Rats! Please post when you hear of another one.

...on orders over $35?? If anyone has a code, can you please share?

I've also bought them from Timberdoodle...because of the same reason. :001_smile:

Just don't let their homework sit in a hot car. ;) You do know (or maybe others here don't know) that the Frixion pens are disappearing pens (the friction from rubbing makes the ink dsappear). All you need is some heat (blow dryer). But, you can always get what you wrote back by putting it in the freezer. So...there's another fun thing the kids can experiment with. :001_smile:

I have BkSk 4 and we've never used the map. Not that they IG didn't say to use it...we just never did. I think you are right...I think there are some smaller maps that came with the IG (but I don't completely remember cuz I got it a year ago). I would just skip the markable map. It's not really necessary. You can use any map, or just skip it.

When I saw you posted, I worried you were going to chew me out for not telling you about it and that the deal was over. I forgot to PM you about it....oops! Whew...glad it's still worked for you. Honestly, I don't have a clue what it's about it either. I still haven't had time to check it out.

Whoa...there must have been a stampede. Seems to be up and working (maybe they fixed it fast).

I thought this was some never-before-released song by Freddie Mercury. :D I hadn't heard of this one. It looks really good though. I've always wanted to try this nature series....but I've been disappointed with several of their books in the past. Kinda hard for me to want to pay that much $$ and then end up regretting it. I hope you get some helpful responses...since I know this reply isn't very worthwhile.

Teaching Textbooks. Maybe I wouldn't have cried over math for so many years....although, that did give me some bonding time with my dad.

I would have posted sooner...but I just found out about it. You can get a lifetime membership for free...today only. https://www.lessontrek.com/signup Step 1: the first of 3 options should already be blue...the 14 day free trial (choose that one) Step 2: add your e-mail and choose a password Step 3: name and referral code. The code is FFL15 Step 4: confirm I haven't had time to really look at this yet...I wanted to post right away so others can get a chance before the deal ends. If anyone is using this already, or looks it over before or after signing up...please share any helpful info on how to use it. ETA: I changed my title...which originally said Sunday 6-28 only. That's what I was told by someone else who shared the link. Apparently it's still working as of 6-30. So, try it and see if it still works.

Thank you Sadie. Yes, I totally intended to bolster my own self esteem with my "thank goodness MY child doesn't X". And you got it....I totally have a snotty attitude about anyone's hobbies. (I would insert an emoticon here but apparently those are confusing to some people). Did you not even read any of my other comments in this thread....or did you just jump to the reply button after reading post #1?? And, if you did read on, then why this reply? To everyone else: Do any of you people even think before you make such harsh judgements about other people? Seriously....many of the comments are hurtful. I know my original post is being taken completely the wrong way....and I've tried reexplaining myself and what I meant. But, still the judgemental comments keep coming. I didn't go into a lot of details in my original post about this babysitting job, because I didn't think I needed to. And, I still don't think I need to. Yes, the parents and I have discussed these kids many, many times and we have rules and consequences in place (I'm surprised some assume we've not done this). Their behavior is actually improving, mostly because I will not tolerate what they can get away with when I'm not there. I honestly think these kids need me in their life right now. They are very happy when they see me there when they come home, and groan when I tell them I won't be there for a few days. But, this is getting off track and I'm getting into more than I had wanted to share... Let's just let this thread die, please.

Self celebratory? The actual post really has nothing to even do with knitting, so I was certainly not implying that Minecraft is inferior to knitting. That's just what she was doing at that time. No, disdain was not my intent.

Thank you for the reply. I wish I'd just not post things that could become controversial....cuz I know what I'm talking about and my tone, but I guess there's no way that can really come off correctly to others onllne. Let me try to explain myself better: I am so glad mine isn't. :001_smile: My girl JB sure likes her PS2 Sims Pets though. Maybe addicted is the wrong word, because it's usually taken as a bad thing. Maybe "hooked on" would be better, I don't know. When I said I was glad mine isn't...because she's got too much goin' on as it is....one less thing for her to be hooked on. The girl I babysit for is definitely hooked on it....she could spend hours and hours on it each day. I'll let her play it for awhile when I watch her, but when I'm not there there is no restrictions on her time on it. If we go to the library...she wants to get on the library computer to play Minecraft and watch Minecraft youtube videos. If we go to the park she wants to bring her tablet to play Minecraft. (yeah...like that's really what she'd wanna do, :001_rolleyes:) I didn't mean this to sound mean. What I meant was...it's not something my daughter would want to do....sit there and watch someone play a game that she doesn't enjoy. This could go on every time we watch this girl....she'd want my daughter to sit there and watch her play Minecraft the entire time. My daughter has gotten her to do other things, occasionally, but now all this girl will do is Minecraft. So, my daughter will just bring a book or her knitting and do her own thing. Here again....I know what I'm talking about when I post that, but I realize other people have no clue. This girl is all me, me, me, me, me. She is has an intense need for us to watch her do *everything*. Sometimes it gets old. I also watch her brother, who has his own issues, and I can't give my undivided attention to her. I did not realize watching other people play the game was so popular and a social thing, as you explained. but it just does not appeal to me or my kid. I wanted to find out what the appeal to this game is, because of the kids I babysit for. The girl is getting her brother into it now too. It's next to impossible to get them off their tablets to do something else. There are screaming fits and throwing things. It's not pretty. There are many, many issues with these 2 kids. I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who feels like it could give them a headache...this is why I can't sit there and watch her play it. That's interesting information about the coding, etc.

Do you have to twist everything? That sounds like fun for your kids (the second paragraph, not the first, LOL!).

Wow.....I'm surprised how negatively my post apparently came across as. I didn't intend that AT ALL. The only reason I said I'm glad my child isn't addicted, or into, Minecraft, is because I could see it zapping huge amounts of her time....but I didn't mean to imply that it's a bad game or anything. Condescending? Really? I'm sorry you took it that way. I didn't intend for it to come across that way in any way. I just felt like chatting and made the post. I don't think Minecraft is wrong or anything. I was genuinely curious what's it all about and why it seems to be so popular. I really didn't want to take the time to look up other threads about it. You think my post was condescending but I think your reply to me is rude and unkind. Not sure what you first sentence means. My daughter is very polite and did watch the girl, btw. And, yes...she can knit without looking at what she's knitting. What? It's amazing how people assume such things. I never said I thought she did a poor job at attempting to be social. And regarding your last sentence....wow. Thank you for the parental advice that's not even close to what actually happened. For petes sake... If your kids are addicted to Minecraft, that's fine. I don't care. I'm not saying that's bad. My kids addicted to things....I was merely curious about what Minecraft is all about and why it's so extremely popular. I've watched her play, and I just don't get it. That's.all. I'm extremely sorry I even posted at all. There were a lot of helpful comments that explained about Minecraft, and I'm very grateful to know more about it. Your response just boggles me and frankly....makes me ill. I'm just so sick of the nastiness online I seem to get all the time. And, yes...my daughter has taught her to knit with needles and on round looms. The girl has now gotten her own round loom set. I wish you would have just replied with your last sentence. That was helpful. I have no clue what you do with Minecraft, that's why I wanted to know.

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Thank you everyone. I did follow Lyne's advice and contacted them. They gave me a code. :thumbup:

I'm not sure what the ages of your kids are, so some of these may not apply: Huggermugger Jr Q-Bitz Qwirkle Pix Mix Dizios Skippity Spot It ColorKu Scattergories Jr Go To Press Hidden Hints Cooking Up Sentences Hit the Habitat Trail Syl-la-bles Bananagrams Appletters Buzzlewords Alpha Animals Animal Tracks Math Noodlers Some old classics like: Clue Uno Yahtzee Rack-O And, with all the dozens and dozens of game we have (we have way more than this!)....my 11 year olds favorite right now: Scrabble She told me the other day that all she really needs to do for school is play Scrabble. It covers spelling, vocabulary, reading, logic, and math. :lol: My daughter would love to get Pivit. It looks very similar to Qwirkle, but with patterns too.

I'm submitting my order to our school on Tuesday, but the order may not be placed for a week or two. I'm hoping to find a free shipping code that won't expire right away.

Probably because you abbreviated and I didn't. :001_smile:

:iagree: For one thing...the IG schedules what to read each day and how much (although, I kinda changed that up anyway). But, without it...you'd have to figure all that out on your own. Why reinvent the wheel? So, definitely get it. You can use it strictly by the book or use it loosely, which is what I do. There's stuff I don't use...but I'd be lost without it.

So, I guess I wasn't the last to know afterall. ;)

Since this is in addition to a science program you will be using with her....I would suggest not getting another science "program". If it were me....I'd get What's Science All About (which is a combined book that includes 3 titles: What's Biology All About, What's Chemistry All About, and What's Physics All About). It's a really nice kid-friendly science book. Then I'd get a bunch of science kits...such as the ScienceWiz kits. Those should be able to be done independently. Rainbow Resource has the science book (Amazon has more sample pages) and the ScienceWiz kits.

Thank you! They haven't always been there....but they have been there for quite awhile. I would think they will still be there by this summer. I would contact HSBC and see if they have any idea how long they might be offering HAS.

If it were me, I'd definitely go with the Physics. Since the Biology 2 is for 5th through 8th, you could do the Biology 2 the following year. That way, you have 2 years of Science figured out and you won't miss out on anything. :001_smile: