Are you looking for ways to keep math fun for your kids? Here are five awesome ideas that are super easy to incorporate into everyday life. Keeping math fun is of utmost importance to me as a parent and a homeschool mom. Math is all around us from spiral sea shells, and grocery shopping, to the equations that launch rockets into space. So how can we keep math fun while providing our children with … [Read more...] about 5 Ways to Keep Math Fun
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16 Ocean and Sea Creature Books Your Kids will Love
Does your kiddo love to read ocean and sea creature books? Are they obsessed with the deep sea and all the inhabitants therein? Here are 16 of our favorite kid's books all about the ocean and the animals that live there! Summer is on the horizon and that means many families are preparing for vacations! More specifically many families, like us, will be making their way to the beach for fun in … [Read more...] about 16 Ocean and Sea Creature Books Your Kids will Love
Helping Our Perfectionist Child
Perfectionism has reared its ugly head again. Not that it has ever completely left. Oh, no...but some days...weeks...months are easier than others. Helping Our Perfectionist Child Our son has been a perfectionist since he was a small child. Of all the things I could have passed on to my offspring...blue eyes, long legs, cunning wit...perfectionism and anxiety wouldn't have been on my list. As … [Read more...] about Helping Our Perfectionist Child
Hands on History with Project Passport
Our son is developing a love of history! He is fascinated with the stories, adventures and, in particular, ancient battles. So, I've been on the lookout for a hands-on history program that incorporates living books, and audio stories that will keep history exciting and that he would enjoy while letting him dive as deeply as he desired into the pages of the past. *Disclosure: This post may contain … [Read more...] about Hands on History with Project Passport
Wizard Math Printable Multiplication Board Game
My son loved practicing his Multiplication math facts with this one of a kind Wizard Math Printable Multiplication Board Game! *This is not a product for purchase or download* This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. Wizard Math Multiplication Board Game A few weeks ago I ran across this AMAZING Multiplication Minecraft Printable … [Read more...] about Wizard Math Printable Multiplication Board Game
Chalk Pastels for Kids
Chalk pastels and kids go together like lightning bugs and a warm summer evening. Trust me, they are a perfectly glorious pairing. I had no idea what we were missing until a few weeks ago when I grabbed a chalk pastel tutorial for the children and me to try. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. Chalk Pastels for Kids Our son is a … [Read more...] about Chalk Pastels for Kids
Easy Rubber Egg Experiment
Easy Rubber Egg Experiment! Yes, easy! It only takes about 5 minutes to set up and then a week's worth of observations. Come see how easy it really is! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. The children and I had seen a few different rubber egg experiments online and wondered if it was really all that it was "cracked" up to be...see … [Read more...] about Easy Rubber Egg Experiment
Harry Potter Origami Sorting Hat Fortune Teller
A Harry Potter Origami Sorting Hat Fortune Teller (also known as a cutie catcher) was exactly what we needed as we finished "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" for the umpteenth time! It's always bittersweet when we finish one of these wonderful books by J. K. Rowling. She is an expert at drawing you into a story and making you feel as though you are in the characters shoes, so to speak. One … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Origami Sorting Hat Fortune Teller
Brownies, Books, and Games in the New Year
The past year has seen many changes and challenges for our family and our homeschool. We found ourselves uprooted from the hustle and bustle of city life, and planted firmly on my sister's farm in Tennessee. Adjusting to the ebb and flow of this new life has been both overwhelming and wonderful. We've found that the seasons of homeschool, much like our lives, can transition and shift. … [Read more...] about Brownies, Books, and Games in the New Year
5 Life Lessons We Learned from the Harry Potter Books
We are a family of bibliophiles. We love books. We collect books. We never seem to have enough books! Curling up together and reading aloud is one of our favorite activities. Give us quality books that teach life lessons while keeping us engaged and entertained and we're a fan for life. One of my personal favorites from my own childhood is Anne (with an e) of Green Gables. She and I … [Read more...] about 5 Life Lessons We Learned from the Harry Potter Books