Story of the World-Vikings

Last year we did Story of the World- Volume 1 and this year we are doing Volume 2. We were studying the Vikings and I love the Draw and Write Through History books. That's what we used as our guide to draw the Viking Ships. They did an awesome job. It's so much fun to home school our children. 

Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists-Picasso

My friend Nicole @ Mama to 5 Blessings and I are doing an Art Co-op that we discovered on Confessions of a Homeschoolers Website. Our first Artist is Pablo Picasso, a very interesting Artist but great to learn about. 

Pablo Ruiz y Picasso, known as Pablo Picasso (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpaβlo piˈkaso], 25 October 1881 – 8 April 1973), was a Spanishpainter, sculptor, printmaker, ceramicist, and stage designer who spent most of his adult life in France. As one of the greatest and most influential artists of the 20th century, he is widely known for co-founding the Cubist movement, the invention of constructed sculpture,^[2][3] the co-invention of collage, and for the wide variety of styles that he helped develop and explore.

Information above was from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pablo_Picasso. Nicole and I get together every two weeks to study Art. We first read to them about the Artist and then we draw and paint and use the different mediums that each Artists used during that time. We also talk about the style,technique,and mediums. We are using the Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists books by: Mike Venezia. I really love these books, they are easy to use and very informative. 

We decided to draw and paint "The Three Musicians" 

DMan taking his time to draw "The Three Musicians". 

Haley using the book as her guide to draw "The Three Musicians".

DMan with his finished Art work. 

"The Three Musicians."

Ducky with her final painting of "The Three Musicians."

The medium they used was oil pastels. 

NEON TIKI TRIBE MOMMY PARTIES

Thank you to Mommy Parties for letting us have a Neon Tiki Tribe Party!!! 

T-Thoughtful

I-Intelligent

K-Kind

I-Individual

Our children were super excited to sit down and read all about the Super Tiki Tribe and there super-powers to defend Earth from evil Ku Tiki Tribe. 

Our children want me to read them over and over again!!!

We read each book with excitement and happiness. 

-Bullies: Playground Push-Around-Maya is getting bullied by her friends because she is wearing her new glasses. She asks her friends to help her to prevent bullying. 

This was our children's favorite. How many times does this happen and we don't even know. We have to teach our children how to stand up against bullying with a loving attitude. Maya helps us to remember to treat others the way we want to be treated. Character is key!!!

Each child received :

1 pair of "super power" glasses which our girls are wearing. 

Along with one of each of the Neon Tiki Tribe Books. We had our party at my friend's pool. They were ready for some Neon Tiki Tribe Fun!!! I explained that Tiki stood for Thoughtful,Intelligent,Kind and Individual. Each of our children have the ability to stand up for what is right which is there "Super Powers"a power that each of our children have, they just need to tap into it. Be strong and Courageous. 

Mommy Parties sent us:

Bullies: Playground Push-Around

Dog Rescue Mission!

A dog is missing, The Tiki Tribe helps the young boy to find his lost puppy!!! 

Tiki Beach Battle!!!

The Tikis Mowah,Zeke,Tia, and Dar help save the ocean from pollution and save the turtles. 

Each book has a special throughout the book. The Neon Tiki Tribe is Dyslexic Friendly. 

Our husbands joining in the fun!!! They gave "Super Powers" too:)

After some Neon Tiki Tribe Fun, with Lasagna for Dinner and Cheesecake for Dessert. They were ready for some water balloon and go cart fun. 

Neon Tike Tribe inspired me, how about you check it out the books for yourself and your children. I'm sure your children will love them as mine do. 

Neon Tiki Tribe

Thank you again to Mommy Parties for letting us review these

wonderful and exciting adventures books:)

By publishing this post, I received free products as part of a promotional program with MomSelect. All opinions are my own.)

Explorer GoGos CrazyBones Review

WHAT ARE GOGO'S CRAZY BONES?

Gogo's are small colorful characters that come in hundreds of colors and designs, each one with a unique name, design, personality and special ability. Kids of all ages have fun collecting, trading and playing with Gogo's Crazy Bones!

Gogo's were inspired by games from ancient Greece where children played by bouncing and throwing sheep knuckle bones. Today’s Gogo’s are reminiscent of old school favorites such as marbles and jacks, with a modern twist! Each Gogo has a unique number for collecting and designed so you can hold and throw with one finger.

THE SERIES

Each Gogo's Series has about 80 different Gogo's in five different colors, some of which are rarer than others, each with a unique face and name. You can find Series 1 - The Originals, Series 2 - The Evolution Series and Series 3 - The Explorer Series in stores now across North America. Series 4 hit the shelf in August!!!!

HOW DO I PLAY WITH MY GOGO'S?

Each Gogo has a favourite game they usually perform best in and three performance stats for playing games:

• Speed: This shows you whether the Gogo will gain speed and crash strength
• Bounce: This tells you if it will be easy to predict where the Gogo will land after it's thrown
• Balance: This tells you whether the Gogo will stand up easily after it has been thrown

Thank you to Gogos Crazy Bones for letting us review the Gogos

Our children were so excited to receive 50 packets of the Explorer Gogos Crazy Bones Series 3. They were very  generous to us and we are so thankful to receive so many. Each set has one Gogo and a sticker to go with it. What I love about Gogos is that they are educational. When you have several packets you can play a educational game with them. They have a parents/teachers on there Gogos website. 

TEACHING RESOURCES

JDNA, the North American distributor of Gogo’s Crazy Bones is committed to education and making learning fun. JDNA has developed a number of Teaching Resources using Gogo’s characters as counting measures and inspiration. JDNA has tried to tie the activities into curriculum topics to support teachers who are looking for concrete new ways that engage and help their students learn.

Teachers can download the Teaching Resource with grade appropriate educational activities complementing curriculum in the following five core subject areas:

• Math skills are practiced as students add, subtract, measure and organize data using Gogo’s as concrete counters

• Science and Technology becomes real as children are engaged in learning about living things, the environment and how products are made
• Media Literacy and Visual Arts activities inspire students to evaluate commercials and books and relate key messages to their own experiences
• Oral Communication and Creative Writing are encouraged as students read, build and share stories about the Gogo’s characters
• Health and Physical Education activities practice balance, hand eye coordination and get kids moving

You can download the teachers guide at http://na.gogoscrazybones.com/parents-teachers/

The smile on our children's face show it all:)

Online and real life games are created around each Series. You can design your own Gogo, play online games and have fun with friends in the FUN ZONE.

Gogo's have great play and educational value making them a popular and fun toy for both kids and their parents!

• Math and logic skills are involved in game playing and keeping score
• Reading and comprehension are practiced as you learn about the unique personalities and special powers in the games, sticker album and website
• Storytelling and imaginary play are encouraged as you build and share stories around the characters

Explorer Gogos can be purchased at Walmart,Walgreen's and many other places, please check website for more locations Gogos Crazy Bones.

Affordable Fun!!!!

DOWNLOAD FREE STICKER ALBUMS!

You can now download all 3 of the Gogo's Crazy Bones Sticker Albums for Free!

Just login to your Club Gogo's account or create a new account. Once you're logged in, go to "collections" page and look for the blue "Sticker Album" download button at the top of the screen

This is great to store your Gogo stickers. I know our children love Gogos. They love to collect them and love to play the game with each other and there friends. They don't even realize they are learning because they are having so much fun!!!

A Big Thanks to Gogos CrazyBones to letting us review Series 3 Explorer Gogos. 

Ice Cream Picture

Ducky takes these classes at a local art a studio. This picture is Pastel on Paper and then the picture is mated to board. 

Ducky did such a wonderful job, this is her close up.

God's Painted Sky!!!

I couldn't resist this picture of the sky the other evening. It's so amazing the beauty of God's creation. 

DMan with God's Painted Sky in the background. 

Daddy and Ducky being silly, like always. 

My husband and I with the sky fading. 

Have a blessed day!!!

Weather Kid for the morning news:)

DMan had the opportunity to be the Weather Kid for the morning news. What an exciting opportunity for him. 

DMan with Local News Anchor.

DMan with Local News Anchor. 

DMan getting miced up for Weather Kid.

There he is Weather Kid for the early morning news. 

DMan with Local Anchor and Meteorologist. 

DMan with Meteorologist. 

Meteorologist,DMan and Daddy.