Heather L, Author at Marine Corps Nomads

Tektoma Review

If you are like me, you probably have never heard of Tektoma, so I’ll explain a little about them prior to getting into our thoughts… Tektoma offers members tutorials for making video games using Gamemaker software from YoYo Games. Tektoma is geared towards kids ages 7-17. The tutorials offered cover a various range of topics and skill levels. They even have a forum and a place to share the games that the kids create. They offer tutorials for the following game platforms: Racing Arcade Memory Platform Fantasy Adventure In addition, they offer shorter tutorials on how to: use tiles to…

One Simple Act Tour and Giveaway

Posted in Reviews

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old…or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book! You never know when I might play a wild…

Keepsake Christmas Tree Activity

Posted in Holidays, and Homeschooling

We started doing this Christmas countdown craft several years ago. Each year that we’ve done the craft, the tree changes as Munchkin’s hands change. This year, Munchkin’s hands were the same size as my hands, so the tree doesn’t have the same shape as in years past. It tends to work best if you have the hands getting progressively smaller as you get toward the top of the tree. Usually, we add numbered ornaments to the tree as a countdown to Christmas. This year, we decided we wanted to have more of a focus on Christ, so I made 25…

December 1, 2009

Heather L