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iPad Mini and Learning eBooks for Kids Giveaway

June 18, 2013 By Tim, Allyson & kids Leave a Comment

The best time to start teaching your young children is right now! If you have a child going into preschool or kindergarten you are in luck! We’ve partnered with Blue Manor Academy to bring you an amazing sale and giveaway! Plus lots of featured freebies!

Preschool & Kindergarten eBook Sale!

Give your child a tremendous head start with Blue Manor Christian Preschool and Kindergarten Curriculum eBooks. They are easy to teach and easy to learn! All book sets come with a comprehensive teaching manual to help you educate your child at home. Take advantage of this special price. Use offer code: AllOurDays30 to receive 30% off any Blue Manor eBook Set in the Curriculum Store!

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iPad Mini Giveaway!

The Grand Prize winner gets an iPad mini and our Full Prek & K eBook Sets. A $410 value!!! 4 runners-up will win our complete Prek & K eBook Sets. If you have already purchased an eBook set and win the giveaway, we will give you a full refund!

To enter, simply fill out the Rafflecopter Below. (If you’re viewing this post through email or a reader, you’ll need to click over to the blog to enter.) For more information, please read the official rules.

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Free Pintables!

Visit the Grand Opening Sale Page for 10+ Free Homeschool Printables and Curriculum! You’ll find free eBooks, activity packs, planners, and more!

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Who is Blue Manor?

We believe that an Elite Education begins in the Home. We are on a mission to help parents raise sons and daughters, whose legacies honor their families and glorify their God. We create learning books for kids ages 1-12 and early learning curriculum – new books are added every month! We inform and inspire parents and homeschoolers through our two blogs: Blue Manor Homeschool & True Aim.

We need your support because WE are in this together. Please join the Manor Homeschool Community today!

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Catching Up ~ April

June 17, 2013 By Tim, Allyson & kids 2 Comments

This spring has slipped by so quickly and we’re officially into the summer heat. I’ve been meaning to post photos from our spring activities, but other responsibilities kept needing first priority…

So instead of trying to catch up all at once, here’s our month of April in pictures:

Lots of sidewalk chalk.

Lots of bubble blowing (and popping).

I created a new print for our living room. I had it printed at Staples as a 24×36 inch engineering print for less than $4! This print inspired me to look, once again, into opening my own Etsy shop…now a reality!

A special visit from my aunt and uncle who live in California.

Our straw bale green house worked great for starting our numerous broccoli plants, which are now harvested and in our freezer .

We spent a wonderful weekend with my brother and sister-in-law.

All of the kids practiced helping in someone else’s kitchen.

The three older kids were fascinated by the sun bathing turtles at a local arboretum.

Jonathan loved having another boy around

The kids took turns playing Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star with their aunt.

Tim spent an afternoon and evening helping my brother with their house construction. The kids enjoyed exploring the mostly empty house.

We also enjoyed a nice walk to a local ice cream shop.

The kids and I soaked up warm and sunny days by eating lunch in our new backyard.

Amelia found a way to reach the chalkboard easel.

And Tim cleared bushes and trees from our side yard and started building our new greenhouse.

Check back next week to see what our family was up to in the month of May.

What activities have filled your spring?

Filed Under: Our Family, Photos

Finished Friday #91

June 12, 2013 By Tim, Allyson & kids 10 Comments

Update: Oops! My pregnancy brain completely quirked out on me and I published Finished Friday on Wednesday Oh, well…hope you have a great rest of the week!

Another Update: I guess it’s a good thing I accidentally published this early since strong winds knocked out our power for the last 17 hours! Thankfully, it’s finally up and running again!

Thank you for stopping by. We hope you’ve been able to see the blessings around you this week.

Reversible, Full-Coverage Child’s Apron, Smock or Jumbo Bib {Free Pattern & Tutorial} ~ Our kids seriously love these aprons…but I don’t know how people share tutorials on a regular basis, this one wiped me out!

Reversible, Full-Coverage Child's Apron Free Pattern & Tutorial @ AllOurDays.com

Behind the scenes…I’m now 36 weeks pregnant and the countdown has unofficially begun. Our other four babies have been born anywhere between 36 weeks, 5 days and 40 weeks, 3 days so there’s really no guessing when this little one will make her appearance

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This week’s featured posts…

:: Amy shared her heart ( and lots of practical tips) in this wonderful post about creating a content closet. (This is actually something I tackled recently since I was starting to get frustrated every time I went to my closet and looked at all the clothes that no longer fit.)

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:: Suanna showed us the world map project her family has been working on. What a great way to have a visual reminder of people you care about from around the world!

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:: and KC gave us the step-by-step instructions to make this ~~adorable~~ manly Father’s Day card.

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