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I didn't mention it above, but the small groups are just 6 people so you make and mail 5 busy bag activities to the other moms and receive 5 different ones in return. The groups are small enough that some moms are opting to join more than one, and also if you have kiddos in different age groups, you can join more than one group and not get overwhelmed.

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Hello! I just wanted you all to know about this really fun group that I created - a busy bag exchange group. It started last month on Facebook and has grown to take over a forum page on the internet. Lots of creative families are making simple learning activities to send through the mail to their small groups and receiving a variety of fun things in the mail in return. This is purely a volunteer organization (no profits being made). We will have sign up for March groups open until March 7th, and busy bags for March must be mailed by April 1st. If all goes well, we plan to make it a monthly event. We have age groups from newborn all the way up to age 12, and some fun specialty groups this month including an Eric Carle group, Harry Potter group, felt food exchange group, quiet book age exchange group, mama gift exchange group and a special "giving" group where people volunteer to make one extra busy bag activity and send it to a family in crisis. This group is open to families in the U.S. and Canada. If you want to join, here are the important links: Our Facebook group (not required to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/busybagexchange/ Our Forum (required): http://busybagexchange.proboards.com/index.cgi Our sign up form (required to participate for March): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dDc1b3p4eThPcU1TNXpXRnc3T2d6bGc6MQ#gid=0 After you register at the forum (free) you can read all of our information to get an idea of the rules and guidelines. Also, more than 50 photos of the busy bag activities that people made and mailed in February can be viewed on our Facebook page. Thanks for looking! Melisa

Hello! I just wanted you all to know about this really fun group that I created - a busy bag exchange group. It started last month on Facebook and has grown to take over a forum page on the internet. Lots of creative families are making simple learning activities to send through the mail to their small groups and receiving a variety of fun things in the mail in return. This is purely a volunteer organization (no profits being made). We will have sign up for March groups open until March 7th, and busy bags for March must be mailed by April 1st. If all goes well, we plan to make it a monthly event. We have age groups from newborn all the way up to age 12, and some fun specialty groups this month including an Eric Carle group, Harry Potter group, felt food exchange group, quiet book age exchange group, mama gift exchange group and a special "giving" group where people volunteer to make one extra busy bag activity and send it to a family in crisis. This group is open to families in the U.S. and Canada. If you want to join, here are the important links: Our Facebook group (not required to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/busybagexchange/ Our Forum (required): http://busybagexchange.proboards.com/index.cgi Our sign up form (required to participate for March): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dDc1b3p4eThPcU1TNXpXRnc3T2d6bGc6MQ#gid=0 After you register at the forum (free) you can read all of our information to get an idea of the rules and guidelines. Also, more than 50 photos of the busy bag activities that people made and mailed in February can be viewed on our Facebook page. Thanks for looking! Melisa

Hello! I just wanted you all to know about this really fun group that I created - a busy bag exchange group. It started last month on Facebook and has grown to take over a forum page on the internet. Lots of creative families are making simple learning activities to send through the mail to their small groups and receiving a variety of fun things in the mail in return. This is purely a volunteer organization (no profits being made). We will have sign up for March groups open until March 7th, and busy bags for March must be mailed by April 1st. If all goes well, we plan to make it a monthly event. We have age groups from newborn all the way up to age 12, and some fun specialty groups this month including an Eric Carle group, Harry Potter group, felt food exchange group, quiet book age exchange group, mama gift exchange group and a special "giving" group where people volunteer to make one extra busy bag activity and send it to a family in crisis. This group is open to families in the U.S. and Canada. If you want to join, here are the important links: Our Facebook group (not required to join): https://www.facebook.com/groups/busybagexchange/ Our Forum (required): http://busybagexchange.proboards.com/index.cgi Our sign up form (required to participate for March): https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?pli=1&formkey=dDc1b3p4eThPcU1TNXpXRnc3T2d6bGc6MQ#gid=0 After you register at the forum (free) you can read all of our information to get an idea of the rules and guidelines. Also, more than 50 photos of the busy bag activities that people made and mailed in February can be viewed on our Facebook page. Thanks for looking! Melisa

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Hi there! I've been organizing a Busy Bag Exchange by mail if any of you want to join in. We are finalizing our groups today. We have almost 100 people participating in US and Canada and have small exchange groups of 6 people in age categories ranging from newborn to age 12. You make and mail 5 busy bags per group, and then receive 5 different ones back. Mailing deadline is March 1st and they are supposed to be simple, inexpensive busy bags. Please visit our forum and register, where you can read all about it and sign up for groups here:http://busybagexchange.proboards.com/index.cgi We also have a Facebook group, but Facebook has been having glitches in their groups and erasing comments, so we have moved to the forum to organize - but you are also welcome to check out our FB group. If you want some examples of busy bags and you are on Pinterest, you can check out my toddler/preschool activities board and my older kids board here: http://pinterest.com/pixiekidstoys/ and there are also links to examples on the forum. We are absolutely finalizing groups for this exchange today, so sign up soon if you want in Melisa

Hi there! I've been organizing a Busy Bag Exchange by mail if any of you want to join in. We are finalizing our groups today. We have almost 100 people participating in US and Canada and have small exchange groups of 6 people in age categories ranging from newborn to age 12. You make and mail 5 busy bags per group, and then receive 5 different ones back. Mailing deadline is March 1st and they are supposed to be simple, inexpensive busy bags. Please visit our forum and register, where you can read all about it and sign up for groups here:http://busybagexchange.proboards.com/index.cgi We also have a Facebook group, but Facebook has been having glitches in their groups and erasing comments, so we have moved to the forum to organize - but you are also welcome to check out our FB group. If you want some examples of busy bags and you are on Pinterest, you can check out my toddler/preschool activities board and my older kids board here: http://pinterest.com/pixiekidstoys/ and there are also links to examples on the forum. We are absolutely finalizing groups for this exchange today, so sign up soon if you want in:) Melisa

These are some great suggestions, I really appreciate it! Melisa

My husband and I would like to learn Latin along with our DS8. I got the Minimus books from the swap board, but I feel like we need something more introductory, more comprehensive, and with pronunciation keys. The Minimus books are great, but I see them as a supplement. Any suggestions? I'm looking at the Rosetta Stone software because I've tested it out before for Spanish and at least know what I'm getting. We need something fun, easy to implement, and secular. A supplement that could be listened to in the car would also be nice. Thanks in advance! Melisa