December 2010 - Page 5 of 9 - Marine Corps Nomads

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North Star Games say that they have games with personality. They want to bring friends and families together with fun, innovative party and family games. It’s no secret around out house that I am not a big game person (other than Wii games), but both D and Munchkin love to play board games. Because I love them, I try to join in on the fun. Every now and then, a game comes along that makes it a bit easier to join in on their crazy fun…. As soon as Wits and Wagers Family arrived, Munchkin took it out of the…

Review: The Gift of Love

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The Gift of Love dvd presented by See the Light The Gift of Love is a unique way to learn the story of Christ’s birth. First, kids can listen to and view the illustrated story of the birth of Christ. After they story, they can watch and participate in 3 different art lessons: “Rejoice” with Heidi Shorts: students will learn how to create beautiful lettering. Using the word “rejoice”, students learn different techniques for beautiful, art lettering. They will also learn how to draw baby Jesus in the manager which turns “rejoice” into a lovely piece of CHRISTmas artwork. “Away…

Christmas Crafts: Silent Night and Joy Signs

Posted in Holidays, and Homemaking

We wanted some fun signs to put up around the house, but we didn’t want to send lots of money to buy or make them. Using cardstock and our Cricut, we were able to create these simple signs. For the Silent Night sign, we just used red cardstock for the letters and embellishments and a cream cardstock for the base. For the Joy sign, a little more creativity and work was involved. For this one, we used a metallic blue cardstock for the lettering. We then took a piece of tan cardstock and attached the letters to it using a…

December 14, 2010

Heather L

Review: Passport to the World

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Passport to the World: Your A to Z Guided Language Tour Craig Froman Get on some comfy pajamas. Grab a delicious snack. Cuddle on the couch. It’s time to travel around the world with your family. Only, there is no expense or actual traveling involved on this tour around the world. Your passport is tucked into the front of the book all ready for your adventure. The stamps for your passport are in the back of the book. After you learn a little about the Tower of Babel and the creation of multiple languages, your travels begin in Armenian, Armenia…

December 14, 2010

Heather L

Review: The Narnia Code

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Most of us have heard about the Christian symbolism in the Narnia series, but could there be even deeper meaning written into the books? Could all of the mystery be solved if we cracked the code? For years, many people have felt there was more than met the eye in the C.S. Lewis Narnia series, but they couldn’t crack the code. Did Michael Ward finally unlock the code? Did he find the key to the Narnia mystery? Many years after the first Narnia books were published, Michael Ward stumbled across what looked like a hidden code in C.S. Lewis’ writings. …