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Great Deals on Leapfrog with Amazon Coupons.
My younger kids love many of the LeapFrog learning products, so I though I’d share some great deals on Amazon right now. Not only are the products marked down, like the

Vote in the Homeschool Blog Awards!
You are the nicest readers!  Thank you for nominating me for the “Best Homeschool Mom Blog” and the “Best Eclectic” homeschooling blog. The voting just started and won’t be up long, so if you have a minute and would like to vote for Homeschool Bytes . . . It’s really easy: Click here –>

Amazing Pumpkin Carving Patterns Video – Get Ideas.
When visiting family last year, we were introduced to a whole new world of pumpkin carving.  I’m normally a ‘triangle and jagged teeth’ type, when carving faces on pumpkins, but I had no idea how creative the professionals could get. My sister-in-law was born on Halloween and now celebrates it with a vengeance.  Family and friends come over the whole week before Halloween, carving and carving and carving . . . (Tip: And I learned that if you want an early pumpkin carving to last a few extra days, one trick is to get a big tote full of water and immerse the whole carved pumpkin for a nice ‘plumping’ soak, and it’s as

Free Online Homeschool Videos: Math, Science, and More!
With Youtube and video capabilities on most digital cameras, there is an overwhelming amount of video available online. Wouldn’t it be nice if someone could go through and find the educational ones, pick some of the best, and then sort them by topic? Well the folks at NeoK12 have done just that – reviewed, chosen, and catalogued TONS of free online educational videos. Find the topic your children are currently studying a

How to do a Homeschool Bird Unit Study This Fall.
Do you remember coating pine cones in peanut butter and bird seed, hanging them outside, and then pressing your nose against the back window waiting for the birds to come? Here’s another article with lots of easy bird feeder ideas and what birds eat what. A couple of years ago, we filled a few bird feeders, perched