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The Complete Zoo Adventure Review

Posted in Homeschooling, and Reviews

The Complete Zoo Adventure: A Field Trip in a Book by Mary & Gary Parker Whether you are planning a trip to the zoo or you just want to have a fun zoo adventure at home, this book will help you plan a wonderful zoo field trip.  The Complete Zoo Adventure features, a before the zoo section to help get ready for the field trip, an at the zoo section for the actual zoo field trip, and an after the zoo section to help wrap up the learning experience. In the Before the Zoo section, there is a planning calendar…

Tropical Traditions Organic Palm Shortening Review and Giveaway

Posted in Gluten Free, Homemaking, and Reviews

Going gluten free caused us to really have to change our eating habits.  While we were making the transition to being completely gluten free, we started to eat much healthier.  Because I had to pay close attention to all of the details on packaging, we started to realize how much junk we were really eating.  We started to make even more changes.  The one thing that I found difficult to replace was shortening.  I wanted a healthier alternative to regular shortening, but I couldn’t find anything. When I learned that I would be trying out the Tropical Traditions Palm Shortening,…

The Archaelogy Book Review

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The Archaeology Book by David Down The Archaeology Book is the latest book in the Wonders of Creation series put out by Master Books.  David Down puts over 40 years of archaeological knowledge into this book to provide the reader with unique insights into the field of archaeology. The book is set up in a multi-level format: level one – 5th to 6th grade, level two – 7th to 8th grade, and level three – 9th to 11th grade.  As the levels get higher, the topics and information go more in depth.  The first level covers the basics of who,…

Dinosaurs on the Move Review

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Dinosaurs on the Move by Cathy Diez-Luckie Dinosaurs on the Move is a collection of movable paper dinosaur figures.  Children (or adults) cut out the figures and assemble them.  The dinosaurs included in this collection are: Allosaurus, Ankylosaurus, Baryonyx, Brachiosaurus, Ouranosaurus, Parasaurolophus, Pteranodon, Stegosaurus, Tricertops, and Tyrannosaurus Rex.  Each dinosaur has a full color version and a version that can be colored prior to assembly.  The dinosaur cut-outs are printed on durable wood free card stock. The book also contains a Dinosauria (a dinosaur encyclopedia) with dinosaur facts for each dinosaur in the collection.  One of the unique features in…

Dr. Lucy’s Gluten Free Cookies Review

Posted in Gluten Free, and Reviews

Dr. Lucy’s cookies are gluten free, peanut and tree nut free, milk free, and egg free.  Even though they are free of many allergens, they are not free from delicious flavor.  The cookies are made in a dedicated facility for your peace of mind – no cross contamination issues to worry about. We were given the opportunity to try the four varieties of Dr. Lucy’s cookies: chocolate chip, cinnamon thin, sugar, and oatmeal. Munchkin’s favorite cookies are the chocolate chip cookies.  They are crisp, delicious cookies that are not too sweet.  Her second favorite cookies are the oatmeal cookies.  While…