One of the artists that our girls love to listen to is Yancy {not Nancy…as they say every.single.time}. I’m not sure when we first gave the girls their first album from Yancy,  but it’s one that they know well. When I heard that Yancy was releasing “Little Praise Party”, I knew that our family would love to be a part of the blog tour. Here’s a little more about the album:

“Yancy and friends have created a new collection of songs  (16 songs included) that are sure to warm the hearts of preschool kids and their parents too. You’ll find lots of sing-a-long fun including songs to celebrate some of the most special days of the year including Valentine’s, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas and Birthdays. Plus, a song about missions to encourage us to “Go into all the world”.

There is also a DVD available for purchase that includes animated music videos for 11 songs. And honestly, because of Yancy’s style of music ~ it’s really not just for preschoolers. But shhhh…don’t tell my kids, ok? All of them are bopping along to the music {and that is just fine with me}.

As part of the tour, Yancy is singing a specially recorded song for each blog on the list.  Because I am preparing to head to Tanzania with Compassion International this week, we picked the song “GO” for her to sing here. How perfect is that? Spend a few minutes and ‘meet’ Yancy and hear the song:

We live in a great big world
That needs to hear
About a great big love
We need to tell the story
To every little boy and girl
We gotta go, go, go
Jesus said to go, go, go
We need to tell the story
Of Jesus and His love

Want a “Little Praise Party” in Your Home?

Yancy is giving away one copy of the CD and of the DVD to one of my readers!!  Follow the directions on the Rafflecopter widget below to enter to win a copy of Little Praise Party!

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Little Praise Party can purchased through Yancy’s website or on iTunes {the DVD is only available on her website}. When ordering from her site use the code: YANCYLOVESME to get free shipping.

Little Praise Party Blog Tour Sites

Visit the sites below to hear more of the songs from Little Praise Party album. Each day a new song will be highlighted for you to hear.

Wednesday May 2
God Centered Mom

Thursday May 3  
Homeschool Creations 

Friday May 4      
ModSquad   

Saturday May 5  
When You Rise   

Sunday May 6      
4tunate   

Monday May 7  
Inspired To Action   

Tuesday May 8      
Home With the Boys   

Wednesday May 9      
1+1+1=1   

Thursday May 10      
Muthering Heights   

Friday May 11      
MOB Society   

Saturday May 12      
I Can Teach My Child   

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• Home Educators of Virginia ~ homeschool convention with over 130 workshops, 310 exhibitors, and speakers.
• Maestro Classics ~ introduce great music and classics stories to children with this classical music series.

For the past 4 years I have attended the Home Educators of Virginia Homeschool Convention {HEAV} in Richmond, VA. It has been one that I have absolutely LOVED and look forward to each year. Want to know why?

Top Ten Reasons to Attend the HEAV Convention

1. A hands-on look at curriculum. HEAV has a exhibit hall that has over 300 vendor booths. This is truly one of my favorite parts of the convention. As soon as the doors open on Thursday, I love to browse the new products, talk to the different companies and open and see first-hand so many great products.
2. The price is right. The registration fee for attending is very reasonable and that includes the entire family {spouse and kids ~ should you decide to bring them along!}.
3. Parents of preschoolers can attend free. HEAV has such an amazing heart for getting parents started off with homeschooling and qualifying families are able to attend for free!! If your oldest child is under the age of five, check to see if you qualify!
4. A HUGE used curriculum sale. By huge, I mean HUGE! This is another one of those highlights for me during convention.  Thousands and thousands of items to browse through and find deals for, sorted by subjects and grades ~ something that you don’t want to miss! Last year there were over 60,000 items
5. Wonderful speakers and workshops. There are always new faces teaching workshops and seasoned homeschool favorites each year. There are typically over 125 workshops scheduled, meaning there is PLENTY to choose from and lots of wisdom to be gained.
6. Session Recordings. With so many workshops and only one of me, I am so happy that HEAV offers convention recordings via mp3’s that I can store on my computer and listen to in the months to follow. They have given me so much encouragement in years past ~ and just when I needed it!
7. Relationships. Over the course of the last few years I have met some amazing people at HEAV ~ various vendors such as Virginia Soaps & Scents, WriteShop, and Nancy Larson Science. I love coming and visiting with the companies and building relationships with them ~ connecting on a different level. It makes all the difference in the world!
8. Free Virginia Home Educator magazine!! While this doesn’t only depend on the convention, HEAV offers a free quarterly magazine, The Virginia Home Educator, available to anyone ~ even if you don’t attend the convention.
9. An amazing children’s program. Although our kids have never attended the convention {I’ll admit I’m selfish and grab a weekend away!}, several of our friends have used the children’s program and their kids have loved it. Just don’t forget to pick your kids up for lunch! {not that my friends have ever done that…ahem}.
10. Meeting with friends! Over the years I’ve been able to meet up with friends from far away, friends that I’ve made via blogging {we’ll have another meet-up this year!!} and hang out with friends from home that are attending with me.

Do you have a favorite homeschool convention that you attend yearly?

Linking up with Top Ten Tuesday hosted by Many Little Blessings.