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Here are some freebies I ran across:

Burt’s Bees Lip Balm Giveaway –25,000 coupons for free lip balm (1000 a day) to be given away May 27- June 21 for Burt’s Bees ”Burt Day” party giveaway.

 Free Sample of Arm and Hammer Toothpaste 

Free Downy Fabric Softener Sample

Teeccino Free Herbal Coffee Sample

Free Sample of Pet n’ Shape Natural Dog Treat

Free Guitar Picks and Pickholder

Free Business Cards Box

Toby The Train Coloring Book

LEGO Smart Kit –educators only.

Coupon For Free Gallon of NAPA Washer Fluid –Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming only.

Most of these are good while supplies last, so sign up today!

Blessings,

Denese

Tags: free-samples, freebies, giveaways

Green Thumb Family -Family and children’s gardening ideas, videos and projects.

Grow a Vegetable in a Bottle

The Great Plant Escape –interactive, unlock the amazing mysteries of plant life with Detective LePlant and his partners, Bud and Sprout.

The Adventures of Herman –the autobiography of Squirmin’ Herman the worm.

Composting with Willie the Worm

Start a pond or bog garden –create mini-ponds and a mini-bog garden. Teachers notes, curriculum and activity sheets.

The Butterfly Website: Butterfly Gardening

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A Gardening Conversation And Some Free Online Resources For Gardening With Children

Buy a Can of Campbell’s Soup and Get Free Tomato Seeds

Homeschool/Education Freebies: Flowers and Wildflowers

Neat Links: Nature and Spring

 

Happy gardening,

Denese

Tags: children, education freebies, gardening, hands-on activities, nature

I don’t know how I missed this one!

Memorial Day Memories from Homeschool Radio Shows

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• Memorial Day

Blessings,

Denese

Tags: American history, education freebies, free audio, holidays

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute [is due]; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour. Owe no man any thing, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law. Romans 13:7-8

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

Please observe the National Moment of Remembrance which takes place today at 3:00pm, local time.

Free Resources To Learn More About Memorial Day

Memorial Day History

United States Department of Veterans Affairs: Memorial Day

Library of Congress Today In History: Memorial Day

History.Com: Memorial Day

Arlington National Cemetery: Photo Gallery

Interactive Tour of Arlington National Cemetery

Taps: Free Download, Lyrics, History

List of Memorial Day Videos and Slideshow Tributes

Memorial Day Old Time Radio Shows

Memorial Day Holiday Helper from CurrClick

Children’s Memorial Day Poems: Memorial Day Poetry and Peace Prayers for Kids

Memorial Day Worksheets and Printables

Memorial Day Lesson Plans and Activities

Memorial Day Coloring Pages

Free Memorial Day Clipart

Memorial Day Lapbook -HT to Jamin

Memorial Day Notebooking Pages

• Draped Flags Lined Paper
• Flags Dotted Lined Paper

Blessings,

Denese

Update:

I missed a radio show!

Memorial Day Memories from Homeschool Radio Shows

Tags: American history, education freebies, holidays, The United States

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

That ye may be blameless and harmless, the sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world;

Philippians 2: 14-15

Tags: nature, photos, scripture

“Ya cain’t get blood out of a turnip.”

Tags: The Ol' Hermit

A Townsend favorite is back!

For years, locals and tourists alike enjoyed the good ole country cookin’, homey atmosphere and friendly service at Smoky Junction Restaurant in Townsend TN.

Now we can again!

After a 16 year absence, Smoky Junction Restaurant is re-opening under the original ownership of Van and Sandy Lawson.

They’ve brought back all the old favorites from their original menu:

• Breakfast ( served until 11am) –full menu including; homemade biscuits and gravy, Country Ham, omelets, four kinds of pancakes and, for the really hungry, try Pappy’s BIG Breakfast.
• Lunch –hamburgers, sandwiches, soup, salads, Beans and Cornbread, vegetable plate
• Dinner –hand-cut steaks, pork chops, fried or broiled chicken, Country Ham, Rainbow Trout
• Plus:
• All-U-Can-Eat Breakfast Bar
• Daily Lunch Specials –hot plate lunch with a choice of meat, two vegetables and bread (today’s was Homemade Beef Stew, yum!)
• Friday Night All-U-Can-Eat Fish -starts at 4pm (tonight!)
• Sunday Buffet

Although they’ve only been opened back up a couple of days and they may have a few things to iron out yet, we had lunch there yesterday and everything was great. Daniel, my picky eater, even wanted to go back for supper last night!

Smoky Junction Restaurant is located on 321/East Lamar Alexander Parkway in Townsend, TN, right next to Little River Railroad Museum and across from Valley View Lodge.

They are open 7 days a week from 7am to 10pm and prices range from $2.79 – $8.99 for breakfast, $3.49 – $7.49 for lunch and $9.99 and up for dinner. All-U-Can-Eat Friday Night Fish is $9.99.

For more information, call Smoky Junction Restaurant at (865) 448-6881.

On a personal note:

I worked for Van and Sandy for many years when they were open the first time and I couldn’t have worked for better people –they don’t serve anything they wouldn’t eat themselves, they treat their employees well, they keep a clean restaurant, and they’re here for for the locals -not just the tourists.

Welcome back Van and Sandy!

Happy eating,

Denese

Tags: local news, new in Townsend, Townsend

A Gardening Conversation With My Children

Me: “Do you like to garden?”

Abby: “Yes!”

Daniel: “No.”

Me: “You don’t like anything about gardening, Daniel?”

Daniel: “Just eatin’ the stuff you grow and tillin’ up the bed and hoein’ –it’s fun.”

Me: “What do you like about gardening, Abby?”

Abby: “I like planting the seeds and watching them grow –it’s fun! I like harvesting vegetables because we can eat them. If we didn’t harvest them, they’d just go to seed.”

Me: “Do you like everything about gardening?”

Abby: “Almost. I don’t like hoeing and I definitely don’t like pulling weeds, I don’t like harvesting peppers –they smell and make my fingers sting, and I don’t like picking tomatoes –I think they stink! Eeeuw.”

Me: “What do you like to grow?”

Abby: “I like to grow flowers because they’re pretty. I like to grow carrots because I like to eat them! I also like to grow cauliflower, the colorful vegetables and the viney vegetables (the ones that climb). I don’t like onions but I plant them for Dad. I like apples –we planted some of them this year!”

Daniel: “More peas.”

Me: “Is there something new you’d like to grow this year?

Abby: “Yes, cotton and red and blue potatoes –fresh potatoes,yum!”

Daniel: “No.”

Me: “Is there  a gardening project you’d like to do?

Daniel: “No.”

Abby: “I’d like to make a scarecrow for our garden!”

Me: “Would you like to make a scarecrow for the garden, Daniel?”

Daniel: “Yeah!”

Guess what we’re going to do today.

Children’s Gardening Resources

Need some ideas for gardening with your children?

Gardening With Small Children – a good article on gardening with your little ones.

Indoor Gardening Projects For Children –simple indoor gardening ideas for children.

Denver Master Gardener’s: Gardening With Children –gardening fun, projects, “All About Honeybees” and more.

KidsGardening.com –from the National Gardening Association. Includes a Classroom Projects Library and Parent’s Primer with info on; plants kids love, structures, projects, theme gardens and gardening safety.

Gardening With Children -Ohio Master Gardeners Resource Guide for beginning or expanding children’s gardening programs with tips on designing gardens for kids and planning children’s programs, downloadable pdf format.

My First Garden -website from the University of Illinois for 4th grade students to learn the beauty, the care involved in planning, nurturing and enjoying the benefits of gardens.

Composting For Kids -slide presentation from the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, also available in pdf format.

Gardening Projects for Children –make mini hothouses, make photographic image cards and make a barometer.

Kid’s Garden Crafts –paint flower pots, make garden markers, wind chimes and more.

Sunflower House & Bean Teepee

Winter Garden Project For Kids: Make A Hanging Carrot Basket

Something we’ve done that’s fun:

Go through the kitchen and plant a little of everything…

• grains -rice, beans, whole wheat, barley
• herbs –poppy seed, celery seed, peppercorns
• seeds and tops from fresh vegetables and fruits -avocado, pomegranate, and lemon seeds, carrot tops, onion bottoms

…then see what grows!

Happy gardening,

Denese

Tags: children, gardening, hands-on activities

“Can I play?”

“There might be a clue here.”

“Is it my turn yet?”

“It wasn’t me! I was in the dining room!”

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• New Mama Hen, Rejected Chick, Chicken Whisperer, Pet Chicken
• Everybody Likes To Read At Our House

Tags: birds, chickens, holler livin'

Here is this week’s line-up from Homeschool Freebie of the Day:

Monday, May 18 – Five Famous Inventors

Stories of inventors Robert Fulton (inventor of the steamboat), Eli Whitney (cotton gin & mass production), Samuel Morse (the telegraph), Peter Cooper (the train) & Thomas Edison (electric lights, the phonograph, etc.).

Tuesday, May 19 – Cartoon Current Events

Use editorial cartoons as a teaching tool for social studies, art, journalism and English, with lesson plans & discussion guides for elementary, middle school & high school use.

Wednesday, May 20 – The Junior Classics Library, Part I

"Fairy Tales and Wonder Stories" (Tales of the American Indians, Tales of India, Tales of the Norseland, France, Spain, Poland, Russia, China & Japan, Fairy Tales and Aesop’s Fables) "Heroes and Heroines of Chivalry" (Tales of King Arthur, Tales of the Mabignonion, Tales of Early English, French, Italian and Spanish Chronicles, excerpts from Robin Hood & Don Quixote) "Old Fashioned Stories" (Many excerpts from classic "living books" such as Hans Brinker, Little Women, Dickens, Hawthorne, great short stories, and Alice in Wonderland)

Thursday, May 21 – The Junior Classics Library, Part II

"Stories That Never Grow Old" (Stories from the Arabian Nights, Robinson Crusoe, Gulliver’s Travels, Shakespeare, Pilgrim’s Progress, Ivanhoe, and more) "Animal and Nature Stories" (Dozens of classic animal short stories) "True Stories of Courage and Heroism" (Real life heroes & heroines)

Friday, May 22 – Making the Most of Your Summer: Our Best Summer Ideas for Homeschoolers

An excellent treasury of "real life" tips and advice from over 250 homeschool families to help make this coming summer your very best ever!

Don’t forget, each resource is available for that one day only!

Blessings,

Denese

Tags: education freebies