We had 2 “Not Back to Homeschool” Gift Packages up for grabs in August and the winners are………………….

For The Old Schoolhouse Giveaway  ( A year subscription, one of their SUPER HUGE everything-you-could-ever-need in a Planner, Planners and all the goodies from the 2011 EXPO) the winner is……..fsmith2240 !

For the Homestead Originals “Homeschool Goodies Package” of books and magazines……the winner is ………...rlynntrantham!

I’ve emailed you on how to claim your goodies! Thanks to everyone for playing along– look for our September giveaway to be posted later today!

~Lisa

I love to do giveaways, they are such fun — and who doesn’t like to win free stuff!?!  We have a really nice bonus giveaway this month! In honor of the BLESSING of teaching our children at HOME , the GIFT OF CHILDREN.….. ‘NOT Back to School’ season and Homeschool Parents everywhere...this amazing package of goodies from The Old Schoolhouse Magazine!

Can I get a drumroll here please? Here we go…………

One-Year Digital Subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine
What do you look for as you homeschool? Motivation? A little encouragement? Perhaps a unit study? Maybe an art activity? Within each issue of The Old Schoolhouse® you’ll find amazing resources, candid interviews with business owners, glimpses into the routines of other homeschools, articles from the experts in homeschooling, as well as up-and-coming innovators helping our days run a little more smoothly. Find them all in our pages along with their insight, expertise, and honesty as we all homeschool together!
Along with your subscription, you’ll receive free access to Teacher’s Toolbox, our exclusive, subscribers-only website packed with daily recipes, “This Day in History” lessons, printables, unit studies, and more!

Expo To Go 2011
The Old Schoolhouse® is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, and we want to invite you to share in our celebration at the 2011 Schoolhouse Expo. You’ll hear from wonderful speakers who are ready to encourage you on your journey as you guide your children from the preschool years to high school and beyond. Receive practical and inspiring homeschooling information from speakers such as Dianne Craft, Carol Barnier, Dr. Brian Ray, and many more. With Expo To Go, you’ll get access to MP3 recordings of each session held during the 2011 Schoolhouse Expo!

E-Book: The 2011-12 Schoolhouse Planner
Jump into a great year with The 2011-12 Schoolhouse Planner! Erase the frazzled feel of disorganization with the 2011-12 Schoolhouse Planner and bring order and efficiency to your school year. Packed with relevant articles, clever calendars, useful forms, handy lists and so much more, this planner is the key to meeting your many goals for the 2011-12 school year. We put our heart into the 2011-12 Schoolhouse Planner so you’ll have more time to put your heart into your home. Click here to view sample pages from the Planner.

Now, how do you enter?

All you do is sign up for our RSS Feed on our homepage www.HomesteadOriginals.com on the upper left hand side where it says “Lisa’s Blog” and leave me a comment telling me you did so. If you’d like another chance to win, sign up for our eNewsletter and leave me a comment telling me you did so Annnd if you’d like yet ANOTHER chance to win and you already get our eNewsletter and our RSS Feed? Just leave a comment here telling me to enter you

It’s that simple.

We’ll announce the winner on September 1st, 2011!

Happy ‘NOT Back To School’ Season!

~Lisa

It is that time of year….Homeschool Planning season!  August is when I reallllllly get the details of our schedules, goals and plans hammered down. In celebration of Homeschooling, our AUGUST GIVEAWAY is some great homeschool goodies for Momma (and Dad, too!)!

So what all will the winner get? Glad you asked. The winner will get a copy of “Easy Homeschooling”, by Lorraine Curry and a copy of “Fields with God” — a nature devotional that is just neat, by her too! Also you’ll get a copy of ‘Homeschooling and Loving It!’ as well as a gift pack of five back issues of The Old Schoolhouse Magazine (I’ll even toss in a brand spanking new SUMMER 2011 issue, too)! How’s THAT for an inspiration for your ‘back to homeschool’ planning!?!

Would you like to win this plethora of homeschooling goodies? Well, one very blessed person will because that is our August giveaway! Now, how do you enter?

All you do is sign up for our RSS Feed on our homepage www.HomesteadOriginals.com on the upper left hand side where it says “Lisa’s Blog” and leave me a comment telling me you did so. If you’d like another chance to win, sign up for our eNewsletter and leave me a comment telling me you did so Annnd if you’d like yet ANOTHER chance to win and you already get our eNewsletter and our RSS Feed? Just leave a comment here telling me to enter you

It’s that simple.

We’ll announce the winner on September 1st, 2011!

~Lisa