Continue reading »]]> Fellow Parents,

Cue up child’s whiny voice: “I’m bored! There’s nothing to do!” Sound familiar? It’s the mantra of every child in every household now on spring break.

We’re writing this blog from Chicagoland, so here are some Chicago-centric, cost-effective spring break ideas for your kids:

Lincoln Park Zoo - Always free.

Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum – Free on Thursdays.

Loyola University Museum of Art - Free on Tuesdays.

The Oriental Institute (Hyde Park) - Always free.

Museum of Contemporary Art  (Streeterville)- Free on Tuesdays for Illinois residents.

Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art (Evanston) – Always free.

Chicago’s Legoland Discovery Center – If you already have a pass to Legoland, you can renew it online for a limited time for just $25. They are also offering $5 off on a family meal deal. Click here for more information.

The Art Institute of Chicago - Free the 1st and 2nd Wednesday of every month for Illinois residents.

Brookfield Zoo – ALWAYS free for military personnel.

The Chicago Children’s Museum (Lincoln Park) - It’s free the first Sunday of every month for children 15 and under, as well as every Thursday night from 5-8 p.m. for all ages.

The DuSable Museum of African American History (Hyde Park) – Free on  Sundays.

For more free things to do and take advantage of in Chicago, check out this site: http://chicagofree.info/

The International Museum of Surgical Science (Gold Coast Neighborhood) – The first two floors are free on Tuesdays.

Santa’s Village Azoosment Park (East Dundee, IL) – Family season passes reduced until May 12th – for a family of 4, they pay for themselves in under 3 visits.

And don’t forget, for those LONG road trips, check out the many videos we offer at Marshall Publishing, Inc. to keep your kids educated and entertained!

Thanks for reading. More to come!

The Marshall Publishing Team of Parent Bloggers

Continue reading »]]> February is Black History Month and if you’re looking for an educational and inspirational DVD then you’ll be sure to want to check out our DVD, GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER – His Life and Works.

Born into slavery and reared during the Reconstruction years in the South, George Washington Carver struggled through poor health, poverty and prejudice…to become a great benefactor, not only to his people…but to his country as well. Carver is known in history books as the “peanut man” – for his research into and promotion of alternative crops to cotton. As one of the world’s foremost experts in agriculture and horticulture, Carver, through his research and teaching at Tuskegee Institute in Alabama practically reinvented land management in the South. He is said to have compiled a list of over 300 uses for and by-products of peanuts such as cosmetics, dyes and paints, plastics, gasoline and nitroglycerin.

But his work as a creative scientist stretches far beyond that endeavor. He marveled at the world around him and his ability to inspire those closely associated with him may well have been one of his greatest lifetime achievements. As a living example of the importance of hard work, a positive attitude and a good education, Carver was instrumental in changing the stereotype of the time that the black race was intellectually inferior to the white race.

Here then, is the story of Carver’s life…a life that should not be forgotten, for it is full of hope, meaning and inspiration. To commemorate his life and inventions, George Washington Carver Recognition Day is celebrated on January 5, the anniversary of Carver’s death.

For anyone looking for an inspirational story, for historians, teachers and students, and for young and old alike this DVD featuring stunning photography and a superb original music score is certain to be watched again and again.

The DVD can be found at http://www.marshallpublishinginc.com/george-washington-carver-his-life-and-his-works-dvd.html

Continue reading »]]> Welcome to the Marshall Publishing & Promotions, Inc. blog, home of news and information about all of our DVDs,Books, and Audio CD productions and latest promotions.  Our award-winning series of DVDs for kids for 3 – 12, “Lots & Lots of…” has been selling like crazy due to word of mouth advertising, increased exposure on television and reviews by many buyers including over 100 homeschool parents who have recently reviewed our products.  Our Firetruck Safety Songs DVDs continue to sell well in the homeschool market along with our Firefighters book.  We have recently released our “Lots & Lots of Toy Trains” 2 DVD Set and it is rapidly becoming one of our most popular collections!  Everyone loves trains and this set features model railroads of all sizes and from all over the United States.  If you are a current customer, thank you for your business, if you are new to us, please feel free to check out our Testimonials and reviews and you’ll see why our DVDs are so popular.  Plus, you won’t find these DVDs in any five dollar dump bin at your local discount store because we value the contents of our products and wish to keep our production standards at their highest level so that kids and adults will appreciate the quality and content of all our products.  We are dedicated to providing media materials that amaze, amuze, entertain and educate.