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ACTIVA Products are FUN for the Family {Crew Review}

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We live in an artistically creative household.  My 14 year old, Emmalee, dreams of being an artist.  She loves all mediums for Art.  So when the ACTIVA Products review became available I knew this would be exciting and fun for her and possibly my younger kids as well.  She has not been disappointed with the Rigid Wrap and CelluClay Quik-Sculpting Kit or the ACTIVA Products’ Favorite Sculptures KIDS CRAFTS free eBook.
The Rigid Wrap and CelluClay Quik-Sculpting Kit comes with 2 4 inch by 5 yard rolls of Rigid Wrap.  This stuff is AWESOME and we will talk about how to use it in a few minutes.  Also included is an 8oz package of CelluClay Instant Paper Mache.  Paper Mache was a FAVORITE of mine in Elementary school.  It brought me so much fun!

There are also instructions for 12 different projects included with the box on a small set of sheets.  These ideas include a Volcano, a Totem Pole, a mask, a Happy Mummy, a Peppermint Candy Bowl, a Sarcophagus and more.  Jackson really wanted to make a Mummy and put him in the Sarcophagus.  We’re still working on that.

This whole kit is so neat!  I’ve never used Rigid Wrap before so it was a learning experience for both me and Emmalee, who ended up loving it.  She enjoyed the texture and feel of wetting the webbed material and smoothing it so that it formed to what she was trying to shape.  She cut strips and wrapped them around a straw to make beds which she later painted.  She used a small light bulb and draped the Rigid Wrap over half the bulb to make a small basket for their dolls.  She helped Jackson wrap a toilet paper roll with the wrap to make a Mummy and helped Laycie wrap another one so she could make a spider.  And they are still working on ideas to use the Rigid Wrap for fun!

It does take a few hours for the product to dry.  It will feel cold to the touch if it’s not yet dry.  And you can wet it again to reform it if needed.  It’s really easy to work with and a whole lot of fun though I do warn you, that it makes little hands messy since it’s a wet sticky substance.

The CelluClay Instant Paper Mache is equally easy to use.  Add water and smooth it out over whatever your working on to create your project.  Start small and add more as you go.

The ACTIVA Products’ Favorite Sculptures KIDS CRAFTS free eBook was really great too.  This eBook is jam packed with great fun ideas to use the Rigid Wrap and CelluClay with your family.  It contains 12 fun sculpture ideas to be used.  The website also has great ideas for using the products as well.

My kids have had so much fun with this, especially Emma.  At a price of $11.90, the kit is easy to budget in.  Emma plans to use the rest of our kit to make more beads that she can paint and design.  The paint adheres well to the products and hold the colors well.  I really look forward to more of her future designs.

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Take Flight In Your Homeschool {Crew Review}

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Do you have a child who loves planes?  Or maybe you have always wanted to learn more about flight.  Either way, Doctor Aviation and their flight learning platform is a great way to learn about flight, planes and all the elements that go along with the program in the comfort of your own home.
This program is designed for older students or parents to use but if you have a young one who just loves planes, they can view the lessons alongside of you and really learn a lot.  So in my opinion, this is a family program for learning about flight.  Jam-packed with information that I haven’t seen any where else.
I really was not sure if I wanted to join in on this one because I’m not a big fan of aviation but I’ve really enjoyed learning more through Doctor Aviation.  The lessons begin with the basics of the course and the Aviation system.  Then you move straight into learning about the aircraft itself.
The lessons on the aircraft cover every element involved.  The major components of the aircraft are covered, as well as the axes and forces involved.  You learn about why an aircraft flies and why they turn, pitch and how they fly.
In section 3, you learn about Air Traffic Control and how it works to help keep aircraft safe.  Without Air Traffic Control, the airways would be a crazy place.  Air Traffic Control are the police of the airways, keeping the right people in the right places.
Section 4 covers Aircraft Maintenance and how different engines are checked and how they are kept safe.  One person missing one thing on this list is life or death for those on the flight.  Those who do aircraft maintenance have one of the most important jobs of all.
Section 5 teaches you Airfield Operations and how the airport works.  A large airport is a city in itself, containing all your personal needs while you wait in layover for your next flight.  It also covers the small airport, the little guys who don’t get the big action.
In the last section, section 6, you visit the Aircraft again, learning more about the particular elements that make up the plane.  You learn how altitude works and how the airspeed indicator works to keep the plane in flight.  You also learn about other types of aircraft, how they work and how they differ from planes in flight.
The whole course works to give you a complete picture of how aviation works and what it takes to take wings and fly.  This program is perfect for the future pilot in your family or just someone who has a deep interest in flight.
There are 15 lessons, each around 45-60 minutes in length.  Each also has a PDF file to extend the lessons for your student.  Each lesson has guided notes and also tests that you can use to see how much you are learning.

You can get your own online subscription for Doctor Aviation for $99.  This is a 6 month subscription and you can pace your lessons to fit your student’s needs so long as they complete them in the 6 month period or your renew your subscription at the end of this time.
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Trust Fund (Movie) {Crew Review}

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Some days are slow ones.  You just need to sit back and enjoy a great movie with your kids.  A good, Christian, family movie like Trust Fund from Mapelle Films.  Bonus when it comes with a book like Love Was Near.  Extra bonus when it’s a movie produced by a fellow homeschooler like Isaac Alongi.
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Trust Fund tells the story of Reese: sister, daughter, lover and writer.  She’s a girl who’s been lucky in life, very blessed and who’s always tried to find the easy way to get through her day to day.  Her parents worked hard to provide a good life for her and her sister, Audrey.  Audrey is the perfect daughter who does all the things she’s supposed to while Reese is the one who pushes the limits and goes against the family’s wishes for her life.
Reese finds herself wrapped up in a situation that only faith and hope can really get her out of.  She trusts the wrong people, loves the wrong people and has to learn that the right people were there for her all along.  Her family’s love is unconditional and forgiveness comes in time for all.
If you’re looking for a great Christian family movie, Trust Fund is it.  This isn’t a movie for young children but is rated PG.  There were no edgy scenes, no bad words, no risky issues.  The story line is better understood by older children though.
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Along with the movie, we were sent a copy of the book that was based from the movie, Love Was Near.  This is Reese’s story and is written in a journal like design.  Reese talks about her feelings in life, things she’s going through, happiness, sadness and all that is between.
I really love this book.  It’s interactive.  Questions are asked and there are spaces for answers to be provided.  It works like a book report or a journal and really gets the person reading the book thinking.  It provides a place to get your thoughts onto the pages and is a great keepsake.
My 14 year old daughter Emmalee and I watched this movie together and read through some of the book as well.  It was a bonding experience for us both that we enjoyed.  Just hanging out for the day, talking about the movie, sharing and being together was a wonderful, relaxing day for us both.
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Trust Fund (movie) will soon be available through Mapelle Films.  There is a movie soundtrack currently available for $9.99 through the Mapelle Films store.  Love Was Near is also available in the store for $12.99.

Additionally, there is a downloadable study guide for this movie which we did not use but it’s an amazing addition if you like using study guides with movies.   You can get it here: https://mapelle.com/tools/ 

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Life Unexpected: Our Story {Thoughts From Me}

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Two years ago this week, my life changed for the absolute better.  I took a trip to see a friend, who’s family I had known for 25 years and yet I’d never met him.  I didn’t expect to find in him the man of my dreams, the man who was equally yoked to my soul, the man who I had searched for all of my life.  A year ago, I wrote about our meeting, our day, our beginning and I’ve decided I would share it here as well.

On this Sunday last year, I took my first semi-long driving trip alone up into the rural lower part of NC. I was invited to visit a friend who’s family I have known and loved for 25 years but I had never personally met him. I got up early and headed out to have the most peaceful and relaxing day I can remember having in my life.
We hung out all day and never stopped talking. He made me the best omelet for breakfast. He made me lunch. He fed me watermelon grown from his garden. And we had baked chicken that he also made for dinner.
He fell in love with me the moment he laid eyes on me that day and I him. I can still remember seeing him that first time and that big smile he gave me. I remember feeling warm and loved when he talked to me with that Connecticut accent that’s turned just slightly southern from his years of going back and forth between his Northern and Southern homes. It was this day that I fell in love with Donald Clayton Hodge.
He tells me I have been in his dreams for a lifetime. He loves me like no one ever has. He’s stood by me through emotional abuse in my past and has moved me into a much better life.
This year has been hell in healing for us both. Our lives have changed tremendously and though it’s been tough, it’s also been completely for the better. Neither of us are perfect and there’s a lot that isn’t seen unless you know us personally, but one thing we do have is a love of God, each other and our family. We support each other, even on days when we want to just give up. We love each other always and we know that together with God we can make it through even the darkest of days.
Thank you, Don, for loving me and showing me a life that I can dream about and make reality. Thank you for loving my children and even my stubborn mother. Thank you for putting up with so much this year and for even changing your own ways to make a better life for us together. I love you with all my heart and this day will be the one I always cherish, that will always be our anniversary in my heart.

I never expected that I’d marry this man, that I’d want to spend my life with him.  I never expected that he’d love me and my children just as much.  I never expected this life to be ours. God had plans we could not have foreseen but here we are living this life together and the best has yet to come.

There are blessings where we least expect them.

Yours always,
Dana

Moving on from being stalked… {Thoughts From Me}

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Over the last few months, I find myself wanting to write less and less.  I used to greatly enjoy sharing with my friends online but I find that I am becoming less willing to share and less willing to allow myself to be “seen” through my presence online.  Being stalked by others and having that information, that really had nothing to do with the person using it against you, used against you, makes you think about every step you take.

Our life has moved forward to this, but I find when I go to write things now, I think of how that person who stalks me may use it against me in the future.  I think about the ignorance of this person and how they thought they were achieving something by bringing my life to the forefront, even though my life is an open book through my public persona.  Still I find myself doubting my writing because of their personal interpretation of what’s here.

Should this person and the others like her take so much of my happiness from me?  No and day to day they don’t.  It’s only when I come here to share that I’m stopped in my tracks.

The only way to overcome it is to keep writing, to get myself back on track and to continue to be the me I have always been.  I started this blog in 2009 and I continue to share here.  I want others to know our story.  I enjoy helping Momma’s like me who can relate to our struggles daily, even to the stalkers we face.

It’s a joy to have this job, to share this with all of you.

Many blessings,
Dana

Education That’s Fascinating! {Crew Review}

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When Fascinating Education came up on the Homeschool Review Crew VIF list, I wasn’t sure it was one I wanted to do.  But Emmalee had just mentioned that she’d like to learn Biology for her coursework with school, so it was sort of perfect timing.  We were chosen to review Fascinating Biology and I can say she really likes this program.
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Fascinating Education is an online website which provides online courses for Science education.  The website offers educational programs for Chemistry, Biology, Physics and even a course for Medicine (I look forward to using this one with Laycie).  These aren’t your average textbook studies either.  The programs are written in plain English, easy to understand by all and the lessons are kept relatively short so that students don’t lose interest in what they are learning about.
The courses cover the standard topics that most high school courses cover.  This was great for us, as I can count this as a high school education program towards her achievements for her diploma.  This was one of her goals for the school term this year.
About the Course:
Fascinating Biology covers the world of Biology.  Biology is defined as the study of living organisms or life.  Through Biology we are taught how organism exist, work, live, and so much more.
Fascinating Biology follows the average course outline for Biology.  It begins with creation of life, breaking it down and showing you how to recognize living things.  Then  you move into learning about Molecules and their purpose, as well as how they work.  Next students learn about cell structure and how that works, followed by how nutrients are processed.
There is a long section on Energy and how it works in various ways. Then we learn to grow and reproduce, then later to adapt.  Students learn about animals and fungi and finally plants before the courses end.
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The course opens with all the modules provided on the webpage.  There are 18 complete lessons in all, with review and mild testing included in the coursework.  There is Lesson, a Script and a Test for each lesson module.  The scripts are PDF form so that they are easily printed and viewed by your student.  They are fully imaged and provide thorough information on the particular lesson you are learning about.
Clicking on the lesson image or the word lesson below the image, brings up the video created for the specific part of the course that you’re working on.  These videos are information packed and easy to follow.  They are a great asset to learn from.
Finally, the tests.  The tests are interactive and easy to complete.  They review the information covered in the course and ensure the student is staying on track in their lessons.
How We Used It:
So this review was chosen for Emmalee, who is 14, very scientific and interested in any and everything she can learn about people, places, plants and animals.  As I mentioned already, she specifically requested a Biology course for this year and well this one popped up just in time.
Along with this review, we were also given access to a mini-course in Chemistry which covered basics Emma needed to know before beginning this Biology course.  She completed this fairly quickly and was able to dive on into Biology.
She really enjoyed learning with the videos and she didn’t mind the tests, as Emma is a person who enjoys seeing solid evidence that she’s learning and testing provides that for her.  It’s a challenge for her.
Emma is still working on this course.  We’ve had a lot of bad weather which makes our internet sketchy so she’s had to take more time than we would have liked but she was also able to work at a slower pace, work around the internet issues and not be behind in the course work since it is a self-paced program.  That’s something that was particularly nice overall.

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