Eclectic Homeschool Online, Special Christmas Newsletter December 15,
2011
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We're doing a special update to carry you through to our next regular update,January 15th. Our new publishing schedule will be the 15thof each month. We're looking forward to a terrific 2012 with many new homeschool articles, resource reviews, and helps.

Our focus is baby centered, A Child is Born. It's both a Christmas theme and a homeschooling with a new baby theme.Laura Carter shares some great advice for homeschooling while pregnant and after baby is born. We also have some great articles with advice for mothering your brood.

We've partnered with Curr Click and a Journey Through Learning to offer our readers a wonderful Christmas lapbook.This free gift is available from December 15th through Christmas Day, 2011.

Get Your Free Copy Now thru Dec. 25th

Feature Articles

Having a Baby in the Middle of the School Year
One of the hardest things to overcome in a school year is having a baby, but there are ways you can prepare for that precious little bundle.

Christmas Resources

Focus: A Child is Born

Witnessing the True Meaning of Christmas
As I was putting together the Christmas edition of the homeschool newsletter I write every month, I was lamenting to a friend of mine that we had very little news because everyone is so busy with Christmas preparations.

She said, to me, "But remember,Robin, this is Christmas! No news is the Good News!" With that reminder, I want to remind everyone to heed well the birth of Jesus and the spirit of Christmas.

Thoughts on Mothering
Every mother of more than one child has times when she feels stretched in several directions at once trying to meet the needs of each individual child.In fact, often a mother of one or two who is thinking of having more children asks herself, "Will I be able to handle more than one or two? Will I love each child as much as the first? How will I manage if they all need me at once?"

A Mother's Ministry
Do you long to be used by the Lord yet feel your ministry is "on hold" because you are so busy caring for your family?

Homeschooling with Toddlers!
Do you view your toddlers as assets or liabilities to your homeschool? Yes,homeschooling with toddlers can be a challenge--especially if you're trying to do "school at home," but toddlers are also a precious blessing and provide your homeschool with excitement, enthusiasm, laughter, joy, and freedom from boredom and dull routine!

Homeschooling Your Preschooler
Many new parents are eager to begin homeschooling their children rather than send them off to preschool. Ready to plunge into home education, their question is which preschool curriculum should I buy.

Educational Weblinks

Parenting

Reviews

Home Making
Parenting and Family Resources

Eclectic Homeschool Resource Center

Motherhood
Christmas

Science Department

Science Spot
Young scientists work together and win
Broadcom MASTERS competitors qualified with individual projects, but won
based on team challenges

Eclectic Homeschool Online Reviews

* Bubber
* Discover Watercolor Sketching kit
* Draw and Color Cars and Trucks
* The Eden String Quartet: A Bountiful Blessing (DVD)
* Our Christmas Journal (PDF e-book)

Eclectic Homeschool Resource Center

Featured Resource December

The Christmas Note

Donna VanLiere
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Donna VanLiere's Christmas books have enthralled millions of
readers.Now she delivers a new inspirational novel about an unlikely
friendship between two women—a friendship that will change each of
their lives forever.

Gretchen Daniels has recently moved into a condo with her two children to be closer to her mother, Miriam. As they build a life together in their new community, they notice a mysterious young woman, Melissa McCreary, who lives next door. She has few possessions, little personality, and keeps to herself.One day a local landlord who is looking for Melissa knocks on Gretchen's door for assistance. Melissa's mother has died and in the coming weeks the landlord needs Melissa to empty her mother's apartment. Gretchen reaches out and offers to help Melissa, but the apartment is a gut-wrenching shamble of a home. There is little worth saving except for a few photos and a note that is discovered on the crate beside the bed. It is unfinished, but in the two scribbled lines,Melissa discovers secrets about her family that she never could have imagined.Can two very different women embark on a journey that explores a long-buried need for forgiveness, hope, and redemption?

Featured Resources

Boppy Pillow with Slipcover, Lots O Dots
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The Boppy Pillow with Slipcover now comes with the Miracle Middle
stretch panel to fit all waists. Dressed in a cottony cute cover that is
removable and machine washable. Now every mom and dad can feed their
baby in an ergonomically correct position, with support for tired arms
and necks. And it's still the best spot for babies lying, playing,and
learning to sit.

Fisher-Price Infant-To-Toddler Rocker, Blue/Green
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Beginning as an infant seat, your baby will be surrounded in comfort and
stimulation. Calming vibrations and gentle rocking motions help to
soothe a sleepy baby, while the hanging toys and playful music are
designed to enhance the developmental stages of an infant.When it's time
for feeding, foldout the kickstand for a two-position reclining seat.
Convert the seat into a toddler rocker when your little one gets more
independent. It can hold up to 40 pounds.

Moby Wrap UV SPF 50+ 100% Cotton Baby Carrier, Almond Blossom
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Moby Wrap is made from 100% soft cotton with ideal one-way stretch and
provides comfortable ergonomic support for baby and wearer. Moby Wrap UV
baby carriers offer delicate skin an extra layer of protection, ideal
for newborns and babies with sensitive skin. The patented Rayosan
technology by Clariant increases the Sun Protection Factor(SPF) of the
fabric without changing its appearance, feel, or breathability.

Baby on the Way (Sears Children's Library)
Martha Sears, William Sears
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Part of a two-book debut of the Sears Children's Library picture books,
this title provides helpful information for young children expecting a
new brother and sister.


Homeschooling More Than One Child: A Practical Guide for Families
Carren Joye
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Here's a book that addresses the special challenges of homeschooling
two or more children for parents just starting to homeschool and
veterans desiring fresh ideas. From extensive research and personal
experience, author Carren W. Joye provides a comprehensive collection of
quick tips and long-term solutions to make homeschooling more than one
child a successful and rewarding experience.

This sensible guide offers practical ideas on balancing the needs of
different ages and abilities, juggling multiple commitments, choosing or
designing a curriculum to fit each child, finding socialization
opportunities that appeal to all ages, and more!

New Resources

Fisher-Price Kid-Tough Digital Camera - Blue
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Built to survive drop, after drop, after drop. Features easy and child
friendly controls. Also features: 1.4" TFT colored screen, inbuilt
memory that stores over 1000+ picures, 0.3 mega pixel imager, 4x digital
zoom and more.Enhanced imager for good low light performance. Add fun
special effects with downloadable software. I bought one for my
grandson.

Fisher-Price Little People Wheelies All About Working
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Little People characters get the fun rolling in a brand new way!
Wheelies are cool kid-sized vehicles that fit perfectly in little hands.
Each vehicle has a favorite Little People character built right in! Set
includes 4 vehicles: Construction Loader vehicle, Dump Truck Vehicle,
Fire Truck vehicle, and green Recycling Truck vehicle. Add this set of
vehicles to the Little People Stand 'n Play Rampway for even more action
and excitement. For age 1 ½ to 5 years.

Elenco Snap Circuits Green -Alternative Energy Kit
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Snap Circuits® Green"Alternative Energy" kit by Elenco® is for
curious people from 8 to108 who want to learn about energy sources and
how to "think green."Build over 125 projects, using the flexibility of
the award-winning Snap Circuits. Kit Includes a 100-page, full-color
manual and a separate educational manual that explains all the forms of
environmentally friendly energy, including geothermal, hydrogen fuel
cells, wind, solar, tidal, hydro and other types.

Smart Lab
Squishy You Explore It Human Body
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With this hands-on kit and tour guide, kids enter the twisted world of
the human body! Complete with removable squishy vital organs as well as
representative skeletal, vascular, and muscular systems, kids explore
the complex inner workings of the human body and literally see how they
all go together!

Quelf Board Game
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Quelf is the game that gives random a new name! Use your creativity and
imagination to answer crazy questions and perform ridiculous stunts.
There's only one rule – OBEY THE CARD! If a player obeys their
card, they get to move ahead! You'll laugh until you cry with this
outrageous, unpredictable, and fun filled party game. Be the first
person to cross the finish line and you win!

Buy Resources in the EHO Resource Center and Help Support EHO

YIKES! We've only earned $10.78 so far this month. Please do your last minute gift shopping now through us at Amazon. Free Super Saver Shipping items are still deliverable before Christmas if you order by Dec. 19th. The how to is in the next paragraph.

Thank you for using the Eclectic Homeschool Online Resource Center as you entry point into Amazon. Whether you purchase an item listed in the Resource Center or search at Amazon once you click through, any item you place in your cart is attributed to us, and we receive a percentage of the sale. It’s a way of supporting the work of EHO without costing you anything. We use the money raised to pay our online bills and the expenses we incur from our product review department. If you shipped packages recently, you know how expensive shipping can get. Our earnings for November 2011 were $24.51. Thank you!

Look for our Shop Amazon - Fund EHO Link posted throughout the EHO website or visit the EHO Resource Center main page.

Eclectic Weblinks Index

Our Eclectic Weblinks Index has our non-commercial (or mostly so), educational links. Lots of categories and great learning and resources available through these links. If you'd like to add a resource to these listings, visit our add a listing page.

The Family Homestead
A blog written by a mom of 8 who lives in the country. Lots of ideas about cooking, home management, making your own soaps and household products, and saving money.

Asperger's Syndrome
A site with a lot of information about what Asperger's Syndrome is, tips for parenting, and helpful links to specialty doctors. A good start for anyone newly associated with AS and looking for help and answers.

SecularHomeschool.com
SecularHomeschool.com was created to provide information, resources, and a place to share and connect with secular homeschoolers across the world. The site features a full secular homeschool curriculum directory, listings of secular homeschool support groups in every state, and one of the most active and encouraging homeschool forums on the web!

HomeschoolLiterature.com
The only website that highlights fiction books featuring homeschoolers as characters. Read synopses, reviews, and even educational tie-ins for books that your homeschooled child can both identify with and be inspired by.

Raising Arrows
A delightful blog by a homeschool mom that focuses on homeschooling while pregnant, large family homeschooling, and other areas of homeschooling.

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Eclectic Homeschool Resource Directory

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The Lord bless and keep you,
Beverly Krueger
Eclectic Homeschool Online
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