April 1, 2014
Enter to win a Kindle HDX from @TLHigley in THE QUEEN’S HANDMAID giveaway!
Tracy L. Higley is celebrating the release of The Queen’s Handmaid with a fun giveaway.
Retailers + Resources gave it this glowing review: “Rich in historic detail, Higley’s vivid writing brings to life the plots and intrigues that swirled through the ancient world as alliances were built and broken on the calculated schemes of power-mad monarchs.”
- A Kindle Fire HDX
- The Queen’s Handmaid by Tracy L. Higley
Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on April 19th. Winner will be announced April 21st on Tracy’s blog.
Don’t miss a moment of the fun; enter today and be sure to stop by Tracy’s blog on April 21st to see if you won.
April 1, 2014
Soccer Time! #WW
With the arrival of spring brings about the return of outdoor soccer for our family. Our son plays competitive soccer and practices all year round but now with the good weather they will soon be outside.
Today’s (not so) Wordless Wednesday post is dedicated to both my boys and their love of soccer!
Make sure to link up your Wordless Wednesday post below so I can visit you too!
Have a fabulous day!
April 1, 2014
The Inspiration Behind A Beauty So Rare
Last week I brought you an excerpt of the new novel I am reviewing, A Beauty So Rare. I actually finished reading it this weekend (could not put it down on Saturday!) and wanted to share a video on the inspiration behind the novel.
March 31, 2014
Go Fish! With Goldfish
A week ago, Cathy from Cathy Thinking Out Loud sent me a fantastic activity to play with my children after a conversation we had on Twitter. She created Goldfish Go Fish cards (from scratch I have to add!) for our boys to colour in, cut out and play. We have had so much fun playing with them that I had to share it with you!
For this activity you will need:
- blank paper
- construction paper (all the same colour, six sheets in total)
- crayons or markers
- scissors
- glue
Directions:
- Print out the sheet above. I have only included one of the Goldfish sheets so you can trace the outline of the fish shape and add the following names: cheddar, chocolate chip, chocolate, pretzel, pizza and vanilla cupcake.
- Colour in the Goldfish.
- Glue the sheet to a piece of construction paper and cut out in four.
- Have fun playing Go Fish!
March 30, 2014
Oddsoks for Storypanda #Review
“Where did the Oddsoks go?…”
How many times have we put our socks in the washing machine to only have one come back out? It is almost a weekly occurrence in our home!
But where do the Oddsoks go?
The Oddsoks app for Storypanda is the story of Jimi who loves his fabulous socks! But one day half of his socks are gone leaving him with one sock from each pair. He receives a letter from the Oddsoks explaining the whereabouts of his socks. The Oddsoks are creatures that power the washing machine and love odd socks. They love odd socks so much they have taken them on an adventure.
Our family fell in love with the adorable Oddsoks and their adventures with the socks. The boys loved to be able to re-create the story using their own ideas which also provides hours of extra fun. The Oddsoks app also has some pretty awesome sound effects as well to go along with the story which our boys fell in love with and copied themselves.
Want to meet Jimi and the Oddsoks yourself? You can purchase a copy of the Oddsoks on Apple for $2.99 CDN here.
Disclosure: I received a copy of this app to provide feedback. Regardless the opinions and thoughts expressed are my own.