Holiday Gift Guide 2023

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Need some gift ideas for the holidays this year? Here are some products that we recommend.

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Callista's Ramblings Holiday Gift Guide 2023

Main Gift Ideas

Hamilton Beach Food Processor

Hamilton Beach Food Processor

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Woof Pack Monthly Subscription Box for Dogs

Woof Pack Subscription Box for Dogs

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Hamilton Beach Cordless Blender

Hamilton Beach Blend Now Cordless Blender

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By The Book Game

By The Book Game

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Smart Cookies

Smart Cookies

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Speedy Words

Speedy Words

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Becoming a Matriarch

Becoming a Matriarch

A memoir by an Indigenous author

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Lava Lamp

Lava Lamp

Flashback to the 60s with this retro decor.

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Hi Mountain Seasonings

Hi Mountain Seasonings

A variety of seasonings for every meat.

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L.O.L. Surprise Magic Flyers

L.O.L. Surprise Magic Flyers

A flying L.O.L doll!

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MGA Miniverse Make It Mini Food Series

MGA Miniverse Make it Mini Food Series

Take the ingredients out of the ball, follow the “recipe” and make a collectible toy.

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Fluffie Stuffiez

Fluffie Stuffiez

Pull out the fluff to reveal a hidden friend

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Rainbow High Color & Create Doll

Rainbow High Color & Create Doll

A doll you can colour on as many times as you want.

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Neakasa by Newbot S1 Pro Pet Grooming Kit

Neakasa by Newbot S1 Pro Pet Grooming Kit

A unique pet grooming kit with vacuum and 8 accessories.

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Gift Ideas for Homeschooling Families

My Teaching Library
My Teaching Library

A website full of downloadable teaching resources for teachers or homeschoolers.

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All About Spelling
All About Spelling

A full spelling course with many levels to build on what you’ve learned.

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Grammar for Writers
Grammar for Writers

A Grammar course for those who are interested in writing and want to know what’s relevant.

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Philosophy for Kids
Philosophy for Kids

Have philosophical discussions with your kids/family with these questions and discussion suggestions.

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Unjournaling
Unjournaling

Writing prompts that don’t resemble personal journal questions. All fun, no personal questions.

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Nature Anatomy
Nature Anatomy

Learn the basics of nature in a beautifully illustrated guide book.

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How To Be a Person
How to Be a Person

Kids can learn the skills they will need to navigate the adult world such as making a phone call, writing a letter or cleaning up after themselves.

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Rock Hunt
Rock Hunt

A basic intro to geology for young kids who love to hunt for rocks.

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Word Roots
Word Roots

Learning the latin or greek roots of words to help your vocabulary.

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Building Thinking Skills
Building Thinking Skills

A book FULL of activities to improve critical thinking skills.

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My Year of Writing
Year of Writing

Encourages your child to write a little something everyday.

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Vet Academy
Vet Academy

A fun activity book for aspiring veterinarians with games and activities.

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The Girl Who Drank the Moon
The Girl Who Drank the Moon

A fiction book for young readers that has a fairy tale vibe.

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Skunk and Badger
Skunk and Badger

Children’s fiction about two animals who are forced to live together and need to learn to get along.

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Just Beyond the Very Very Far North
Just Beyond the Very Very Far North

Children’s fiction – the sequel to The Very Very Far North.

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Firefly Summer
Firefly Summer

Children’s fiction about a summer and a family she didn’t know about.

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Spelling Through Phonics

Spelling Through Phonics

A guide to teaching spelling through phonics. Designed for K-grade 3.

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Teaching Art

A guide to teaching art for teachers or homeschoolers.

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Canada Year By Year

Canada Year By Year

Historical events in Canada for kids.

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The Best Way to Get Your Way
The Best Way to Get Your Way

Teaching children debate.

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Elementary Korean
Elementary Korean Book/Workbook

Teach yourself Korean (writing and reading) with this combo.

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Make Your Own MoneyDanny Dollar
Make Your Own Money and Danny
Dollar Millionaire Extraordinaire


Books (One fiction, One nonfiction) about making money for kids.

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Food for Hope
Food for Hope

The story of food banks in America.

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Her Eyes on the Stars
Her Eyes on the Stars

The story of Maria Mitchell, astronomer.

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Beastly Biomes
Beastly Biomes

Learn about what biomes mean and the different types.

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Time Capsule
Time Capsule

Create a time capsule by having your child fill in this book and then saving it to look at later.

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Love Mom and Me
Love, Mom and Me

A joint book for moms and daughters to write back and forth to each other on different topics. There is a version for sons as well.

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Nature Smarts Workbooks
Nature Smarts Workbook

A nature workbook for children.

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The Big Feelings Survival Guide

The Big Feelings Survival Guide

Help your older child or teen to work through their mental health with this book.

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The Meltdown

The Meltdown

Learn about climate change.

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Draw Canada and Greenland
Draw Canada and Greenland

Step by step guide to drawing all of Canada and Greenland.

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Midsummer Night's Dream Literature Fun
Literature Fun Christmas Carol or Shakespeare

You or your teen can study this literature in a fun way with these books.

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Farm Anatomy
Farm Anatomy

A colourful guide to the farm and all its aspects.

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Nature's Workshop Plus
Nature’s Workshop Plus

A wonderful store full of nature related products.

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Lightning Literature
Lightning Literature

A literature/ELA course for homeschooled kids.

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STEAM Design Challenges
STEAM Design Challenges

Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Math Design Challenges for students

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I'm a Neutrino
I’m a Neutrino

Picture book about neutrinos for your science lover.

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How Do You Spell Unfair?
How Do You Spell Unfair?

A story about African-Americans in Spelling Bees.

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Isabel and the Invisible World

Isabel and the Invisible World

For her birthday Isabel wants to be able to see invisible things.

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4 Hour School Day
4 Hour School Day

A homeschooling book for parents.

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Handwriting the Brain Body Disconnect

Handwriting the Brain Body Disconnect

Got a child with Dysgraphia (or possibly with it)? This is a guide for adults working with kids who have handwriting difficulties.

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Angus is Here
Angus is Here

A picture book for kids who have recently lost a dog.

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Walking Together
Walking Together

A First Nations picture book.

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180 Days of Geography
180 Days of Geography Grade 6


A geography workbook, this one for grade 6 but there are others.

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So Long Stress
So Long Stress

A book on relieving stress for kids.

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Nutshimit
Nutshimit

A First Nations picture book.

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Round Up Game
Round Up Game

A collaborative game featuring rounding up horses.

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Choices
Choices Game

A faith based collaborative game on life choices.

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Astronomy Fluxx

Astronomy Fluxx and Anatomy Fluxx

Card game with a learning theme.

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Able Lingo ASL
Able Lingo ASL

Many ASL video courses you can get separately or for one fee get access to all.

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Funda Funda Academy Self Paced Computer Applications Course
Funda Funda Academy Self Paced Computer Applications Course

Your child will learn computer applications such as Powerpoint, Canva and Google Drive in a self-paced way

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This Is Your Brain on Stereotypes
This is Your Brain on Stereotypes

A book for children about stereotypes.

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Iceberg

Iceberg

A historical thriller fiction novel for young readers that takes place on the Titanic.

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Caring for Pets

Caring for Pets

A shine the light picture book about caring for pets.

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Evolution Under Pressure

Evolution Under Pressure

A children’s nonfiction book about Evolution.

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Delores Thesaurus

Delores Thesaurus

A cute picture book introducing big words.

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How Did Romans Count to 100?

How Did Romans Count to 100?

Learn how to use Roman Numerals

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How Do Kids Make Money?

How Do Kids Make Money?

A book for young entrepreneurs.

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How Do Satellites Stay in Space?

How Do Satellites Stay in Space?

A book about how satellites work

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How Do Computers Follow Instructions?

How Do Computers Follow Instructions?

A book about computer programming for kids.

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