Keep Your Pups (and Yourself) Happy this Summer with Founding Fathers Treats!

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Founding Fathers is one of those awesome companies that offers up fantastic, high quality goods AND does all they can to give back to the community.  They have a fantastic line of bite-sized, chewy dog treats, a selection of bold coffees, and even an American lager!

Founding Fathers is dedicated to the mission of creating superior tasting American made products that support American military families with 50% of their profits.  Check out some of our favorite Founding Fathers products:

Founding Fathers Dog Treats contain real meat as the first ingredient. Founding Fathers offers16 oz packages of Beef, Chicken or Lamb flavors. These treats are high in protein with no sugar added, no artificial colors or flavors and no artificial preservatives. 

Founding Fathers Dog Treats are a healthy, nutritious and delicious treat for training, rewarding good behavior or just because 😊

These treats are made with salmon oil and zinc for healthy skin and coat and are supplemented with Carniking L-carnitine to support physical activity and muscle recovery.  

Harley Mae is quite the fan of the soft and chewy treats!

How about a treat for the humans?  Founding Fathers Donut Shop coffee is oh so tasty!

Founding Fathers Coffees are high quality gourmet coffees that are priced below many industry leaders, offering tremendous value for consumers.

 Their coffees are available in a number of formats including single serve brew cups, bag ground roast and espresso.  Founding Fathers Coffees are the freshest on the market -- all are made within a week of shipping to customers!   Their coffees are available in 12, 16, 36 and 80 Count Brew Cups, 12 oz. Bag Ground Roast and Espresso!  The Donut Shop is a classic medium roast coffee that is rich, smooth and satisfying.

If you are a coffee drinker or have pups that deserve a tasty, healthy treat (and don't they all?) you should check out Founding Fathers!  Awesome tasting, high quality products from a company that supports our military families...it's a no-brainer!

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End of Summer Fun with Young Scientists Club Slime, Gel and Goop Kit!

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As homeschoolers, we are always looking for educational, hands-on projects to help make learning more fun.  Concepts tend to stick better for my tactile learners when they can be explored through hands-on activities.  

The Magic School Bus kits from Young Scientists Club are an awesome resource for entertaining and engaging projects that encourage learning..and your kiddos may not even realize the valuable lessons they are learning because they will be having so much fun!  What better way to wrap up summer than with some Slime, Gel and Goop fun?!

Most of the materials you will need are provided in the box...you may need to grab a few items from the store, but for the most part any items not included, you probably already have lying around the house.

 The instruction manual is very thorough with plenty of pictures.  The experiments are laid out with easy to follow directions, backstory on what you will be learning, and space to fill in your hypothesis, results and conclusions.  This is great for teaching the scientific method.  There is space in the back of the book to help you figure out what to put in these blanks if you need a little help.

There is a handy dandy materials sheet in case you are confused at what something may be called...great for younger learners.

Each of the main members of the Magic School Bus cast gets at least one experiment or game to help teach your kiddos the lessons.  Here are a few of our favorites:

 Wanda's Experiment #2 using water absorbing crystals:

Carlos' Experiment #2 using jiggly marbles

Jyoti's Experiment #2 using gel crystals

 Arnold's Experiment using snow polymer

Tim's Experiment #1 making goop

Carlos' Experiment #1 making slime

The back of the booklet also contains info straight from the desk of Ms. Frizzle.  It gives additional information and the link to the site where you can ask any questions you may have.

Our kit was fantastic!  The kids really had a great time learning about Slime, Gel and Goop through the super fun experiments and games.  These kits would be great for backyard learning fun this summer.  Young Scientists Club also has school and group packs that are perfect for classrooms, homeschooling coops, boys and girls scouts, birthday parties, and after-school programs and science clubs.  

Use the code SCIENCEFUN for a 30% discount on any of the following subscriptions: 

Pre-pay 12 months of Magic School Bus science club 

Pre-pay 12 months of The Young Scientists club

Pre-pay 6 months of Clifford science club

 To redeem the voucher, just click on the green button (redeem voucher/coupon here) on the top of the respective club page and voila!  Super fun kits delivered straight to your doorstep!  Let the learning begin! 

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Fun in the Kitchen with Kids and August's Gramma In a Box #spon

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My kiddos love helping out in the kitchen, especially if the projects involve creativity and the end result is a sweet treat.  Gramma In a Box is their favorite subscription box these days, because it is full of hands-on food projects that do just that!

Gramma in a Box is a monthly subscription box which delivers everything you need to make 15-20 sweet treats inspired by Gramma.

The August box featured Beach Party Treats themed goodies and enough supplies for 3 different edible projects.

Step-by-step instructions with illustrations are included, along with everything you need for a fun treat crafting experience recommended for ages 4 and up. 

Project # 1: 

Goldfish Bowl

Project #2:

Seashell Pretzels

Project #3:

Sealife Cookie Decorating

The kiddos had a blast creating these tasty Beach Party treats!  The instructions were easy peasy, the projects were fun and the creations were delicious.   

Gramma in a Box is $20 per month when you sign up for a recurring debit or credit card payment.  You can also purchase 3 months, 6 months or 12 months prepaid at slightly discounted rates and you can cancel any time.

If you are a grandma that lives too far from your grandkids to bake together, Gramma in a Box is a great idea for a fun, hands-on activity to share across the miles that is sure to create lasting memories. 

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Summer Reading Wrap Up with MIRA Books!

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Today, I'm sharing two of the books that I've read this summer for leisure reading.  As you may know, we are homeschoolers and reading is something we do ALL. THE. TIME.  With all the reading I do for school, I am actually able to carve out a little time each day to read grown-up fiction for my own enjoyment 😊  It is important to teach by example after all!  These two books from MIRA really stuck with me after finishing them this summer.

ROSIE COLORED GLASSES 

by Brianna Wolfson

MIRA Trade Paperback Reprint; June 11, 2019; $16.99

An IndieNext selection!

As a nation, we’re still in the midst of our tragedy, an era when opioid addiction is one of the greatest public health threats in the United States. ROSIE COLORED GLASSES is a barb and a balm for this time, a story full of painful truths, empathy, grief, unexpected redemption, and above all love.

In the divorce, eleven-year-old Willow knows where her loyalties lie: her mother, Rosie. Rosie is skipped school, tree house slumber parties, and ice cream dinners. Rex, her father, is lists and rules and lips pressed into a tight, thin line. Then Rosie stops joining Willow and her brother’s dance parties before bed, and often she’s asleep before they can even say goodnight. Things get stranger, and Willow almost can’t admit to herself how comforting Rex’s sternness is starting to become. As the family’s crisis deepens, the gap between what Willow knows and what her parents hide from her—for her protection, in her father’s case; shame and denial in her mother’s—creates a heartbreaking tension.

This story is hard to read, but should be read.  It is tragically heartbreaking and sweetly heartwarming at the same time.  The issues are extremely relevant and the characters and their struggles are so very relatable.  A truly, amazingly heart wrenching tale of addiction, the different ways we show love, and the ability to overcome loss, told from the perspective of characters that seem so real, they could be your own family.  Pardon me while I find my box of tissues.

HARRY’S TREES 

by Jon Cohen

MIRA Trade Paperback Reprint; June 25, 2019; $16.99

An Amazon Best Book of the Month!

 A much needed remedy for these fraught times, HARRY’S TREES a feel-good novel about friendship, love, healing and the unexpected magical connections that bind us together. A perfect pick for fans of Ruth Hogan's The Keeper of Lost Things.

 Thirty-eight year old Harry Crane, devastated by the death of his beloved wife, retreats to the remote forest tract in northeastern Pennsylvania that inspired him to be a USDA Forest Service officer—a job he once loved, before everything became a parking lot—to end it all.  There, he finds he’s entered a kingdom taken over by eleven-year-old Oriana, who just lost her father, and is under the strange spell of a book given to her by the town’s octogenarian librarian.  Convinced Harry’s appearance in her clearing is no accident, Oriana sweeps him up in her fanciful vision of what might be possible, convincing him that the forest might be a place of beginnings again.

This is the book I needed to recover from ROSIE COLORED GLASSES.  It is a beautifully written tale about the power of the human spirit.  It teaches us how to recover from tragic, heartbreaking loss by letting a little magic be the healing balm for your broken heart and soul. How to find joy in the joyless days after the loss of a loved one.  Absolutely gorgeous imagery makes you feel like you are right up in the trees with the quirky characters of this tale.  Love, love, loved it!

If you are looking for some really awesome reads that will give you all the feels, check out ROSIE COLORED GLASSSES and HARRY'S TREES.  They certainly don't disappoint!

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LaLa Horse Subscription Box for Horse-Loving Girls! August Edition #partner

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Do you have a horse-loving daughter or granddaughter?  Check out LaLa Horse, the monthly subscription box for horse-lovers!

 LaLa Horse creates a box full of fun, inspiring, educational gifts and products for kids who love horses. For just $39.95 monthly, your horse-lover will receive a box that includes various horse-themed items. Items vary each month and could include jewelry, socks, books, puzzles, bags, pillow cases, wall art, keychains, and more!  LaLa Horse also has a monthly subscription option that's just $12.95/month...The Equine Fashionista Surprise!  With this subscription, your horse-loving young lady will receive a special package each month containing one or two sweet horse-themed items, such as a bracelet, necklace, ring, keyring, earrings, and more.

Check out the items in our August LaLa Horse Lover's box:

Dollibu Plush Horse with Heart $16.95

AWST Pink Precious Pony Necklace in a Pink Horse Jewelry Box $11.95

Arabian Horse Mini Magnet $1.00

Pinkie Pie Keychain $1.95

Safari Toys Arabian Mare $4.95 

Black Beauty Coloring Book $4.99

Kat Fuqua Flyer (Complimentary)

LaLa Horse Galloping Horse Poster $5.95

A really enjoyed her LaLa Horse box!  The figurines are great for collectors or kiddos who like to play with horses.  The plush is SUPER soft and she liked the necklace and jewelry box quite a bit! She is always a fan of the horse posters and this one was gorgeous!  Coloring books are always a hit as well:)

All around, we think LaLa Horse would make an excellent subscription box for young horse lovers!

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