Hello,
I am happy to announce that it is Contest Time at The Classical Mommy Blog. I was thinking to wait until coming back to Saudi Arabia to make the contest, but I found a Post Office near the place where we are spending our vacation in Houston, Texas — by the way, a beautiful city.
In [...]

These five Wonders are mentioned in the primary sources:
1. Great Pyramid of Giza

2. Hanging Gardens of Babylon

4. Temple of Artemis at Ephesus

5. Mausoleum of Maussollos at Halicarnassus

6. Lighthouse of Alexandria

The Great Pyramid of Giza is the only Wonder still standing today.
Answering correctly:
Lynn Hackbarth
Liz Jensen, Wethersfield CT
Jeannine Spoto
Perla Adams
Janell Hopkins
Jason Masloske
Dan and Vicki Del Boccio
Shanna Thompson [...]

Which of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World are referred to in the sources quoted in the previous post, and which Wonders are still standing today?
The 8th and 11th persons to email me (bluedorn @ triviumpursuit . com) the correct answers win a book of their choice from this list:
The Fallacy Detective
The [...]

The Classical Mommy is holding a series of mathematical contests — with lots of prizes!!

Read here below the excerpts from On Water. The first person to tell us “What’s Wrong With This Picture” wins a copy of The Fallacy Detective. Leave your guess in the comments section here.
Frontinus (Sextus Julius Frontinus)
C. A.D. 40-103
Frontinus was a Roman soldier and author. He served as governor of Britain and later as superintendent [...]

Here are our Trivium Pursuit contest winners!! Sorry for the delay in posting these. All I can say is, it’s been a long winter, the roads are still icy, and the tow trucks are making a lot of money.
Jessica Phillips, Santa Clarita, CA
Mary Smith, Tulsa OK
Alicia A. Hart, Wichita, KS
Christy Heflin, Dickson, TN
Karen Hewett, Cranberry [...]

Dear Mr. and Mrs. Bluedorn,
I am an 11-year-old homeschooled student. Recently, I have compiled a writing website. On my website I have created an organized chart of writing contests which are aimed at kids from ages 5-19. The chart has 35 contests listed on it so far. This is the type of information that our [...]

I have 10 books/DVDs to give away:
The Fallacy Detective
The Thinking Toolbox
Logic in 100 Minutes
Bless the Lord
The Lord Builds the House
Teaching the Trivium
My Mommy My Teacher
The Story of Mr. Pippin
Handy English Encoder Decoder
A Greek Alphabetarion
Leave a comment at any of the following posts (you can comment on more than one site, but only one comment per [...]

It was very difficult to choose, but Jason wins the Hands and Hearts Greek and Roman Discovery Kit. Jason said in his comment
I am thankful that one year ago yesterday a little eight week old baby boy was delivered to our front door. Thirty days later we took custody of his twenty-two month old sister. [...]

What are you thankful for this year? Has the Lord revealed Himself to you in a special way and comforted you? Has He blessed your family with peace and joy? Has He taken you through a particular trial but strengthened your faith in the process?
Here is one of the things I’m thankful for this [...]