Throwback Thursday Blog-Style #64: September 10, 2015

Welcome back to... 

I know, I know, Throwback Thursday seems to be all about sharing pictures from the past, great memories that mean something to you, that you would like to share with others. At least that is how it appears to me. Throwback Thursday wasn't something I was participating in, and then I came up with an idea.

I thought it would be great fun and a help to my blog to share old content, but not just any old content. Each week I will share an old blog post from a previous year, any year, BUT it has to be from the current week (for example, something I've posted around September 10th, from any previous year)  I will go in, edit the post if needed, add a pinnable image if I don't already have one, and share it on Facebook.

I have reviewed some great products in the past (and continue to do so). I thought it would be a neat idea to choose review posts this year and highlight some of these great products again.

Would you like to join in? You do not need to edit your past post in any way, you don't need to create a pinnable image, though it couldn't hurt, in fact it will help your blog traffic to add quality pinnable images to your posts.

Just go into your archives, choose a favorite post from this current week from any previous year, and link it up below. 

I will be pinning posts to my appropriate Pinterest boards and will be randomly selecting a Featured Throwback Thursday post to share next week. Just a note, I will be sharing a picture from your post if you are selected as the featured post, but I will link back to your post. I will ALWAYS give credit and link back. By linking up you are giving me permission to use your picture in the post. 

Here is my Throwback Thursday post:

Originally posted September 12th, 2013
Logic of English: Rhythm of Handwriting Review

Here is this week's randomly selected

Featured Throwback Thursday:

Kelly from Raising Samuels Homeschool shared:

What We Can Learn From Children: Matthew 19:14

To participate, link up below. It would be great if you could visit several of the other posts that have linked up. Stop by, comment, and pin images so we can help each other.

If you would like to help spread the news:

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Happy Throwback Thursday!

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Wordless Wednesday: September 9, 2015 (w/linky)- Doggy Cereal

Harold saw these in the store the other day. He seems to think it is Doggy Cereal. Not sure if he meant doggy cereal for us to eat or for dogs to eat.

I think he meant us. Seeing as we don't have a dog.

No thank you little guy. Not interested in that cereal.

Looking forward to seeing your Wordless (or not so wordless) Wednesday posts this week.

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Littles Learning Link Up: Paper Plate Sun Crafts

 Each month you will find:

• A seasonal round-up (toward the beginning of the month)
• A guest post featuring crafts, activities, tips, snack ideas or other early childhood topics. (toward the end of the month)
• Posts where I share what I have been up to with my preschoolers and/or early elementary children.

Each week, I will host a link up, where you can share either what you have been up to recently, or old posts that may go with the theme.  Feel free to link up more than one post.

Each week I will continue to feature a couple of posts from those that have been linked up. 

I hope you will continue to share your wonderful posts, and I hope you will find something new to try with your child.

It would be great for everyone to stop by and visit the other linked-up posts as well. Check them out, leave some comments, pin those that interest you. Let's make this a real party and socialize with each other.

I had every intention of sharing a round up of great apple related crafts, activities and snack ideas this week. However, I am still overwhelmed with the amount of posts that other bloggers shared with me and I am going to need some more time to go through them in order to get them organized. So, this month's Littles Learning Link Up Round Up will be posting next week.

This week I would like to share some crafts the older girls came up with while they were teaching the younger children on "Student Teacher Day" (which is every Wednesday when we don't have co-op).

Paper Plate Sun Crafts

The children wanted to go outside to gather leaves for a project (yes, there are already leaves falling off the trees and laying in our lawn).

Amelia always teaches Harold. They colored their paper plates with markers. Amelia colored one side yellow and the other red/orange for the sunset.

Then she used yellow/orange leaves for the sun's rays.

Tabitha had a different idea for her craft with Hannah. They drew pictures on their plates that included the sun.

Then Tabitha dictated a Sun poem she made up and I printed it out for them to add to the back of their pictures. Of course, she read it to Hannah first.

I also wanted to make sure you were aware of a great giveaway I am hosting.
I had the chance to review some new games from Blue Orange Games called Super Genius.
We received both the Addition and the First Words games.
You can check out my review and enter to win one of your own Super Genius games by checking out my Super Genius Learning Games Review and Giveaway post.

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there were 15 wonderful posts linked up. I will be sharing one randomly selected post and the top clicked on posts. This week there were 4 that received the same number of clicks.

Please remember, for this to be a successful linky party, we need to be visiting some of the other posts that are linked up. See what catches your eye, stop by, pin the post to a relevant board, and perhaps leave a comment to let the author of the blog know you have been by for a visit. I know I appreciate others commenting and letting me know they have read my posts, so I am sure others do too.

This week's randomly selected post is:

Jamie from Hands On As We Grow shared this great Toddler Busy Board. Instructions are included on how to make one for your own child.

This week's features posts are:

1- A Little Pinch of Perfect shared Cute Free Printable Calendar For Circle Time with Kids.

2- Jen from Chestnut Grove Academy share SimplyFun Saturday- Bee Alert!

3- Trillium Montessori shared Music Resources for the Preschool Classroom.

4- Michelle from Homeschool Your Boys shared Homeschooling Boys? Need Help?

I would love to have you join in this week! What sort of activities do you do with your young children? Do you have some favorite activities you would like to share? I invite you to link up below. I will be pinning posts on my Toddler Ideas or other relevant board, and I would love to feature some of the activities each week from what is linked up.

Please know I may share a picture from your post and link back to it, along with sharing how we used your idea in our school time. By linking up you are giving me permission to use a picture from your post. I will ALWAYS give credit and link back. Additionally, if you choose to try out any of the ideas with your child, please make sure you give credit where credit is due.

Linky will be open through Sunday night, to give me time to check out all the posts and get the Features organized. Please take the time to visit some of the other wonderful posts linked up.

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Sunday Photo Round Up- September 6, 2015

It is time to share my photos from the photo challenges I am participating in! Let's start with Scavenger Hunt Sunday, shall we.

Supplies, Shadows, Something I Want, Open, Posed

Supplies

Mommy is not happy when she finds school SUPPLIES lying on the floor. Grrrr

Shadows

Having some fun making SHADOWS in the backyard. They learned how to make a swan shadow from watching Reading Rainbow last week.

Something I Want

Here is SOMETHING I WANT: Season 2 of Bewitched. For some reason I have season 1 and the seasons 3/4 combo, but I never got season 2. The children and I have enjoyed watching season 1 and we are almost ready for season 2. Fortunately my son gave me a gift card to Amazon so I was able to purchase it today. Can't wait to get it. We just couldn't skip it.

Open

The other day I learned that the Cider Mill was OPEN for the season. We had to make our annual visit for yummy donuts and apple fritters. They make awesome donuts, but they are so expensive we can't justify going more than once a year.

Posed

While we were waiting for the balloon rally to start, the girls were having fun on these log rails. I had fun and POSED them for a bit, which they didn't complain about too much. This was my favorite photo. They were working on mirror images.

Photo A Day Round Up

I am participating in a few different photo-a-day challenges this year, I actually just added a couple more. The photos are being shared daily on Instagram, but I thought it would be nice to include a collage of them here on my blog as well. Here are my collages showing the pictures from August 30-September 5.

The first ones are the Photo A Day Challenge from Fat Mum Slim.

The second set are from The Bethadilly Challenge (this is where the Scavenger Hunt Sunday prompts have been coming from this year).

The third challenge is the Schoolhouse Review Crew's Instagram challenge. 

Then I found a new one. I was a bit late starting, but I was able to catch up. Here are the photos from September 1- September 5.

Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up- September 8th, 2015

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Welcome to Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up with your hosts Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.

So glad you could join us as we share our giveaways on  Tuesday's Giveaway Link Ups. 

This link up will be posted Monday at 7 PM est. and run all week long! Make sure you stop in as often as you can to list your latest giveaways.

Here is how to use the Giveaway Link Up

1. Post your reviews and/or giveaways, as many as you have, be sure to add the end date (family friendly please)

2. Help spread the word about the giveaway link up by grabbing our button, Tweeting or posting on Facebook. (Not mandatory- but it helps get more exposure to your giveaways as well!)

3. Take a moment to enter any giveaway that strikes an interest to you!

If you would  like to follow the  hostesses, we will gladly follow you back! Simply leave us a message to do so.

Featured Giveaways

 Winner's Choice of Super Genius Game US only Ends 9/14

$15 Babies R Us Gift Card US only Ends 9/14

The Moodster Meter US only Ends 9/14

Thank you for linking up with Karen @ Tots and Me, Emily @ Emily Reviews, Shelly @ The Attic Girl, and Rena @ An Ordinary Housewife.

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Throwback Thursday Blog-Style #63: September 3, 2015

Welcome back to... 

I know, I know, Throwback Thursday seems to be all about sharing pictures from the past, great memories that mean something to you, that you would like to share with others. At least that is how it appears to me. Throwback Thursday wasn't something I was participating in, and then I came up with an idea.

I thought it would be great fun and a help to my blog to share old content, but not just any old content. Each week I will share an old blog post from a previous year, any year, BUT it has to be from the current week (for example, something I've posted around September 3rd, from any previous year)  I will go in, edit the post if needed, add a pinnable image if I don't already have one, and share it on Facebook.

I have reviewed some great products in the past (and continue to do so). I thought it would be a neat idea to choose review posts this year and highlight some of these great products again.

Would you like to join in? You do not need to edit your past post in any way, you don't need to create a pinnable image, though it couldn't hurt, in fact it will help your blog traffic to add quality pinnable images to your posts.

Just go into your archives, choose a favorite post from this current week from any previous year, and link it up below. 

I will be pinning posts to my appropriate Pinterest boards and will be randomly selecting a Featured Throwback Thursday post to share next week. Just a note, I will be sharing a picture from your post if you are selected as the featured post, but I will link back to your post. I will ALWAYS give credit and link back. By linking up you are giving me permission to use your picture in the post. 

Here is my Throwback Thursday post:

Originally posted September 9th, 2014
Entertaining Christian Audio Drama With Under Drake's Flag {A TOS Review}

Here is this week's randomly selected

Featured Throwback Thursday:

Kathie from Character Corner shared:

9 Things Parents Should Communicate to Kids

To participate, link up below. It would be great if you could visit several of the other posts that have linked up. Stop by, comment, and pin images so we can help each other.

If you would like to help spread the news:

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Happy Throwback Thursday!

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