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ABC Catholic DVD and CD Product Review and Giveaway

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 Learn to Count DVD
We have had the wonderful opportunity to review ABCatholic’s DVD entitled “Learn to Count” this past Summer. It is a beautiful DVD geared for small children with an instructional Math component but yet still Catholic. The hostess, the little girl who sings the songs with the kids is adorable, sweet and friendly…my children love watching this DVD, even those that already know how to count because of the Catholic component and the fun tune. Here’s a sample of the Learn to Count DVD:

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Teach your little ones to count on what really counts with ABCatholic’s Learn to Count! Geared to children six-months and up, this high-definition DVD features bright, engaging animations paired with live-action video to introduce your child to numbers and counting 1 through 10. Your child will love interacting with the children in this production! 

To integrate early basics for mathematics and language skills, each number is introduced by:

  • Spoken Name
  • Quantity
  • Numeral
  • and Written Word

But you can count on ABCatholic to go a step further: Items and symbols representing each number have been carefully selected to establish early Catholic concepts. Learn to Count begins with:

  • 1 Tabernacle
  • 2 Rosaries
  • 3 Bells

For the youngest child, this program is the ideal starting point for learning numbers. For older children,Learn to Count can be used to introduce to counting, spelling, and faith concepts. And parents can take heart in knowing they can trust ABCatholic to provide wholesome and holy tools for early education.




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Marian Lullaby CD
The second product we had the honor of reviewing this past Summer was the A Marian Lullaby CD.  This came to our home at the perfect time!  My six and seven year old love falling asleep with music on and the CDs we have had for some time, were seeing their last leg.  Not only was this CD wonderful and perfect for night time music but it was an added bonus that it has a Marian devotion.  Part of the CD has sung lyrics the other half has just the instrumentals   This one came in handy for our music class since we can just play the instrumental part as we learn the lyrics to some of the most beloved Catholic songs.

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION: Lull your little one to peaceful sleep with this beautiful collection of lullabies honoring the Blessed Mother. During wakeful hours, your children will come to treasure these specially selected songs. This collection of hymns and original songs includes a variety of sung and instrumental pieces, arranged and performed by Matthew Torres and introducing Patrick Culbertson (Lovely Lady Dressed in Blue).

Listen NOW to samples from this collection by clicking on the links:

Remember Holy Mary – SampleTiny Little Sheep – SampleAve Maria – Sample

Classic songs in this collection include:

With Lyrics:

  • Hail Virgin Dearest Mary
  • Hear Thy Children Gentlest Mother
  • O Purest of Creatures
  • Remember Holy Mary
  • Tiny Little Sheep

Instrumental:

  • Ave Maria
  • Salve Regina
  • O Sanctissima
  • I’ll Sing a Hymn to Mary
  • Daily Daily Sing to Mary

Sow the seeds for an early love for the Virgin Mary with A Marian Lullaby. 

You can purchase A Marian Lullaby CD for only $14.95 on their website

MORE!
In addition to the lovely DVDs and CDs on their website, I also love these alphabet coloring pages for Catholic kids over at ABCatholic….their videos and cds are awesome too! They post new FREE activity coloring pages every Monday on their Facebook page
   
They have setup a discount for our readers, yes, that’s YOU! The promo code you should use is RLS2012 this will give you a 10% off discount for any order!
Do you love these as much as I do…you could WIN THEM ALL!  Yes that’s right, you can visit their Facebook page and sign up to win their entire collection of three DVDs and two CDs right now; here are the details:

Contest closes on October 31, 2012 at 11:59 PM. A winner will be chosen by a random drawing on November 1, 2012. Winner will be notified by phone and/or email. Please do not inquire via Facebook as to whether you have won. Prize includes one copy of each of the following: My Catholic ABCs DVD, Learn to Count DVD, Little Latin DVD, A Marian Lullaby CD, Sing Along Adventures of the Saints CD. Winner will be sent prizes within two (2) weeks of the contest ending. No purchase necessary.

If I don’t win these, I can guarantee you that I have selected what I want to get the children for Christmas!  The other two DVDs:  My Catholic ABCs and Little Latin as well as the Sing Along Adventures of the Saints CD.  Don’t forget to use the promotional code to receive 10% off your order!

Enjoy!  Blessings,

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Product Review

Time4Learning Product Review

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I’ve been invited to try Time4Learning for one month in exchange for a candid review. My opinion will be entirely my own, so be sure to come back and read about my experience. Time4Learning can be used as a homeschool curriculum, for afterschool enrichment and for summer skill sharpening. Find out how to write your own curriculum review for Time4Learning.


     
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giveaway, Lilla Rose, Product Review

Lilla Rose Hair Product Line Giveaway {ends 3/28/12}

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When I think of hair clips or pulling your hair back, I think of my second grade year of school. Second grade is a year I will always remember, besides being the year I received First Holy Communion, it was the year just after my father passed away and the year the Lord blessed me with the gift of Mrs. Mary Cento, my teacher at Loyola School in Florida. Mrs. Cento had beautiful skin and long blonde hair, to me she looked like an angel, and that year it was she who gave me so much needed love after loosing the love of my life, my Daddy. Mrs. Cento loved me, but she never liked seeing my long straight hair in my face. She would use what she had in a classroom, rubber bands, to remove my hair from blocking my view of my school work. Although a simple act, I always loved her for caring for me so much that year. I’m not sure if I didn’t wear my hair back because we didn’t have the money to buy something or if it was because my mom put something in my hair before leaving the house and I purposely wanted the beautiful angelic teacher of mine, to love me more that morning by taking care of me or what? But I never had my hair out of the way! Isn’t it strange the little things that we remember as kids? Years later I was able to reconnect with the beautiful woman at a Catholic School Teacher Conference, now as peers. She remembered me as much as I remembered her! She really did love me! 😀

This is similar to the beautiful clip
I received for my honest review.
Isn’t it beautiful? 

Honestly, I have always had trouble finding the right clip for my dark chocolate brown hair, my whole life actually, this has been an issue. When I do find the right one, I treasure it like gold because I like being able to pull my hair back out of my face. This is why I want to share Lilla Rose with you! My dear sister in Christ, Sarah contacted me a while back about doing a review, I was a little skeptical as I have had trouble finding the right clip for my voluminous head of straight brown hair. Sarah said, “watch the video and measure your hair“, I was still a little skeptical but it worked! I received my beautiful clip in the mail, while it looked fragile because of its beauty, it was super tough (it survived my toddler’s little inquisitive hands) and it fit perfectly – I had found my new little treasure for my hair. Now as a mommy, home educator, hair in my face would also not work – Mrs. Cento was so right! 😀

I’m excited to extend this little treasure to one Raising Little Saints friend. Sarah is generous enough to offer me the opportunity to run a giveaway here so that one of you can try a clip of your choice! YAY Sarah! (Sarah is also a Catholic Homeschooling Mommy, btw).

Don’t want to wait for the Rafflecopter (see below) to end in two weeks? I don’t blame you, here’s where you can go to order yours today! The St. Patrick Day’s one is adorable!

Here are the details on how to reach my friend Sarah and order your clip today:

a Rafflecopter giveaway

Thank you for entering, best wishes!

     
Disclosure:  I was given one free Flexi clip from Lilla Rose for free in return of my honest review.  😀
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