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12 Books to Help Children with Death, Grief, and Loss

September 30, 2018 by Erin Vincent 4 Comments

It can be difficult as a parent to support our kids when a loss happens. So, how can we help our children understand and cope with the strong emotions that arise with death, grief, and loss? Helping Children with the Death of a Pet I thought we had more time. I knew this day would come... Some Day. But, we still had years together...right? Years, before we had to say goodbye. I mean, … [Read more...] about 12 Books to Help Children with Death, Grief, and Loss

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25 Movies You Can Pair With Books

February 4, 2018 by Erin Vincent 14 Comments

Books made into movies can be a wonderful addition to your homeschool! But it wasn't until I discovered the Brave Writer lifestyle that I realized what a perfect pairing movies and books could be. Here are 25 movies you can pair with books to enhance your family's movie night! This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. Incorporating the … [Read more...] about 25 Movies You Can Pair With Books

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Christmas Baking and Making Memories

December 23, 2016 by Erin Vincent 9 Comments

  Are you doing any Christmas baking and making memories this year? Every year I set aside time for the children and I to do some Christmas baking. Sometimes that means that another activity must fall by the wayside. We all enjoy our Christmas cookies far too much to skip this family tradition. It has brought us joy for many years. Not to mention all of the lovely memories we've made. So, … [Read more...] about Christmas Baking and Making Memories

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Christmas, Cooking, Family, Holiday, Holiday Baking, Kids Christmas Activity, kids in the kitchen, Memories

Our Day at the Knoxville Zoo

November 23, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  The weekend of our daughter's birthday, the Knoxville Zoo had their Dollar Days. This is where you can get $1 tickets to the zoo so long as you bring non-perishable food donations for each ticket purchased. I bought six tickets and we invited Uncle Joe and Aunt Stephanie to come along with us. The children were so excited to visit all of the animals. They could barely contain their … [Read more...] about Our Day at the Knoxville Zoo

Filed Under: Fieldtrip Tagged With: Animals, Family, Fieldtrip, Fieldtrips, Knoxville Zoo, Zoo

Our Day at Zoo Atlanta

March 19, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  Last week my sister and brother in law came down from their farm in Tennessee to visit us here in Georgia. We decided to spend our day at Zoo Atlanta. We adore this zoo for all of it's wonderful animals and for all of the educational opportunities they provide. We purchased a family membership so that we will be able to go to Zoo Atlanta as often as we want for an entire year! … [Read more...] about Our Day at Zoo Atlanta

Filed Under: Family, Fieldtrip Tagged With: Family, Fieldtrip, Zoo

An Afternoon at Garrard Landing Park

February 24, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  Earlier this week the hubby and I took the children to nearby Garrard Landing Park. This park has a sweet little playground and a nice gravel trail that takes you along the Chattahoochee River. It was a lovely and cool overcast day. Our daughter, Jade, wouldn't hear of wearing the matching outfit I had picked out for her. She has been dressing herself now for since she was 2 years old … [Read more...] about An Afternoon at Garrard Landing Park

Filed Under: Family, Hiking, Kid Fun, Nature, Outside Tagged With: Family, Kid Fun, Nature, Nature Walk, outside, Play Outside

Our Family Hike at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and My New Camera!

December 16, 2015 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  My husband gave me an early Christmas present this week, a Canon EOS Rebel T5 Camera! Up until this point I have been photographing everything for this blog with my phone camera. I have been wanting a DSLR camera ever since I started blogging...which is going on a year now. Imagine my surprise and excitement when this little beauty showed up at my door! This post may contain affiliate … [Read more...] about Our Family Hike at Autrey Mill Nature Preserve and My New Camera!

Filed Under: Family, Hiking, Kid Fun Tagged With: camera, Family, hike, photography

A Week in the Life of Unschoolers!

December 1, 2015 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  This post contains affiliate links. I will receive a small compensation if you purchase anything through my links. This is at no cost to you. I only promote items that my family or I have used personally and have enjoyed. Such a busy week and it has flown by. With Thanksgiving upon us some of our normal routines have been altered. The beauty of homeschooling and unschooling is that … [Read more...] about A Week in the Life of Unschoolers!

Filed Under: Books, Cooking, Family, Homeschool, Thanksgiving, Unschooling Tagged With: Books, Family, Homeschool, homeschooling, Thanksgiving, unschool, unschooling

A Hard Week

October 19, 2015 by Erin Vincent 2 Comments

  It has been a pretty hard week for us as a family and for me personally. Our regular readers know that our daughter, Jade, has been fighting a virus for a few weeks now. We had gone to Urgent Care last week. We were told we were doing everything right, but to keep an eye on her ears. They feared that she may develop an ear infection. This week we went in to see her … [Read more...] about A Hard Week

Filed Under: Family, Parenting Tagged With: Family, grief, Parenting

Ripley’s Aquarium

October 8, 2015 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  While on our holiday in Tennessee my two sisters and I made a trip to Gatlinburg. We were going to Ripley's Aquarium of the Smokies with the children. I wasn't sure if our daughter, Jade, was old enough to really enjoy it. When we got there she excitedly showed us the fossil marks in the walkway, I knew she was going to have fun. Fair warning....I took loads of pictures, but aquariums … [Read more...] about Ripley’s Aquarium

Filed Under: Family, Fieldtrip, Homeschool, Kid Fun, Parenting, Vacation Tagged With: Aquarium, Family, Fieldtrip, Parenting

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Welcome! I'm Erin, a homeschooling mom to two very intense kids. Every day I try to find what works best for me and my family. My blog is filled with information to help you explore a child led education while making meaningful connections with your children. Discover favorite read alouds, seasonal books, games, art projects, hands-on activities, and learn to just breathe through the ups and downs of life. I hope these posts will encourage you on your homeschool adventure.

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