January 1st is famously known as a time of New Year’s Resolutions and we always hear a lot of talk about trying to live a healthier lifestyle this time of year. It’s hard to do by yourself though, especially as the colder months set in. If you’ve considered a get-fit New Years Resolution this year, We’ve got the site to help you keep it, and save some cash too! Shopping with Swagbucks can help you get ahead of the game, while earning tons of Cash Back on New Year’s Resolution deals this New Year. It’s time to make your 2016 Resolutions stick!
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So have Swagbucks help you reach your 2016 Resolutions! 2016 promises to be the best year yet so get a head start on your goals. Have a health, fitness or financial New Years Resolution? Share it in the comments and tell us how well you’ve been able to stick to it so far!
The New Year is right around the corner. Take a minute and reflect back on all the goals you set your for yourself for 2015. Did you accomplish all of your goals? Great! Did you fall short on a couple? Not a problem, it’s important to always try and better yourself!
New Year’s resolutions are a time-honored tradition. There’s is nothing better than giving yourself an official start date to a new you. And what better date than January 1st!
It’s no secret that better health is at the top of most people’s New Year’s resolution lists. Improving the health of your mind, body, and spirit is an integral part to success in almost all facets of life whether it be in your relationships or business! Hopefully this month’s Search & Learn from Swagbucks is a step in the right direction:
Swagbucks Search & Learn: Mind, Body, Spirit
For those of you who haven’t participated in a Swagbucks Search & Learn, Here’s how it works (Official rules here):
1. Go to the Search & Learn page (you can get there from the button on top left of the Swagbucks home page) each day from January 4th – January 8th.
2. Each day Swagbucks will have 5 new questions related to one of the following categories:
4. Once you find the answers to all 5 questions, click on the button that says Win 500 SB on the Search & Learn page and complete that day’s survey.
5. Each correct answer (up to 5 each day) will enter you into a drawing to win one of 5 prizes of $5*!
6. Swagbucks will announce the 5 winners the following day at 10am PDT/1pm EDT (Friday’s winners will be announced the following Monday).
ALSO – when you use Swagbucks Search as your defaulted search engine during this promotion, you will be entered (up to 5 times per day) into a drawing to win the following prizes:
Grand Prize – $500*
Runner Up Prizes (20) – $5*
*All winnings will be paid out in SB. Winners of the Grand Prize and Runner Up Prizes will be announced on Friday, January 15th.
Homeschooling can be both rewarding and challenging. Educents has some great resources to help. Even if you aren’t a homeschooler these ideas are perfect to help reinforce teaching from the schools.
No matter what may be on your lesson plan for 2016, consider the resources below. Members within the Educents community put a list together of their favorite homeschool resources. If you’d like to learn more about the resource, just click the link! If you want to get more involved in the Educents community to learn more about homeschooling and the curriculum offered on Educents, join the Educents Facebook group!
Emily of Smith Squad recommends the Life of Fred books.
“As a child, I always hated math, even though I was good at it because it was soon boring. When I heard about Fred, I knew he had to be a part of our homeschool. My kids absolutely LOVE when it’s math time, and they are learning a ton about how to apply math to every day practical situations.”
Lisa Marie of The Canadian Homeschooler uses the Writecraft and Mathcraft Units.
“The writing portion of this resource was the first time EVER that my oldest son ever willing wrote anything! He was excited to write instead of hating it.”
“I absolutely love Magic School bus and all it has to offer. Each month you get a different science kit to take a Magic School Bus adventure. If you search really hard, online you can even find curriculum to go with each science kit and the episode from the television series.”
“My favorite resource at Educents at the moment is Life of Fred. There are so many to choose from I picked the Elementary Series. My kids love these books; we have them up to high school now. My most recent order was Life of Fred Chemistry. My kids will do these without arguing and love Fred and Kingie!”
Celena of The Traveling Sisterhood recommends the Times Tales Multiplication videos.
“I love Times Tales because it’s made this year’s math lessons so much easier! My kiddos quickly mastered their multiplication tables in one sitting with the movie. It’s been such a blessing–instead of drills everyday, we can take more time to learn the actual concepts behind the facts!”
“The Magic School Bus Science Club is something your child gets in the mail each month, for a year! It includes numerous experiments per month, along with most of the materials required. (except household items such as scissors and tape). It is an incredible hands-on learning experience that helps children love science and have fun! My sons who are 4 and 6 absolutely love it!”
Amy of Busy Boys Brigade recommends the Life of Fred Beginning Readers.
“Life of Fred Early Readers series has been a game changer in our homeschool! Both my 6 & 4-year-old boys beg me to do their reading lessons now that we have added Life of Fred. I have noticed an increase in their fluency and comprehension.”
Jenn of Chaotic Bliss Homeschooling also loves Times Tales.
“All three of my girls, ages 8 down to 4 loved watching this DVD and learning the stories. In 1 hour, both of my older girls had memorized their upper times tables! And the real kicker is I was only trying to teach one!”
“Learn to Mod Minecraft is an amazing program that teaches my son, a Minecraft lover, important computer programming skills through a game he loves to play. The lessons are easy to use, fun and engaging. I love that he is a learning a skill that I am not able to teach him.”
Tabitha of Life Learning Homeschool uses the King Tut Mini Unit.
“My son loves history (he gets it from me), and I love to throw in “extras” to feed the need for more than what our curriculum calls for. Mini-units are great for that, and this was one of our favorites because we both love Ancient Egypt!”
“The violin starter set includes everything a budding violinist needs to begin their studies. The instrument is well made and economical. The lessons that are included are a huge money saver!”
Rebecca of Hip Homeschooling likes Magformers.
“We LOVE Magformers in our homeschool! They are a high-quality toy that provide hours of creative play. They are a great way to bring the fun back into your homeschool; your kids won’t even realize they are learning all about structures and geometric shapes and architecture (bonus!).”
Teri of Mommy Wife Life recommends the Spectacular Space Unit Study.
“A great resource for young astronomers is the Spectacular Space Unit Study. From writing, reading, math, and crafts, this complete unit, with its simple terms, will spark the interest of even your preschoolers!”
Jamie of Simple Homeschool loves Life of Fred too!
“I love the way the math is naturally integrated into Fred’s life, showing the importance of it in day-to-day life. The chapters are laugh-out-loud funny, and I often get asked to read “just one more.” I’ve never been a huge fan of math workbooks and worksheets, so the combination of math and story is a major win in my books!”
Gabriella, Homeschooling Consultant, recommends the Number Formation Poems.
“We have these cards laminated because we know they’ll be used for years to come. My son, who learns best through rhyme and tactile input, is learning to write digits using these easy-to-remember number formation poems! I have reduced the size of the cards, added a ring binder, and now have a portable number set. We also use the cards for matching games and learning about quantity. Such a great price for all of the value provided by this set.”
What homeschool resource did you use this year that you would recommend? Leave your recommendation in the comments!!
I had heard of DelSol before but never owned anything from them. The thing that draws people into DelSol is the color changing aspect. They have tons of products that change color in the sun. Indoors your shirt is one color, outdoors it changes to another color. Under the shady cabana your sunglasses are one color, step out onto the beach and..yep..a different color. I didn’t realize how many color changing products they actually had until I had a chance to do this review.
Everything at Del Sol – from the shirts and tote bags to the sunglasses and hair accessories – changes color with sunlight. This favorite island spot is not only the world’s largest retailer of color-changing merchandise, but it also harnesses the power of the sun and cranks it up a few notches. The apparel is made from 100 percent pre-shrunk, heavyweight, double-stitched cotton and is guaranteed to change color for the life of the product. Their exclusive eyewear collection, Solize, is made with color-changing frames and polarized lenses that protect your eyes from harmful UVA / UVB rays. They’re also guaranteed for life against theft, loss and damage.
I visited the site during Cyber weekend. First Black Friday then again on Cyber Monday. I got some incredible deals. I was able to get a ton of stuff for just over $100 shipped. And when I say just over I my order total was like $105 when I was done but I got at least one thing for everyone and took care of a big chunk of gifts and stocking stuffers.
I bought a shirt for myself and each of my 4 kids:
For me: a long sleeve shirt with a butterfly on it. My my only complaints are that it seemed to fit small and is very thing. I’m gonna have to wear a thing cami underneath because any bra I wear shows right through. The rest of the shirts however were a lot better.
For my oldest son: I bought the Men’s “Deep Blue” T-shirt. He and I love to watch shark week together. I thought this was a great shirt for him.
My my middle son: I got a cool gecko delsol shirt that I think he’ll really like
For my youngest son: They had all kinds of cool Marvel shirt he would have liked. Unfortunately shopping on Cyber Weekend a lot of things were selling like hot cakes. I did find a really cool kids shark shirt I’m sure he’ll like too.
For my daughter: I got a super cute Minnie Mouse tshirt. She’s only 2.5 years old. She’s starting to recognize characters I think she’ll be excited over Minnie Mouse
All of these shirts were a bit thicker and of good quality.
Then stocking stuffers. Oh I could have grabbed so many cool things but I ended up choosing a pair of son glasses for my youngest son, a Disney Princess kids’ nail polish for my daughter, and a some color changing Minnie Mouse rhinestone hair clips to go with her shirt.
I thought the rhinestones on the clips wouldn’t change that much. I mean I’ve never seen color changing rhinestones before but actually just holding this up to the window the purple and pink was starting to pop out.
I also grabbed a color changing nail polish for myself. I chose the color “Taken for Granite” which I actually don’t see on the site anymore. There were so many cool colors on the site, I had a hard time deciding. It so happened that when I was shopping that weekend they were also offering a free bottle of nail polish with purchase. So I ended up getting 2 nail polishes. The other color I got was “Smoke and Mirrors”
If you’re looking for something cool to spend your Christmas money definitely check out DelSol.com. If you need a last minute gift, grab a DelSol gift card. They have toys, sunglasses for all ages, swim wear, hats, something for everyone. And you’re not giving a boring t-shirt when you give DelSol you’re giving a color changing shirt!
Save 35% off your first purchase at DelSol when you go through my referral link
I received a DelSol gift card through the US Family Guide Blogger program in order to complete this review and for promotion during the holiday season. Any opinions expressed are my own.
Vidku is a new video sharing app. There are a lot of benefits to this app. The more I use it the more ways I can find for it to be useful. With Vidku you can share 17 second videos. You have the option to use filters like you do on instagram. Any video you post can be deleted at any time. So you know, if you post that video from a party that….um…you might not remember or at least don’t want to remember, you could always delete it.
Which brings me to another good aspect of Vidku. You choose who you want to share your videos with. You can create groups, share them with a specific friend, or share them with everyone. It’s your choice. So let’s say you have videos of the kids you don’t want to post to social media but you still want your family to see. You could create a family group and share it with just your family. That video from the party I was talking about, you could share it with just your friends to make sure your boss or parents don’t see it.
When I started thinking about the group aspect my mind started coming up with all kinds of ways that could be beneficial:
1. I have a number of friends who are Beach Body coaches. You could create a group for your team to make a quick encouragement video, share positive thoughts, show progress, or just show them that you’re working out.
2. Direct Sales people like Younique reps, AVON, Tastefully Simple, etc you could have a group for your customers and show them the latest products or tell them about a special sale.
3. Create a wedding group. People attending the wedding or the wedding party can all be added to the group. Get tons of videos from different angles. You might catch the funny or sweet moments the videographer might miss AND from different angles!
4. Create a household group. Send “I love you messages” video reminders of errands, have the kids check in so you can actually see where they are and who they’re with, or send a message when you’re out of town on business.
5. Have a brainstorming group for work or projects. Members of the group can toss out ideas or even show ideas (if it will fit into 17 seconds)
6. Having a New Year’s Eve party? Have everyone take videos at the party and share it to a “New Year’s Party” group
That’s just a few ideas I came up with. I’m quite sure you’ll think of more.
This post is sponsored by Vidku. Any opinions expressed are my own. Prizes are sponsored by Vidku.
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New Year’s resolutions are a time-honored tradition. There’s is nothing better than giving yourself an official start date to a new you. And what better date than January 1st!
