Tots and Me... Growing Up Together

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

Littles Learning Link Up: June 25, 2019

Each month you will find:

A seasonal round-up (usually toward the beginning of the month)
Posts where I share what I have been up to with my elementary-age children and the preschoolers I work with at our homeschool co-op (including occasional highlight posts where I share how we used ideas that have been linked up here on Littles Learning Link Up).

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(ren).

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.

Here's a peek at what we have been up to in our homeschool.

The children had a blast at VBS last week. I didn't get my portfolio worked on very well while they were gone, I just couldn't focus. But I did finish it and get it sent in last night.

So, this week is a break.

Speaking of reviews, let's take a look at that review schedule real quick:

Two weeks ago I shared my reviews of Simply Classical Writing from Memoria Press and Lightning Lit Grade 2 from Hewitt Homeschooling Resources.

This week you will be able to read my review for Matific Galaxy which Harold absolutely loves!

And in July I will share reviews for the Music & Creativity Foundation Course from Simply Music plus the USA Activity Bundle Pack from Crafty Classroom.

Here are some things I would like to share with you:

Patriotic Ideas Round Up

(This is a round up of things our family did in the past. Next week I will be sharing a round up of ideas from other bloggers. So, stay tuned!)

Beach Fun Round Up

Butterfly Round Up

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there were 6 wonderful posts linked up. I will be sharing a randomly selected post, plus the most clicked on posts.

Please, don't forget to stop by 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 randomly selected post is:

Kristen from A Mom's Quest to Teach shared Crafts: T is for Tree.

This week's most clicked on posts are:

Nicole from Mama of Many Blessings shared Butterfly and Bee Math Ideas

Brandy from The Barefoot Mom shared Why Don't Rivers Run Straight? A Hands On Demonstration

Join the Party!

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 one of my relevant boards, 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 Monday 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.

No button currently, and there won't be one until I can figure it out seeing as Photobucket has changed things. Feel free to still share the picture in place of the button. Just link it to my Littles Learning Link Up permalink please.

I am sharing over at

Monday, June 24, 2019

Tuesday's Giveaway Link Up- June 25, 2019

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!

Featured Giveaways

Cinderella Blu-ray 3 winners US only Ends 6/25

Disney's Live-Action Dumbo Digital Copy 5 Winners US only Ends 7/4

Featured Reviews

Improving Writing Skills with Simply Classical Writing {A Homeschool Review Crew Review}

Working On English Skills Using Great Literature with Lightning Lit {A Homeschool Review Crew Review}

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

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

Thursday, June 20, 2019

Throwback Thursday Blog-Style #261: June 20, 2019

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 June 20th, 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.

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. (If you don't have anything from this current week, it is still okay to link up with a post from a previous year around this time. And if you haven't been blogging for a full year, feel free to share any earlier post.)

Please make sure to share from the past as instructed above. The spirit of Throwback Thursday Blog-Style is to share posts from the past. Please follow the guidelines. I would hate to have to delete your link.
Thank you

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 are my Throwback Thursday posts
(This year I am going to focus on looking back at past reviews):

Originally posted June 12th, 2017
Adventuring Through American History with Rush Revere {A TOS Review}

Here is this week's randomly selected

Featured Throwback Thursday:

Gale from Imaginative Homeschool shared:

Story of the World - Vol 1 - Ch 8 - The Assyrians

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.

Happy Throwback Thursday!

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

Wordless Wednesday: June 19, 2019 (w/linky) - Happy 11th Birthday Amelia!

Yes, Amelia turned 11 years old this week. They can stop growing now!

Traditional birthday breakfast.

Traditional top-of-the-steps pictures.

I found it amusing that the small pancake I put on top of her other pancakes made it look like there was a pat of butter on top of them.

Present time

She's a bit obsessed with llamas right now.

"Cake" time.

It was actually Rice Krispie Treats with peanut butter frosting.

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

No button currently, and there won't be one until I can figure it out seeing as Photobucket has changed things. Feel free to still share the picture in place of the button on your Wordless Wednesday post or in a list of Wordless Wednesday linkies. Just link it to my Wordless Wednesday permalink please.

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

Littles Learning Link Up: June 18, 2019

Each month you will find:

A seasonal round-up (usually toward the beginning of the month)
Posts where I share what I have been up to with my elementary-age children and the preschoolers I work with at our homeschool co-op (including occasional highlight posts where I share how we used ideas that have been linked up here on Littles Learning Link Up).

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.

Here's a peek at what we have been up to in our homeschool.

I don't have much to share this week. We are currently on our short break before our summer session begins. The children are enjoying VBS this week in a nearby town. Though we are technically done for the school year, Hannah and Amelia are finishing up their standardized testing this week. Here in Pennsylvania the children have to take testing in grades 3, 5, and 8. I'm very thankful for the online CAT that Academic Excellence provides. Once the girls finish their tests, I will have their results within a couple of hours (if even that long). Then I can just send the results in to our evaluator as a part of the portfolios. I'm actually putting those together while the children are at VBS, same as I did last year. I love going back and seeing what we've learned all year, seeing where the children have improved and what we may still need to work on.

I'm actually looking forward to next week, as it will be more of a break for me. Hopefully I have all the paperwork done. Plus, I won't have to be getting the children over to VBS early in the morning. I'd love some time to just sit and read. Of course, we do still have a couple of review products we are working on, but they are not too much work. Debating if we want to receive a couple more. I've still got several hours to decide.

Speaking of reviews, let's take a look at that review schedule real quick:

Last week I shared my reviews of Simply Classical Writing from Memoria Press and Lightning Lit Grade 2 from Hewitt Homeschooling Resources.

Next week you will be able to read my review for Matific Galaxy which Harold absolutely loves!

And in July I will share reviews for the Music & Creativity Foundation Course from Simply Music plus the USA Activity Bundle Pack from Crafty Classroom.

Here are some things I would like to share with you:

Patriotic Ideas Round Up

(This is a round up of things our family did in the past. Next week I will be sharing a round up of ideas from other bloggers. So, stay tuned!)

Beach Fun Round Up

Butterfly Round Up

Now onto:

Littles Learning Link Up Features

On my last Littles Learning Link Up post, there were 7 wonderful posts linked up. I will be sharing a randomly selected post, plus the most clicked on posts (there are three this week!).

This randomly selected post is: