games are (finally!) underway, so today’s reader request for “anything on the Olympics” is especially timely. Read on for a link list of all our Olympic-themed resources, including a free printable kit that’ll help you host your own Olympic games. Question: Do you have anything on the Olympics? Good morning, Jennifer. Thank you so much for all you…
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With the Summer Olympics set to start in just a few more days, this seems the perfect time to share my new Run to Win Coloring Page. click to print our Run to Win Coloring Page This coloring page features 1 Corinthians 9:24, which reads: Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one…
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We’re back with another Timberdoodle review today. This week, we tried Clumsy Thief Jr, a card game for kids that is quick, fun, and educational. I got to spend some time at my grandkids’ house yesterday and brought Clumsy Thief Jr. to entertain them once all our chores were done. They were more than happy to try out the new…
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Today I’m sharing a free printable Emoji Game to help you celebrate World Emoji Day tomorrow. Despite the fact I’ve seen tons of emoji notices on social media and in the news today, the official holiday is not until July 17. How do I know? Because July 17 is the day displayed on the calendar emoji (check it out for…
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This a big day for our family. After years of planning and dreaming and schooling and preparing and training and working SO HARD, my son is finally joining his father in practice. And today is his first day doing anesthesia cases at the hospital. Isn’t that exciting? For as long as I can remember, Samuel has listened intently to his…
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Did you know that July 12th is Paper Bag Day? What better way to celebrate than to spend some time up-cycling your grocery and lunch bags with fun projects like the ones below. If none of these suit your fancy, take a peek at my “It’s in the Bag” Pinterest board for dozens more great ideas for reusing, recycling, and…
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The No Shame Coloring Page I’m sharing today features Romans 5:15. Hope does not put us to shame, because God’s love has been poured out into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.” click to print No Shame Coloring Page A Prayer of Hope This verse is an answer to David’s prayer in Psalm 25:1-2,…
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We love using the summertime to knock out some fun electives and enrichment studies. This summer, we’ve been working our way through a new DVD art curriculum we got from Timberdoodle called Drawing Realistic Portraits. The course is simple and straight forward with only fifteen lessons — a little less than two hours total instruction time. Although the course is…
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My husband read Stuart Gibb’s Tyrannosaurus Wrecks aloud to our whole family in June. Below are my impressions of that title plus the other four books I finished last month. The 5 Books I Read in June Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology by Vicki Dincher We love Apologia Science — especially Apologia Exploring Creation with Biology. I’ve used this book…
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Today is Independence Day! To celebrate, I’m sharing my hand-drawn United We Stand Coloring Page. click to print United We Stand Coloring Page This adage brings to mind a remark Benjamin Franklin made at the outset of America’s War for Independence: “We must all hang together or, most assuredly, we shall all hang separately.” But it also echoes the words…
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One perk of being on Timberdoodle’s blog team is that we get first glimpse at any new products Timberdoodle acquires for its curriculum kits each summer. That’s how my family got a free review copy of Battle Sheep last month. I ordered Battle Sheep on a whim. With 15 grandchildren ranging in age from 1 to 13, I figured if…
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