ESV Study Bible

A Bible on it's own is worth it's weight in gold and more. But I have found the commentary for the Easter story in this Bible fascinating this year....take a look at this Bible, worth every cent you pay for it and more!

Art Curriculum:

This is what we have used and loved over the years....we started with drawing text books which is the cheapest and best value for money. Gordon School of Art is the best art program for the really serious artist. Draw today is great for thinking out of the box, you draw everything inside dawn, train your brain to draw what you actually see. My older kids have won art prizes with this method - the down side you use charcoal which is messy if you are not thoroughly organised with a basin of water next to each person. Even someone who is not a natural artists person gets brilliant results as long as they are prepared to try and work hard! 

Presently we are using How Great thou Art for my 11, 9, 6 year olds; Beginning Drawing and I can DO all Things and I am very happy with them....we are really pleased with it! I also have their Art History/appreciation  program which I have glimpsed at and LOVE!

Draw Write Now is good for independent work! And is a real bonus if a kid likes art but not writing. The  beginner Gluck Art programme can be used  independently with a mature kid. We generally buy from Christian books http://www.christianbook.com/ or Rainbow Resource centre http://www.rainbowresource.com/index.php or Timberdoodle http://www.timberdoodle.com/ if they stock things. Of course you get free postage from Book Depository in the UK and Amazon UK has free postage to some countries now! And Amazon USA has some good second hand options too.


Teach Art at Home: (CD Roms, New online program too which we have not used) http://www.teachartathome.com/art-instruction-cds.html 
How Great Thou Art:(DVD's with Text books, supplies etc) http://www.howgreatthouart.com/

















Gordon School of Art:( DVD, work book supplies, hand in availabity etc)  http://www.newmasters.com/

Draw Write Now: (Text books) http://www.drawyourworld.com/ 

















Drawing Textbook: (Booklet)  http://www.amazon.com/Drawing-Textbook-Bruce-McIntyre/dp/B000GTZZ9Q  













The Gluck Method: ( DVD, supplies etc.) http://thegluckmethod.com/howtodraw/courses/index.html













Draw and Paint today: (video, text books, supplies etc)
http://www.sonlight.com/RA011.html http://www.sonlight.com/RA017.html












Happy reflecting our great Artist, who paints a new sunset and sunrise for us each day, and creates beauty in each cell, each flower, each mountain, each ocean for his own glory and for our pleasure. What a wonderful God we serve, Joy

A Handy Horse

By Jill Eggleton
This is a Scholastic Blue Reader on the most fascinating topic...horses being used as guides for the blind. In America they are starting to train small horses as companion animals. They are good at focusing and live linger than dogs. A must read for every early reader!Available here:

http://keylinks.com.au/pdfs/Key_Links_PLOF.pdf