I've been trying to tie up some loose ends and get things ready for our first day of school, which will be September first. While browsing on the web, I've found some new resources, and I thought I'd pass along the links.
http://www.activityvillage.co.uk/themes.htm
As the url would suggest, this is a collection of ideas for theme or unit studies. I was looking for Robot stuff, and found that, as well as lots of other things.
http://www.pbs.org/teachers/earlychildhood/theme/themearchive.html
Yep, more themes. This time they're put together by PBS, and are linked to television shows and books. If your kiddos are a fan of Martha Speaks, or Arthur, they'll enjoy this selection.
http://quality-kids-crafts.com/index.html
I stumbled here while looking for free birthday party printables for my niece. They had some great ones, but on further inspection, they also have lots of cool printables relating to the alphabet, flags, and holidays. Be sure to check out the alphabet puppets.
http://www.preschoolexpress.com/
The lady behind the great Theme-A-Saurus books hosts this site full of great free resources.
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/magicth/guides/
After hearing so many great things about the Magic Tree House series, I was stoked to find most of the series in like new condition at the local Goodwill. This site has lots of lesson plans to go along with the books.
Showing posts with label Things I like Thursday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Things I like Thursday. Show all posts
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Thursday, July 30, 2009
Things I like Thursday: SafetyTats
L is a runner. From what I've read, and heard, that's pretty common to children with Autism/Asperger's/PDD, etc.
A few months ago, he scared us to death when he got up early in the morning, unlocked the front door, and wandered outside in only his pull up while we were sleeping. Thank God the lady across the street was outside, and noticed him. She alerted us to what he was up to, and we subsequently have added another lock and an alarm.
He also gets away from us in public. I'm not talk talking about what normally happens, where mom is shopping, and turns her head, and the kiddo sneaks off. I'm talking about us walking and holding his hand, and him breaking free, and running away at full speed. In the last six months or so, he's run away from me in a busy parking lot, at the museum, and in a clothing store. It's terrifying, and it typically takes a couple of minutes to get to him, as he's fast, and he hides. We've been using the toddler harness again, when necessary, as a means of preventing this. We've also been joking about writing "if lost, please return to___ " on his forehead with a Sharpie. (Gotta keep a sense of humor, right?)
Anyway, I recently won a sample package of SafetyTats in a blog giveaway, and I wanted to tell you about what a cool idea they are. The package I got was a pack of 4 Quick Stick Write-On Tattoos. It came with alcohol prep wipes, and a pen to personalize the tats with your phone number. They don't require water like regular temporary tattoos, but go on more like a Band-Aid. The company also offers made to order tattoos, in lots of fun themes, with your phone number pre-imprinted on them. They have designs that would alert others to allergies, autism, diabetes, and most important for L, (the train lover,) they even have a train design.
My SafetyTats are going in my purse, for the next time we head to the zoo, the mall, or the museum. I'll also be buying some more.
They retail for less than a dollar a piece, and that's a small price to pay for a little more piece of mind. This is such a good idea, and way cuter than a Sharpie on the forehead...
A few months ago, he scared us to death when he got up early in the morning, unlocked the front door, and wandered outside in only his pull up while we were sleeping. Thank God the lady across the street was outside, and noticed him. She alerted us to what he was up to, and we subsequently have added another lock and an alarm.
He also gets away from us in public. I'm not talk talking about what normally happens, where mom is shopping, and turns her head, and the kiddo sneaks off. I'm talking about us walking and holding his hand, and him breaking free, and running away at full speed. In the last six months or so, he's run away from me in a busy parking lot, at the museum, and in a clothing store. It's terrifying, and it typically takes a couple of minutes to get to him, as he's fast, and he hides. We've been using the toddler harness again, when necessary, as a means of preventing this. We've also been joking about writing "if lost, please return to___ " on his forehead with a Sharpie. (Gotta keep a sense of humor, right?)
Anyway, I recently won a sample package of SafetyTats in a blog giveaway, and I wanted to tell you about what a cool idea they are. The package I got was a pack of 4 Quick Stick Write-On Tattoos. It came with alcohol prep wipes, and a pen to personalize the tats with your phone number. They don't require water like regular temporary tattoos, but go on more like a Band-Aid. The company also offers made to order tattoos, in lots of fun themes, with your phone number pre-imprinted on them. They have designs that would alert others to allergies, autism, diabetes, and most important for L, (the train lover,) they even have a train design.
My SafetyTats are going in my purse, for the next time we head to the zoo, the mall, or the museum. I'll also be buying some more.
They retail for less than a dollar a piece, and that's a small price to pay for a little more piece of mind. This is such a good idea, and way cuter than a Sharpie on the forehead...
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Things I like Thursday (Part 2, Crafting for Charity)
Part of why I've been posting less is that I've been crafting more. I've got a ton of stuff on my mental to do list for Christmas this year. (Only six more crafting months, folks...)
I'm also gearing up to contribute to 2 online Charity projects, and I'd like to share them in this Things I like Thursday post, because ultimately, there's nothing I like more than sharing some love with babies and children.
First off, if you haven't already heard, Craft Hope is asking for submissions for project three, (hats, booties, and blankies,) for babies in India. I'm mentally committing myself to at least 10 baby hats, which is drop in the bucket, but probably all I'll be able to manage, given the way things have been going around here. If you can sew, knit, or crochet, I urge you to contribute to this project as well. Pretty please?
I also found the Amazima Doll project, which I'm going to try to contribute to as well. I cannot embroider, so I'm not sure how I'm going to do the dolls faces, but I'm going to try. They're looking for around 350 dolls by October, and I'm hoping to pitch in a couple.
Check them out, and think about sharing your skills for a good cause.
I'm also gearing up to contribute to 2 online Charity projects, and I'd like to share them in this Things I like Thursday post, because ultimately, there's nothing I like more than sharing some love with babies and children.
First off, if you haven't already heard, Craft Hope is asking for submissions for project three, (hats, booties, and blankies,) for babies in India. I'm mentally committing myself to at least 10 baby hats, which is drop in the bucket, but probably all I'll be able to manage, given the way things have been going around here. If you can sew, knit, or crochet, I urge you to contribute to this project as well. Pretty please?
I also found the Amazima Doll project, which I'm going to try to contribute to as well. I cannot embroider, so I'm not sure how I'm going to do the dolls faces, but I'm going to try. They're looking for around 350 dolls by October, and I'm hoping to pitch in a couple.
Check them out, and think about sharing your skills for a good cause.
Things I like Thursday (Part 1)
I can't believe I missed WFMW, but I did. I'm making up for it by having two things I like Thursday posts.
First of all, I wanted to tell you about the great cookies I won, over at Delectable Dining. They were great, soft and chewy like sugar cookies are supposed to be. They were also super cute. The guitar was my favorite, and my son called dibs on the football right away. They were gone in less than a day.
In general, I'm a terrible cook, however even I'm tempted to try some of the recipes posted at Delectable Dining. The Chocolate Glazed Cherry Turnovers look fantastic! If you need some cooking inspiration, this is the blog for you. The author is also a really good food photographer, which is obviously more than I can say for myself. ;)
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Things I like Thursday
I won a giveaway a little while back, and I'd like to include it in the week's things I like Thursday. I was able to choose anything I wanted within a certain price range at Forevr and a Day. This little shop sells all sorts of crocheted clothing and accessories, mostly for little ones. I decided I wanted a hat for baby V, but had a hard time choosing between the flower fairy hat, and the equally cute cupcake hat. In the end, I choose the flower fairy hat, as modeled here by baby V. V is tiny, but I chose a toddler size, in hopes that she'd be able to wear it this winter and beyond. It's a little big for her now, but I'm happy to say she should be able to wear it for some time, once she grows into it, as it's nice and stretchy. I was happily surprised to see that the yarn used was cotton, or a cotton blend. Acrylic would have been fine, but I like that cotton yarn doesn't pill as much in the wash, so this is even better. I love the little hat, and have shown it to just about everyone who's been to my house lately. It's really that cute. If you're looking for a sweet gift idea, go check out http://www.forevrandaday.blogspot.com/.(Disclaimer: I received the hat in a giveaway, and decided to feature this product/shop because I was so impressed by it. No money, additional freebies, or firstborn children exchanged hands.)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Things I like Thursday: CurrClick and Thomas
It's time again for Things I like Thursday.
I like Currclick.com. If you've never been there, it's a curriculum/ebook/lapbook/teaching resource store. They have lots of material for all grade levels. There are a number of free items you can download every day, as well as one different free item every week. Additionally, they offer lengthy samples of most items, so you can really check them out before buying them. They frequently have good sales, and I've gotten several neat resources for $1.
Having said all that, I wanted to specifically tell you about a neat product I purchased from them tonight.
They have a unit study on Thomas the Train! I saw it a while back, and figured I'd check it out later, but tonight I decided to go ahead and buy it. My son's favorite thing in the whole world is Thomas the Train. His affinity for Thomas goes way beyond anything I've ever seen with other kiddos, or experienced myself as a child. (Incidentally there is apparently a widespread phenomenon of kids with ASD being enamoured with Thomas. I was doing some reading about it the other day, and it literally took my breath away to read what other parents had written. I could have written some of it verbatim about L. So anyway, expect a post about that later...) I'm going to try out the Thomas unit with L to see if he responds better to it than me arbitrarily picking a unit like weather, or zoo animals, or whatever.
After looking through the material, here are my impressions:
The cons:
It's not a complete unit study, in the sense of including lesson plans and activities from every single subject. It's more like a collection of Thomas activities. There are quite a few web resources listed. If you had tons of time to sift through a million google search results, you could have come up with some of the material on your own for free.
The pros:
I don't have hours and hours to search, so it was totally worth the few bucks it cost to have everything already put together.
There is a lot of information about what to discuss while doing certain activities. It's not like you're just throwing the child a worksheet or coloring sheet, and that's it. The curriculum was apparently created for a child with Asperger's, so there is a lot of discussion about feelings and social cues. It would be totally relevant for a neurotypical kiddo, but even better for one that needs some extra help in these areas. It's helpful for me to see some of the "scripts" because sometimes I wouldn't necessarily think of making certain connections off the top of my head.
There are a lot of ideas to make activities easier or to extend them. It occurs to me that you could do a study of Thomas with several toddlers and/or preschoolers, and it would be fairly easy to customize it to their levels.
Now that I have this unit study, I can think of a few ways I'll be extending it for L. He likes to spell, so I'm thinking we might pick a few Train names to work on spelling. You could do counting, addition, and subtraction, using actual toy trains as manipulatives. We have loads of Thomas books around here, so they'll be the reading materials.
Altogether, I really like the Thomas the Train Unit Study, although it remains to be seen what L thinks of it. I'll let you know how it works out. If he responds well to this, I can see myself perhaps putting together a unit about some of his lesser interests.
I ended up buying a bundle that included the Thomas Study and a Jonah Study for $9.
The Jonah study looks nice too, and maybe I'll post more about it in another post. I'm thinking I'll tie it in with the VeggieTales Jonah movie.
If you have a Thomas the Train (Tank...why is he sometimes called different things?) fan in your house, check it out.
I like Currclick.com. If you've never been there, it's a curriculum/ebook/lapbook/teaching resource store. They have lots of material for all grade levels. There are a number of free items you can download every day, as well as one different free item every week. Additionally, they offer lengthy samples of most items, so you can really check them out before buying them. They frequently have good sales, and I've gotten several neat resources for $1.
Having said all that, I wanted to specifically tell you about a neat product I purchased from them tonight.
They have a unit study on Thomas the Train! I saw it a while back, and figured I'd check it out later, but tonight I decided to go ahead and buy it. My son's favorite thing in the whole world is Thomas the Train. His affinity for Thomas goes way beyond anything I've ever seen with other kiddos, or experienced myself as a child. (Incidentally there is apparently a widespread phenomenon of kids with ASD being enamoured with Thomas. I was doing some reading about it the other day, and it literally took my breath away to read what other parents had written. I could have written some of it verbatim about L. So anyway, expect a post about that later...) I'm going to try out the Thomas unit with L to see if he responds better to it than me arbitrarily picking a unit like weather, or zoo animals, or whatever.
After looking through the material, here are my impressions:
The cons:
It's not a complete unit study, in the sense of including lesson plans and activities from every single subject. It's more like a collection of Thomas activities. There are quite a few web resources listed. If you had tons of time to sift through a million google search results, you could have come up with some of the material on your own for free.
The pros:
I don't have hours and hours to search, so it was totally worth the few bucks it cost to have everything already put together.
There is a lot of information about what to discuss while doing certain activities. It's not like you're just throwing the child a worksheet or coloring sheet, and that's it. The curriculum was apparently created for a child with Asperger's, so there is a lot of discussion about feelings and social cues. It would be totally relevant for a neurotypical kiddo, but even better for one that needs some extra help in these areas. It's helpful for me to see some of the "scripts" because sometimes I wouldn't necessarily think of making certain connections off the top of my head.
There are a lot of ideas to make activities easier or to extend them. It occurs to me that you could do a study of Thomas with several toddlers and/or preschoolers, and it would be fairly easy to customize it to their levels.
Now that I have this unit study, I can think of a few ways I'll be extending it for L. He likes to spell, so I'm thinking we might pick a few Train names to work on spelling. You could do counting, addition, and subtraction, using actual toy trains as manipulatives. We have loads of Thomas books around here, so they'll be the reading materials.
Altogether, I really like the Thomas the Train Unit Study, although it remains to be seen what L thinks of it. I'll let you know how it works out. If he responds well to this, I can see myself perhaps putting together a unit about some of his lesser interests.
I ended up buying a bundle that included the Thomas Study and a Jonah Study for $9.
The Jonah study looks nice too, and maybe I'll post more about it in another post. I'm thinking I'll tie it in with the VeggieTales Jonah movie.
If you have a Thomas the Train (Tank...why is he sometimes called different things?) fan in your house, check it out.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Things I like Thursday (and a bit of a personal update)
Well it's time again for Things I like Thursday, and I thought I'd feature some more preschool resources.
I have to admit, we've decided to put some of our formal curriculum on hold for a bit, while we work though other issues. We are in the process of switching pediatricians, and having L evaluated what is almost certainly SPD, and possibly Asperger's? ADHD? Both? Something else? I don't know. I had thought we could do school now, and just work through things as they came up, but that isn't working out for us.
In the meantime, I'm trying to piece together what we're going to do later in the summer, or early fall. There doesn't seem to be a one size fits all solution for L, who is very advanced in certain areas, and considerably behind in others.
All of that is to say that I'm constantly on the lookout for new resources that might work for us. I've already said how much I like the Bright Beginnings curriculum we've been using. It's very thorough, and Christian based, and would have been perfect for L when he was about 2 1/2. At this point, he's way past the math and literacy practice included in the program, so that's sort of a problem for us. Nonetheless, I really really like this one, and I'll likely be using it for baby V in a few years. I would totally recommend it, and I found ours on Ebay for $27, so it's affordable too.
I'd also like to reiterate how great I think the Letter of the Week curriculum is. I went to the trouble to print it all out and start getting it ready to use last year, and then L went and learned his letter sounds and so on, on his own, in a couple of weeks. Argh. We are still using elements of this as a review. It's also free, which is great.
Another free curriculum that I like is ABC Jesus loves me. There is a set of lessons for 3 and 4 year olds, which is nice since those ages are frequently lumped together, and I find there's a pretty big difference between a 3 year old and a 4 year old. It's Christian based, (obviously,) which may or may not be a plus to you, but it is to me. It also has a lot of elements you could sort of use in bits and pieces with whatever you're already using.
Anyway, those are three things I like this Thursday. Did I miss any? What are you using for your 4-5 year old?
I have to admit, we've decided to put some of our formal curriculum on hold for a bit, while we work though other issues. We are in the process of switching pediatricians, and having L evaluated what is almost certainly SPD, and possibly Asperger's? ADHD? Both? Something else? I don't know. I had thought we could do school now, and just work through things as they came up, but that isn't working out for us.
In the meantime, I'm trying to piece together what we're going to do later in the summer, or early fall. There doesn't seem to be a one size fits all solution for L, who is very advanced in certain areas, and considerably behind in others.
All of that is to say that I'm constantly on the lookout for new resources that might work for us. I've already said how much I like the Bright Beginnings curriculum we've been using. It's very thorough, and Christian based, and would have been perfect for L when he was about 2 1/2. At this point, he's way past the math and literacy practice included in the program, so that's sort of a problem for us. Nonetheless, I really really like this one, and I'll likely be using it for baby V in a few years. I would totally recommend it, and I found ours on Ebay for $27, so it's affordable too.
I'd also like to reiterate how great I think the Letter of the Week curriculum is. I went to the trouble to print it all out and start getting it ready to use last year, and then L went and learned his letter sounds and so on, on his own, in a couple of weeks. Argh. We are still using elements of this as a review. It's also free, which is great.
Another free curriculum that I like is ABC Jesus loves me. There is a set of lessons for 3 and 4 year olds, which is nice since those ages are frequently lumped together, and I find there's a pretty big difference between a 3 year old and a 4 year old. It's Christian based, (obviously,) which may or may not be a plus to you, but it is to me. It also has a lot of elements you could sort of use in bits and pieces with whatever you're already using.
Anyway, those are three things I like this Thursday. Did I miss any? What are you using for your 4-5 year old?
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Things I like Thursday
Well, I botched up the scheduling feature, so here's the Early Edition. hahaha. What can you do....
Welcome to Things I like Thursday. I liked a lot of things this week. :)
First of all, I want to tell you about Heather's Homemade Classics. I won a gift basket of bath goodies from Heather in a recent blog giveaway. My basket included a bottle of Pina Colada scented lotion, a bar of Honey glycerin soap, a bar of Apricot Scrub Oatmeal soap, and a Pina Colada sachet. The Pina Colada scent reminds me of sno cones. It's summery, and lingers on your skin without being overpowering. The honey soap was probably my favorite. I used it on myself and my kids, and it left us feeling soft, and smelling great. The subtle scent was great for the kids, clean and fresh, not perfume-y. The Apricot Scrub Oatmeal soap was scrubby enough to feel like it was making a difference, but not so rough that it felt like I was bathing with Lava soap.
I'm glad to have won this giveaway. I used to buy nice bath stuff for myself all the time. These days I usually just buy whatever is on sale at the grocery store. The good news is that Heather's prices are really affordable. Soaps start at $2.50, and the large pump bottle of lotion is $6. Go check her out.
(I took pictures of my basket, but now I can't find them. Oops.)
I also won a darling little knitted business card holder from French Press Knits . I love the little knitted pouch. I'm a crocheter, so anything knitted seems really exotic to me. The packaging was very gift worthy. She sent the card holder in a stamped (with her logo,) cheesecloth bag, which was then packaged in a little gift box, wrapped with ribbon. Her store has lots of pretty cowls and hats that would be great for Christmas gifts. (Yes, I seriously buy Christmas gifts this early.)
I found 2 free crochet soaker patterns at Crochet Castle. com that I am excited to try out. There are loads of free knitted soaker patterns around, but not many for crocheters. These look really cute.
The Homeschool Classroom posted 25 Homeschool sites to bookmark. There are quite a few that I had never been to before.
A cool book I picked up at Goodwill, called Don't Move the Muffin Tins (a hands off guide to art for the young child). I'll be making a separate post about it later, but you can find it at Amazon, for less than 2 bucks, (before shipping). It's totally worth it.
*Now, a word on Things I like Thursdays: My picks for the week are things I genuinely enjoyed. I'm not being reimbursed for them or recieving any other perks or freebies. Some of these items are things I won in a giveaway. Let's face it, folks hold giveaways so they can hopefully gain more exposure for their products. If I like them, I'm happy to try to spread the word.
Welcome to Things I like Thursday. I liked a lot of things this week. :)
First of all, I want to tell you about Heather's Homemade Classics. I won a gift basket of bath goodies from Heather in a recent blog giveaway. My basket included a bottle of Pina Colada scented lotion, a bar of Honey glycerin soap, a bar of Apricot Scrub Oatmeal soap, and a Pina Colada sachet. The Pina Colada scent reminds me of sno cones. It's summery, and lingers on your skin without being overpowering. The honey soap was probably my favorite. I used it on myself and my kids, and it left us feeling soft, and smelling great. The subtle scent was great for the kids, clean and fresh, not perfume-y. The Apricot Scrub Oatmeal soap was scrubby enough to feel like it was making a difference, but not so rough that it felt like I was bathing with Lava soap.
I'm glad to have won this giveaway. I used to buy nice bath stuff for myself all the time. These days I usually just buy whatever is on sale at the grocery store. The good news is that Heather's prices are really affordable. Soaps start at $2.50, and the large pump bottle of lotion is $6. Go check her out.
(I took pictures of my basket, but now I can't find them. Oops.)
I also won a darling little knitted business card holder from French Press Knits . I love the little knitted pouch. I'm a crocheter, so anything knitted seems really exotic to me. The packaging was very gift worthy. She sent the card holder in a stamped (with her logo,) cheesecloth bag, which was then packaged in a little gift box, wrapped with ribbon. Her store has lots of pretty cowls and hats that would be great for Christmas gifts. (Yes, I seriously buy Christmas gifts this early.)
I found 2 free crochet soaker patterns at Crochet Castle. com that I am excited to try out. There are loads of free knitted soaker patterns around, but not many for crocheters. These look really cute.
The Homeschool Classroom posted 25 Homeschool sites to bookmark. There are quite a few that I had never been to before.
A cool book I picked up at Goodwill, called Don't Move the Muffin Tins (a hands off guide to art for the young child). I'll be making a separate post about it later, but you can find it at Amazon, for less than 2 bucks, (before shipping). It's totally worth it.
*Now, a word on Things I like Thursdays: My picks for the week are things I genuinely enjoyed. I'm not being reimbursed for them or recieving any other perks or freebies. Some of these items are things I won in a giveaway. Let's face it, folks hold giveaways so they can hopefully gain more exposure for their products. If I like them, I'm happy to try to spread the word.
Thursday, May 21, 2009
Things I like Thursday
I've been lucky enough to win a lot of cool giveaways in the last few months. Oftentimes the giveaways are companies and products I've previously never heard of. I wanted to highlight a couple of my favorites, in an effort to get the word out about a couple of cool companies you may not be aware of. Please note that I'm not being reimbursed for my endorsements.
First of all, I won a giveaway around Christmas of a Boca Beth DVD/CD/puppet/activity book. Boca Beth products aim to introduce young children to Spanish by teaching them the words for things they regularly come in contact with. (No conjugating verbs, and stuff like that. The DVD I have covers items around the house.) My first response to the video was that it was cute and educational, but I wasn't sure if my son, who is used to lots of fancy whiz bang animation would be that into it. He ended up liking it, and asking for it repeatedly. He also enjoyed the puppet a lot. It's a great tie in to the DVD, and makes the whole experience more interactive. He requests the CD often in the car, and even the baby seems to like it, since she usually quits her mandatory car wailing when it's on. I'd still rather be listening to my rock Cd's, but that's the price of having kids, I guess. All in all, I think the Boca Beth products are great. My son is learning some new Spanish words in a fun, no pressure atmosphere. These are the kinds of products I'm always looking for, as a parent, and a new homeschooler.
There are numerous free resources on the Boca Beth site, and this month they're offering free shipping. Go check them out.
The other company I wanted to recommend was NoPlastic.ca. The premise here is pretty self explanatory. Lots of people are worried about using plastic dishes and utensils. NoPlastic.ca offers alternatives. I recently won a cool stainless steel sippy cup, which can be seen here. It's awesome. My daughter likes it, which is saying a lot. She's still nursing, and rejects most bottles and sippy cups. A major plus is that the Avent spout minimizes spills. I hate sippy cups that leak everywhere if the kids shake them or drop them.
They have some really neat other products too, like some cool stainless steel lunch boxes, and a set of stainless steel mugs that would be a great replacement for the ugly plastic cups we've been using lately. If you're looking for healthy plastic free alternatives for your family, NoPlastic.ca probably has them.
First of all, I won a giveaway around Christmas of a Boca Beth DVD/CD/puppet/activity book. Boca Beth products aim to introduce young children to Spanish by teaching them the words for things they regularly come in contact with. (No conjugating verbs, and stuff like that. The DVD I have covers items around the house.) My first response to the video was that it was cute and educational, but I wasn't sure if my son, who is used to lots of fancy whiz bang animation would be that into it. He ended up liking it, and asking for it repeatedly. He also enjoyed the puppet a lot. It's a great tie in to the DVD, and makes the whole experience more interactive. He requests the CD often in the car, and even the baby seems to like it, since she usually quits her mandatory car wailing when it's on. I'd still rather be listening to my rock Cd's, but that's the price of having kids, I guess. All in all, I think the Boca Beth products are great. My son is learning some new Spanish words in a fun, no pressure atmosphere. These are the kinds of products I'm always looking for, as a parent, and a new homeschooler.
There are numerous free resources on the Boca Beth site, and this month they're offering free shipping. Go check them out.
The other company I wanted to recommend was NoPlastic.ca. The premise here is pretty self explanatory. Lots of people are worried about using plastic dishes and utensils. NoPlastic.ca offers alternatives. I recently won a cool stainless steel sippy cup, which can be seen here. It's awesome. My daughter likes it, which is saying a lot. She's still nursing, and rejects most bottles and sippy cups. A major plus is that the Avent spout minimizes spills. I hate sippy cups that leak everywhere if the kids shake them or drop them.
They have some really neat other products too, like some cool stainless steel lunch boxes, and a set of stainless steel mugs that would be a great replacement for the ugly plastic cups we've been using lately. If you're looking for healthy plastic free alternatives for your family, NoPlastic.ca probably has them.
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