*jingle* big savings @ toys r us
Toys R Us is having a 2-day Super Sale. Here are some of the deals you might want to snag:
Mr. or Mrs. Potato Head
- on sale for $3.99 (@ 3:00)
- print & use $2 coupon
- final cost: $1.99 each
Star Wars Figures
- on sale 2 for $11.99 (@ 3:00)
- buy 4 for $23.99
- print & use $5 off $20 coupon
- final cost : $4.75 each
My Little Pony
- on sale buy 2 get 1 free ($6.49)
- buy 6 for $38.94
- print & use $5 off $20 coupon
- –$12.98 from 2 free ponies
- final cost: $3.49 each
You can find the coupons in the Toys and Games category on the left.
*jingle* philosophy gingerbread shower gel sample
Snag this Facebook freebie for a cute stocking stuffer!
- Become a Fan of Philosophy on Facebook
- Click on the Go to Application button in the top right corner
- Choose the Allow button and fill out the form
A big thanks to It’s Hip to Save!
review – AVKO
I received a free 1-year membership to AVKO. That name may not ring a bell, but I bet many of you are familiar with one of their products – Sequential Spelling.
AVKO is a non-profit organization “that focuses on the development and production of materials and especially techniques to teach reading and spelling, handwriting (manuscript and cursive), and keyboarding. AVKO is dedicated to the teaching everyone how to read and spell, regardless of their mild to moderate learning disabilities, dyslexia, poverty, or opportunity. “
Benefits of Basic Membership:
- Discounts on AVKO Printed Materials
- Hundreds of dollars worth of FREE e-books:
~ The Patterns of English Spelling (All 10 Volumes) with Word Families in Sentence Context
~ The Teaching of Reading & Spelling: A Continuum from Kindergarten through College
~ The Reading Teacher’s List of over 5,500 Basic Spelling Words
- Access to the Member Only section
- AVKO Newsletter with freebies, discounts, resources and promotions
- Access to Don McCabe’s most popular workshop recordings in MP3 format
- Supplemental Curriculum Materials including word games, worksheets, activities and more
- Access to Pretests and Placement Tests
- Access to the Answer Keys for the Unscramblers and Family Reunion exercises of the Engaging Language Kits
While most of these resources don’t mesh with our method of spelling, it was very interesting to poke around the site and explore all the goodies. The e-books alone are worth hundreds of dollars. If you use Sequential Spelling, or if you have a child who is struggling, this membership could be of great value to you!
You can view some Freebies HERE and some Samples HERE.
The Nitty Gritty:
- Basic Membership $25
- Deluxe Membership $100
Things I Like:
- There are so many resources to read!
- The book on teaching a child with dyslexia has helped many people who didn’t know where else to turn.
Value: If you have a need for this, it is a fantastic value! For $25 you get access to hundreds of dollars worth of e-books, and the 25% discount is very valuable if you want to order any of their products like Sequential Spelling.
See what my TOS Crew Mates have to say about AVKO!
*jingle* free gifts with swagbucks
Have you started earning Swagbucks yet? I just placed a $40 Amazon toy order and paid for it with gift certificates that I earned with my Swagbucks. (45 Swagbucks = a $5 Amazon gc)
It’s easy! Just sign up for an account, earn Swagbucks for doing searches, and redeem your Swagbucks in the Swag Store. You get 3 Swagbucks just for signing up.
If you want to really start collecting those points, then get your friends and family to sign up for an account using your referral code. You can do this by going to the Swagbuck site and clicking on Invite Friends to send out an email, or on Promote to post a link on a website or on Facebook.
Swagbucks is starting a special promotion next week so you will want to collect all the bucks you can! Here is the info from the Swagbucks blog:
“Every day of the week we will pick one Gift Card in our Swag Store and “blow it out”! Starting on Black Friday (November 27th) we’ll drastically cut the price to much less than we normally have these cards at and you can scoop up as many as 2 for far less than their full price. We won’t announce which gift cards are the blowout card of the day but if and when you find it, go to town.
Some gift cards may be the blow out gift card of the day more than once and at different blowout prices. That means you should probably explore the Swag Store every day just in case we’re blowing out one of your favorite online store’s gift card. We will do this all the way up until January 1st, 2010.”
I can’t wait to see what cards they offer!
wfmw-christmas tv schedule
We lo-o-ove watching the holiday shows that come on TV this time of year! Visit this link for a list of all of the upcoming Christmas programs.
p.s. Be sure to sign up for my giveaway!
Run on over to We Are That Family for tons of great tips!
christmas cookie plates
Today’s Homeschool Freebie of the Day is The Christmas Cookie Plates Project.
This is a wonderful freebie, for today only, so act fast!
it’s beginning to sound a lot like christmas
If you live in the Dallas area, Christmas is coming to your radio at 6 a.m. Monday morning courtesy of 103.7!
*jingle* sign up for giveaways
Do you have more time than money? Spend a few minutes a day entering some of these mom-friendly giveaways and you might just win a few gifts!
*Be sure to enter MY giveaway below*
Here are some popular weekly giveaways:
~ Engineering A Debt Free Life
Feel free to leave a link if you are hosting a giveaway on your blog.
Do you know of any other giveaway lists? Please share!
MyBlogSpark sent us a wonderful Nature Valley Granola Nut Clusters Snack Pack. The clusters are packed with yummy ingredients like roasted nuts, whole grain oats and honey. They are delicious and did not last long! (My favorite is the Nut Lovers.)
I have a really cool Snack Pack prize bag to give away to one of my lovely readers. The picture does not do this prize justice!
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There are several ways to enter – please leave a separate comment for each entry.
- Get one entry just for leaving a comment.
- Get two more entries for following my blog in a reader or on Facebook.
- Get three more entries if you put my Jingle All the Way button on your blog. You can grab the code in the middle column to your right.
The winner will be announced on Saturday, Nov. 21st.
wfmw – martha stewart’s holiday calendar
What works for me is starting the holiday season off with a good laugh!!
MARTHA STEWART’S HOLIDAY CALENDAR
December 1
Blanch carcass from Thanksgiving turkey. Spray paint gold, turn upside down and use as a sleigh to hold Christmas cards.
December 2
Have Mormon Tabernacle Choir record outgoing Christmas message for answering machine.
December 3
Using candlewick and hand gilded miniature pinecones, fashion cat-o-nine tails. Flog gardener.
December 4
Repaint Sistine Chapel ceiling in ecru, with mocha trim.
December 5
Get new eyeglasses. Grind lenses myself.
December 6
Fax family Christmas newsletter to Pulitzer committee for consideration.
December 7
Debug Windows XP.
December 8
Create snow sculpture replica of Bethlehem at the birth of Christ.
December 9
Align carpets to adjust for curvature of Earth.
December 10
Lay Faberge egg.
December 11
Erect ice skating rink in front yard using spring water I bottled myself. Open for neighborhood children’s use. Create festive mood by handmaking snow and playing my Christmas album.
December 12
Collect dentures. They make excellent pastry cutters, particularly for decorative pie crusts.
December 13
Install plumbing in gingerbread house.
December 14
Replace air in mini-van tires with Glade ‘holiday scents’ in case tires are shot out at mall.
December 15
Take dog apart. Disinfect. Reassemble.
December 16
Child proof the Christmas tree with garland of razor wire.
December 17
Outfit neighborhood rats with tiny antlers.
December 18
Adjust legs of chairs so each Christmas dinner guests will be same height when sitting at their assigned seats.
December 19
Dip sheep and cows in egg whites and roll in confectioner’s sugar to add a festive touch to the pasture.
December 20
Drain city reservoir; refill with mulled cider, orange slices, and cinnamon sticks.
December 21
Float votive candles in toilet.
December 22
Seed clouds for white Christmas.
December 23
Do my annual good deed. Go to several stores. Be seen engaged in last minute Christmas shopping, thus making many people feel less inadequate than they really are.
December 24
Bear son. Swaddle. Lay in color coordinated manger scented with homemade potpourri.
December 25
Alphabetize all the Christmas gifts for family and friends and cross-reference by color and size.
December 26
Write and mail Christmas thank-you notes. Order cards for next Christmas. Estimate number of cards needed by allowing for making new friends and actuarially appropriate death rates for current friends and relatives.
December 27
Organize spice racks by genus and phylum.
December 28
Build snowman in exact likeness of God.
December 29
Hand sew 365 quilts, each using 365 material squares I weaved myself used to represent the 365 days of the year. Donate to local orphanages.
December 30
Release flock of white doves, each individually decorated with olive branches, to signify desire of world peace.
December 31
New Year’s Eve! Give staff their resolutions. Call a friend in each time zone of the world as the clock strikes midnight in that time zone.
