Danielles Place Review and Giveaway

Hop on over and read all about how wonderful Danielle's Place is and how much we love it! Plus while your there you can enter (up to 4 entries) to win a 1 year subscription to Danielle's Place

http://bookwormsbooknook.blogspot.com/2009/11/danielles-place-review-and-giveaway.html

Our Cozy Little Book Corner

I few post that are up on our family oriented blog: Our Cozy Little Book Corner

Gaddy Nipper Crayons Review
Gidgets Top 100 Picture Books (daily till we get to 100)

Plus don't forget to check out the first 7 books for my Christmas Book and Activity a day post starting Nov 29th

Upcoming Post there:

Danielles Place: Count Your Blessings
more of Gidgets Top 100 Picture Books
Gidgets Masterpiece
Froggi's book review
My Daybook and Menu Plan for next week (that will post on Sunday)

Upcoming Giveaways: so you might want to follow or subscribe to the blog so you know when these great giveaways happen! You won't want to miss them!

Danielles Place 1 year subscription
Malt O Meal Cereal (for 4 lucky winners): Do you LOVE chocolate! if you do this one is for you!

Giveaway going on right now

101 simple and thoughtful ways to give this christmas away

Our Cozy Little Book Corner

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Check out my post over there: Like a new Feature gidgets Top 100 Books, Why I love People Magazines Sexist man Alive: Johnny Depp, and get the first weeks book like for the Christmas Book and Activity.

Open Ended Art Corn:

This weeks theme was Corn: So I added some Corn Sryup to the Yellow and Red Paint and let her paint away. the End Result a pretty Red, Yellow and Orange Shiny painting



So what did you do for Corn



Next Week Is NON OPEN ENDED: Show me your Turkey Crafts

Yes I know I said no linky but I've gotten so many email that I will keep up Open Ended and Cancel Naturally Curious Tots for now. Some weeks it might be late or early but I will put it up. So many of you LOVE it alot more then I ever thought was possible so thank you.

So Open Ended Will STAY thanks for the wonderful emails over 20 in my inbox :)

Naturally Curious Tots: Birds

Naturally Curious Tots: Birds

This week could be a favorite of kids and adults alike :) birds! We are still doing some of our bird stuff and my post will go up tonight (i'm behind since she was sick and just now feeling really like her old self).



Next Week: Pine Cones

Gift Bow Turkeys

This craft was super simple and easy to make all you need is a shoe (Froggi traced her converse all stars, brown construction paper, old pizza/cereal box, gift bows, glue and wiggly eyes.



take your piece of cardboard (we used a frozen pizza box since we needed 2), I traced a plate and cut it out.

After Froggi traced the shoe onto the brown construction paper and cut them out they glued them onto the cardboard circle.

After they glued the turkey's body they added wiggly eyes and a triangle for the nose.

Then they went to work taking off the backing to the bows and sticking them on.

Upcoming Catholic Crafts:

So we haven't done half of the thanksgiving stuff since Gidget was so sick last week but I do have a few to post this week so they are coming.

But I have the Religious Crafts planned out and ready to go for the start of Advent through Christmas:

The ideas are coming from The Big Book of Catholic Customs and Traditions! I love this book and can't wait to use it on a regular basis.

Nov 29th: start of Advent: Advent wreath, Advent Celebration Table

Dec 6th: St Nicholas Day: Bishop Hats and Candy Canes

Dec 8th: Feast of the Immaculate Conception: Paper Chain

Dec 13th: St Lucia: Crown of Candles, make Sweet Bread, Flashlight tag

Dec 24th: Christmas Eve: put Jesus in the Manger, Jesus Light and Pickle in the Tree

Dec 25th: Christmas: Pass out our Special Christmas gift to family members (more on this before the day so you can do it too if you want! its a non catholic gift so all can make it if you want)

Temple Touch Thermometer

So as you all know Gidget has been sick :( poor girl its been a rough week for her. Well today she is doing alittle better and actually ate for the first time a meal for the first time since Sunday Night!! :) this week I've only gotten 1 silver dollar pancake, 1 chicken nugget and a graham cracker in her.

Well this couldn't have arrived at a better time: I go to the mailbox and what do I find my MomSelect Temple Touch Thermometer! Who Hoo! This Thermometer is one I've looked at several times at Walgreens but didn't want to fork over 30 bucks. Well this is AWESOME!



I love the features: temple and underarm points that you can take the temp, temperature's only take a few seconds to take, a Medicine Timer to set for Meds, and a Fever Alert alarm if they have a fever.

I've used the ODPT: Over Dose Protection Timer as a timer so i know when to give her next dose of Tylenol this week and its been wonderful for those overnight hours! :) This alone is reason enough to buy it how many of us have taken their temps. in the middle of the night, given Tylenol only to wake up several hours later asking ourselves what time did I give that Tylenol!

I also love the Large Lightened Display, that the alarm goes off if it registers a fever and the memory so you can scan and look at the temps.

Their are no disadvantages of this thermometer (well the cost was my deciding factor at the store) but now that I know what all it has and how great it is I would spend the money for it if I ever need to replace it.

I'm actually going to get this for all New mom baby shower gifts! Yes I'm giving a Thermometer but its a good one that they will love.

I did receive this Temple Touch Thermometer from Momselect for the product review: it in no way influenced my review.

Learning Through Love: Up and Coming Happenings:

To see what others have been up to check out My Family My Forever Learning Through Love

This week has just been snuggle and cuddle week I just got back from the doctors and Gidget has Strep Throat :( she is on Augmentin and the doctor said he give us a call Monday to make sure she is better. His boy and my oldest are good friends (comes in handy huh, got a appointment the day I called and get a home call to make sure she is doing well)

Anyway so I’ve been able to do my planning for the rest of the year since she just wanted to just be held.

So here it goes:

Nov 16-20: Danielle’s Place: Going to America and Count Your Blessings; along with Puffy Paint letters: s, m, and t

Nov 23-24: finish up what we didn’t get to and break for Thanksgiving: Puffy paint letters: s, m and t

Nov 30- Dec 4: Danielle’s Place: Ordinary Baby Extraordinary Gift: Puffy Paint Letters: a, p and f

Dec 7-11: Danielle’s Place:  God’s Wonderful Gift: Puffy Paint Letters: a, p and f

Dec 14-18: Danielle’s Place: King of King’s

Dec 21-24: Danielle’s Place: Happy Birthday Jesus

Dec 25- Jan 1: Vacation (still have some fun post planned just no school)

Then from Dec 14- Jan 1st: Puffy Paint Letters: s,m, t, a, p and f will stay out till after the holidays when we will begin the next 3.

Also I’ll be posting a fun craft each day from the start of advent thru Christmas Eve. With Saturday being a homemade gift  and Sunday being a religious craft.

UPCOMING REVIEWS:

Danielle’s Place ( I LOVE THIS PLACE): upcoming review and 1 year subscription to 1 lucky reader!!! :)

Gaddy Nipper Crayons

Upcoming Book Reviews on Our Cozy Little Book Corner:

Blackout by James Elam

Give This Christmas Away ( 101 simple and thoughtful ways) by Matthew West

The One Year Did You Know Devotions 2 by Nancy Hill

December Artist of the Month: Hans Hoffman

“Art is essential to being fully human” - Hans Hoffman 1880-1966

Decembers Artist of the month is a Abstract Expressionist Painter, he was also known as a Cubist.  that I think the kids will love and have alot of fun with. What I love about Hans Hoffman is the colors and designs he used. I love the blocks of colors all over the canvas.  After moving to America from Germany he became the most Influential and Important Artist for this country in Abstract Expressionism. He helped and encouraged his art students to create art in  their own ways and to visit Art Museums and Galleries to expose themselves to all kinds of art.

Mary Ann Kohl has a great example of Hans Hoffman art lesson in her book: Great American Artist for Kids

Here is some of my Favorite Han Hoffman paintings: There are many more I Love of his so go check them out on the website all about Hans Hoffman.

Autumn Gold 1957

Equinox 1958

Landscape 1942

Colors Poem 1954

 

For some more information on  Hans Hoffman's check out what The Adventures Of Bear’s Mom made and check out her post about Hans Hoffman, she did a great job on this post! :)

I’m really excited and can’t wait till December 2nd to see what all our kids do for Hans Hoffman Study!