Candy From Around the World! A BoCandy #Giveaway

The other week, we took a food tour for Geography class based around our BoCandy box.  What's BoCandy, you ask?

BoCandy is a monthly subscription service stuffed full of snacks from all over the world!  We were excited to open it and snack on the contents as we found each candy's locale on the globe and talked about why we thought different candies from different countries are made with certain ingredients.

The box really was packed full!  There were treats on top of treats on top of other treats.

Six types of snacks and candy were included in our BoCandy box.  We tried Kasugai Gummies from Japan in 2 different flavors, Parle Krack Jack crackers from India, Salsaghetti from Mexico, Kanjers from the Netherlands, a Milka Chocowafer from Switzerland, and Flower Candy from Japan.   By far, our favorite candies were those from Switzerland.  They definitely know how to do do chocolate!  The Chocowafer was my kiddos' favorite with the Japanese gummies coming in a close second.  My favorite was the Kanjers chocolate--caramel-filled wafers, it was so delicious! My kids don't like caramel (the weirdos!) which meant I got to completely enjoy it. Heavenly!

DISCOUNT

Use the code Fall to save 30% on your BoCandy subscription!  They start at $11 a month with free shipping so this is a gonga deal!

GIVEAWAY!

One of you will win next month's BoCandy subscription box!  Enter below by 1/12 at 11 pm anyone's time.

 Check out our other giveaways, too--we have a lot of great stuff this week!

What's your favorite candy... so far?

Special thanks to the wonderful people at BoCandy for providing me with this product to review and giveaway. 

All opinions are honest and our own. 

 

New Year, New You: Correspondence Edition

When Gale, creator of Scribble Prints, contacted me about a stationery review, I was thrilled! I'm a letter writer and I'm always on the lookout for creative stationery to use in penning letters to my best friends.  

I wish you could see the texture of this stationery!  The paper is elegant with a beautiful textural surface of embossed laid lines.   Perfect for the old-fashioned feel I love to give with my letters.

Gale also sells beautiful stickers to compliment that stationery.  I like to add mine to the back pages to give them some color.  The Butterfly Whisperer Stickers are my favorite!

Gale is a stay at home mother of two beautiful little boys.  I love supporting other moms and Gale's "scribbles" are the prettiest scribbles I've ever seen!

I especially love Lavendar Lady, Gale's original stationery, which looks like something Jane Austen might have used to write her sister Cassandra, to whom she penned hundreds of letters in the late 17 and early 1800's. Letter writing  has become an art, while it used to be something everyone did. I love embracing the old-fashioned and Scribble Prints is the perfect way to do that!

  DISCOUNT

You can save 20.16% (how cute is that?!) with  
Zazzle's New Year's Sale! 

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Special thanks to Scribble Prints for providing me with this stationery to review! 
All opinions are honest and my own.

Gorgeous Hair for the Holidays #Giveaway

Congrats to Jeanne C., 

the winner of this giveaway! 

My everyday hair via Topganic Styling. I love their organic products because they're the first of their kind I've tried that give me exactly the look I want and still leave my hair feeling so soft!

I've had the opportunity of trying 3 different Topganic haircare products and love them both.  I began using their hair styling lotion back in December and was eager to try one of the new items from their Brazilian Nut Oil Line--the Style & Go Moisturizing Cream.  I have tried numerous natural hair products and these are the first ones that truly work!  Everytime I have the opportunity to review something new from them, I jump at the chance.  Another great thing about them is they come in huge containers!  Plus, a little goes a long way. 

Be sure to follow Topganic on their Facebook page because they sometimes hold giveaways there--recently, they had a giveaway for a complete collection of the winner's choosing!

 

The products from Topganic's Brazilian Nut Oil Collection have an amazing, sweet and clean fragrance, leaving your hair feeling and smelling wonderfully.  They're also enriched with Keratin to provide intensive repair to damaged tresses.  Just an overall amazing product for any hair type!

 GIVEAWAY!

One winner will receive Topganic's Style & Go Moisturzing Cream.  Enter below by 11/28 at 11 pm anyone's time.

 Check out our other giveaways, too--we have a lot of great stuff this week!

I really love wearing my hair long.
What's your favorite way to style your hair?

Special thanks to the wonderful people at The Woods and Co. for providing me with this product to review and giveaway. All opinions are honest and our own. 

$125 Gift Credit for Kids Clothes from Sprouting Threads!!! No Catch!

This month's Sprouting Threads e-mail newsletter came with an amazing deal--add a sibling and get $100 of free clothes--no catch!  I signed up my little guy in a jiffy, as my daughter has been their fan for awhile. Scroll down for the links and promo code...

Sprouting Threads is a subscription based clothing service that gives the members options of frequency, quantity & assortment to meet their family’s needs. Members are also given the option to “rethread” (or send pieces back after their child outgrows them) for store credit. Keep what you like and return the rest. I sent in some items and got a great amount of credit for them!  

Sprouting Thread's personalized touch is very nice.  Their prices vary depending on what you keep and there's always free shipping both ways.  There's a handy paper which lists each item along with the price.  Keep what you love and send the rest back. They credited my send-backs quickly and their customer service is so wonderful! Each time I had questions (and sometimes I have a lot of them!) they were so sweet and thorough.  My favorite thing about Sprouting Threads is that you set up your child's tastes so they get something you and they will love, but you also are surprised!  If you need to pause your subscription, you can also do that.  After Christmas and some unforeseen dental bills, we needed to cut down on our budget but now I can't wait for our next box!

Her favorite outfit from our last Sprouting Threads box was this one.  She wears this skirt and top whenever they are clean!  She absolutely loves them!  So adorable, and only the most well-made clothing lines are featured.  Once you receive your box, your child has 5 days to try on his or her clothes and decide what to keep.

How to get the discounts:
Sign up your first child using this link for the $25 credit.
In "My Account", click "Add a Sibling" and do the same for him/her, putting in the code SIBLING100 at checkout.  On your e-mail receipt, it will show your promo code.  Voila! It's as easy as that!

  Let me know what cute stuff you get!

Our Festive Classroom: Getting Ready for Next Semester!

I just have to share my classroom with you all. For 5 years, I homeschooled 4 kiddos in a 3 bedroom, crowded house. This year, we were able to afford a new house with 3 living rooms, one which became my classroom. I am feeling so blessed!

Frog Life Cycle in the alcove!  And it actually looks classy, as you can see in the whole-room picture above.  I love that our Nancy Larson Science Curriculum came with everything... right down to the frogs!

In a couple of months, we'll be Geologists.  I've set up one of our classroom shelves with everything Nancy Larson Science came with plus my favorite amethyst and some geodes we'll be busting open once Geology days roll around.

Sitting at my 100 year old Chippendale antique writing desk, preparing for next semester to begin.  I'm so excited!  My kids are loving Science this year because the Nancy Larson home school program is amazing!  While we did have a bit of a break from traditional lessons as we moved and got settled into a new home in a new town, we're excited to get back into the groove!  It's really nice that these lesson plans essentially entail nothing more than skimming over them to make sure I've got everything I need handy, and then just getting excited about the material we're going to cover.  I learn along with my kids and it's awesome!

 

Special thanks to the wonderful people at Nancy Larson Science for providing us with their Science 3 curriculum to review!

The New, Free Fiction Paperbacks of 2016!

 Tyndale has added numerous new books to their free rewards program! If you signed up in the past and used up all your points but haven't checked them out lately--there are a lot of new, nice and short surveys to rack up your points and spend them in  minutes!  If you haven't signed up yet, you're in for a treat with my favorite rewards program and the reason I never have to spend money on books.  Remember, S/H is also free and they never ask for credit card information--can't beat that!

Winners Announced & New Year's Wishes

Bestie Bags Girls Purse
Noreen

Bright Works Toy & Crazy Cereal Game
Rebekah M.

"Misery Loves Company" Christian Thriller
Gerrie S. 

Free $25 Cell Phone Credit: Switch to Ting for a $23 a Month Phone Bill!

For us, it's actually a little less than $23 per phone!  My hubby, my mom, and I switched to Ting (a cell phone service which uses Sprint's network but is quite a lot cheaper) about 2 years ago.  Our phone bill for 1 smart phone and 2 flip phones comes to a grand total of $66 a month!  

 Your bill is based on your useage--ours varies between $57-$74 for 3 phones with $66 being the average. Most phones will easily transfer over so you may not have to buy a new one, and when you sign up you get a free $25 toward either a statement credit or a new phone!  Plus, there's no contract which makes it especially awesome.  I will never, never go back to Verizon, that's for sure!

RoyalTea Candle and Jewelry #HolidayGiftGuide

Each Royal Tea Candle comes inside a reuseable teacup and has a surprise piece of jewelry inside!  You're able to choose whether you'd like a necklace or ring, along with your ring size, but what you'll get beyond that is a fun surprise.  The candles are 100% natural and come in a wide variety of wonderful scents.  I chose to review White Tea & Berries.  Doesn't it look lovely on my fireplace mantle?

There's also a custom option so that if you're going to be gift giving one, you can choose the piece of jewelry you'd like inside your candle!  This is the first jewelry candle company to do that and I think that makes for such an amazing gift!! 

Embedded in each candle (safely wrapped in foil) is a hand selected piece of jewelry valued between $20-$3,000. I really like that the jewelry pouch is attached to a charm that hangs over the edge.  I've tried other jewelry candles that were a pain to get out because they didn't have this bit of added wisdom.

You simply tug the chain when you see the foil to reveal your crown jewel.  It's wrapped very safely and snuggly but is easy to open.  I was super happy to see that it was very near the top of the candle.  I didn't have to wait too long to find my surprise!

The piece of jewelry inside each candle is worth between $20 and $3000!  I love the necklace I received.  Though the tag it came with says it's only worth $20, I'm very happy with it and it's definitely my style!  It's a simple red gemstone on a copper chain with adjustable length.  It looks very well made, not at all like costume or cheap jewelry.  Can't wait to wear it to church with my favorite black dress on Sunday!

This is one of my very favorite gift guide items which I will be purchasing for numerous people!  I absolutely love these candles and they make such a unique, fun, and exciting gift!

DISCOUNT

 Each of my blog readers who uses this link will receive 15% off any Royal Tea Candle purchase which will  bring the price of each Surprise Jewelry Candle to $21!  An easy price to spend on that last-minute mailable Christmas gift.

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Special thanks to the wonderful people at Royal Tea Candles for this review opportunity!

Educents Gift Guide 2015!

The Educents team is excited to share some of their favorite deals and products of 2015 with you this holiday season. Each staff member chose their favorite deal for the holidays and included it in this handy guide. As always, you'll find the best products and prices when you shop at Educents. You're also helping small businesses grow into something spectacular. Check out the deals by clicking the image, or clicking below. Educents has something for everyone on your list!
Check out the 2015 guide here!