I am currently a home schooling Mama, so maps are invaluable to me. I’m also an American Mama living in S. Africa, so U.S.A. maps are even more invaluable. I love my kids being able to see where they come from and where their relatives live. It keeps our heritage alive.

I recently received a USA New Century laminated map from Maps.Com. We.all.love.it. Seriously. My kids have unrolled it numerous times and laid it on the floor to see where different cities are. The other day they were huddled around with their friends talking about places they’ve been and lived. Excitement and education all wrapped into one. Awesomeness.

I really love the rich colors in this map. It almost makes it look older (which I like), and that earthy tone is fabulous. I also love the detail. We were all quite surprised to find some Texas towns on there that we didn’t realize were big enough to make it onto a map!

Giveaway

How would you like to win your very own USA New Century map? Maps.Com has graciously offered one Today’s Mama reader the chance to win a 55×38 laminated USA New Century Map! (Check out more specs on the map here.) Giveaway is open to U.S. addresses only and ends Monday, April 1st at 1 pm CST when random number generator will choose one winner!

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So, we thought we’d give you the next best thing:  a COUPON CODE!

Purchase tickets online at http://www.ticketmaster.com and use the code: MOM when ordering on the purchase page under “Advance or Promotion Ticket Selection”.  You can also order by phone at 1-800-745-3000 and mention coupon code: MOM.

Have a great time at the circus!

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Deadline for entries is July 16th.

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Champions Science Adventures Summer Day Camps focus on fun, by taking science out of the classroom and into hands-on learning and discovery.  They have 10 locations where they will be offering camps around Dallas-Fort Worth this summer, ranging from Fort Worth to Plano to McKinney, and many cities in between.  By holding their camps in existing school locations (private schools, colleges, and churches), they are able to keep their costs low and focus on bringing your kids into the world of science through exploration and discovery.

Champions Science Adventures Camps are designed to inspire curiosity about how the world works while instilling a love of learning about science through interactive, hands-on experiments and activities.  The four camps offered this year are: Mystery of the Pharaoh’s Treasure, Go Wild, Gizmo’s Robot Factory and Space and Rocketry.  When I read about these camps on the Champions Science Adventures website (http://www.scienceadventures.com), it made ME want to attend.  Who wouldn’t want to learn how to decode hieroglyphics (using a decoder wheel – no memorization required!) and then make up their own name using the symbols??  Or build their very own Hydro Rocket, and then get to launch it??  You can guess which sessions will offer your child these experiences, and you can see all the descriptions on their summer camp program information page.  You can even watch a video that includes clips from real summer camp sessions, such as “Go Wild”: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KevtevcAvK8.

The Champions Science Adventure summer camps average around $200/week of half-day camp or $300/week of full-day camp.  You can save $50 on a session with the following code: summerscience10.

Or, you could WIN a free half-day week session, just by adding a comment below. Winner will be chosen randomly from all comments posted by end of day May 31 and notified on June 1 (please make sure to include your email address in your comment so we can notify you!).  Good luck!

This was a sponsored post; the summer camp session is being provided by Champions Science Adventures Camps as a giveaway to DFWMama.com readers.

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The teachers at Emler are loving and nurturing to allow your children the freedom to enjoy the water and acquire trustworthy swim techniques.  Emler’s award winning curriculum is enhanced by fun themes, pool toys, swim equipment, and even an occasional M&M.

Since 1975, Emler has taught more than 750,000 kids to swim in convenient, daytime, evening, and Saturday lessons. The small, year round, classes taught in tropical waters are 99% successful the very first time your child is enrolled.

Giving your child the Emler advantage can start as young as 2 months old with Bathtub Babies and continue all the way through swim team.  Emler also offers high energy, carefree, swim parties at each of their five, indoor facilities.

*One free pair of goggles per paid registration. New customers only.

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