I am SO excited! The Build Your Bundle Sale is coming next week, and I am so excited for all that this sale has to offer homeschool families! As a contributor and affiliate for this event, I will be working to help you get the best deals and know the ins and outs of what’s available. For the last two years this has been the biggest and best sale for homeschool families, and you are going to be pumped when you see all that is available at amazing low prices this year!!!
The first stop on getting the biggest savings is that RIGHT NOW you need to sign up to get your coupon for it! Trust me–YOU WILL WANT THIS COUPON. Even if you are not sure you will be buying anything. Grab your coupon NOW because it won’t be available once the sale starts!
In addition to the coupon, a big pre-sale giveaway is happening! You can enter to win ALL 15 of the bundles, which is a whopping $3,559 value! You also have the opportunity to win a premium build-your-own bundle if you refer the most people with your special link, so click on over so you can get in on that too! Your friends will also get a coupon and a chance to win a prize, so it’s a blessing all the way around.
As I was thinking about some of our most favorite things that I wanted to share with you all, this was one of the first things that came to mind. Â We actually have two copies of it at our house, and I can assure you that two copies is not too many!
This gorgeous book is basically a visual encyclopedia of the natural world. Â As is typical of most DK books, the photography is stunning. Â You’ll see crisp, large, detailed images of everything from minerals, fossils, microscopic life, plants of every type, and of course every type of animal on earth. Â Each page is amazing and inspirational. Â If you and your children didn’t already have a grand appreciation for all of creation, you will after looking at the photos in this book!
We have used this in a variety of ways. Â Most of the time we have one copy that sits on a side table in our living room, open to a page that is inspiring or interesting to us. Â Sometimes the kids change the page to display something they like. Â We use a book stand for this purpose and that makes it a really nice focal point, and keeps the book safely open and not falling over. Â (This is the book stand we have. Â Love it! Â I bought it for our homeschool a few years ago and am thinking about getting another one. It looks beautiful, and is sturdy and well-made.)
At times we have used this book for copy work.  Each child picked a page that was of interest to them and copied the text into their nature notebooks, and tried to draw the item as well.  One son got super interested in tarantulas and worked for weeks getting each section copied perfectly and drawing each picture!  We really like the nature notebooks where you can draw on the top half and write on the bottom lined half. Here’s one example for younger kids, but there are varieties for older children as well.  Prismacolor colored pencils are perfect for the drawings, too.
Of course Natural History is also great for extra research or to learn more about something we’re studying. Â
I’ve decided to give away a copy of this book to one lucky winner! Â The winner with receive the actual physical book, fresh off the shelves at amazon and delivered to your home! Â (USA addresses, including military, only.) Just a little something to spark some fresh joy and learning from our homeschool to yours. Â Simply enter your email address to be included in the giveaway! Â I’ll contact the winner after the giveaway closes on May 20, 2016. Â
I’m pretty sure that all moms can use more help, and when you’ve got kids, you’ve got a built-in work force, if you can get them organized! 🙂 In this video I share about the chore system that has worked well for my family for about 15 years. It’s simple and it works!
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Welcome to the Enrichment Lifestyle Blog! I'm so glad you're here. :) I'm Erica Johns, and I love to encourage homeschool moms and help them enjoy more of the beauty of the arts in everyday life.
About me: I started my homeschooling journey in 1997 and graduated the last of my six children in 2021. Amidst all the hard work, crazy days, uncertainty, and lost pencils, what I think we really gained was the gift of a lifetime: TIME TOGETHER. So awesome! Click my pic to learn more.
As I was thinking about some of our most favorite things that I wanted to share with you all, this was one of the first things that came to mind. Â We actually have two copies of it at our house, and I can assure you that two copies is not too many!
