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20 Awesome Harry Potter Gift Ideas

November 29, 2019 by Erin Vincent 15 Comments

Here are over 20 Harry Potter gift ideas that the muggles and wizards in your life are sure to love! They are simply magical! We are a family of Harry Potter lovers. It's true! Just check out our Harry Potter Christmas Tree, Hogwarts Castle Gingerbread, or our Harry Potter Day if you want proof. So, I felt that because of our love of all things Harry Potter we were totally qualified in … [Read more...] about 20 Awesome Harry Potter Gift Ideas

Filed Under: Christmas, Gift Ideas Tagged With: Christmas, Fandom, Fantastic Beasts, Geek, Gift Guide, Gift Ideas, Harry Potter, J.K. Rowling

20 Magical Books For Your Child To Read: After Harry Potter

November 26, 2017 by Erin Vincent 6 Comments

Do you have a kid that has finished the Harry Potter series? Maybe your kid is like mine and has also finished all of the books on my list 25 Books Your Child Should Read After Harry Potter... oh yes, one of the real problems of having a child that DEVOURS books! The struggle is real, folks! So, I took to the internet to find what books came next. What magical books would quench my kids thirst … [Read more...] about 20 Magical Books For Your Child To Read: After Harry Potter

Filed Under: Books, Homeschool, Reading Tagged With: book list, Books, Books after Harry Potter, Books like Harry Potter, chapter books, fantasy adventure books, Fantasy Books, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Kids Books, Magical Books, Magical Books to Read After Harry Potter, Muggle, Should Read Books, What to Read after Harry Potter

5 Days of Harry Potter Inspired Fun

June 2, 2017 by Erin Vincent 12 Comments

Why not enjoy some Harry Potter inspired fun? We are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the publication of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone and what better way to do that than to spend the next 5 days with Harry Potter! In honor of the 20th anniversary, we are kicking off with a collection of Harry Potter Inspired STEAM Printable Challenge Cards! STEAM stands for Science, Technology, … [Read more...] about 5 Days of Harry Potter Inspired Fun

Filed Under: Printable, Science Tagged With: balloon tower, egg drop, Harry Potter, Harry Potter STEM, marble run, Printable, STEAM, STEAM Challenge Cards, stem, STEM challenge Cards, STEM-Based Learning

Wizard Math Printable Multiplication Board Game

February 27, 2017 by Erin Vincent 11 Comments

Kids will love practicing their Multiplication math facts with this one of a kind Wizard Math Printable Multiplication Board Game! 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 Game from Royal Baloo. Be sure to pop over and … [Read more...] about Wizard Math Printable Multiplication Board Game

Filed Under: Printable Tagged With: Game, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Game, Homeschool, Math, Multiplication, Wizard

Harry Potter Origami Sorting Hat Fortune Teller

January 17, 2017 by Erin Vincent 46 Comments

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

Filed Under: Printable, Start Here Tagged With: Cutie Catcher, Cutie Catcher Game, Fortune Teller, Fortune Teller Game, Game, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Game, Origami, Sorting Hat, Sorting Hat Game

5 Life Lessons We Learned from the Harry Potter Books

December 12, 2016 by Erin Vincent 4 Comments

  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

Filed Under: Homeschool Tagged With: Albus Dumbledore, Harry Potter, Harry Potter Life Lessons, Life Lessons, Truths

25 Books Your Child Should Read After Harry Potter

December 7, 2016 by Erin Vincent 19 Comments

Books your child should read after Harry Potter? How many of us parents have faced this dilemma? Here's your child all glassy-eyed and full of wonder from their journey into Hogwarts and Diagon Alley. Yet, they are simply unwilling to come back to the muggle world, but instead, wish to stay in the realm of fantasy and adventure. Well, I too have found myself in this exact position, and I'm … [Read more...] about 25 Books Your Child Should Read After Harry Potter

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: book list, Books, Books after Harry Potter, Books like Harry Potter, Fantasy Books, Harry Potter, Hogwarts, Kids Books, Muggle, Should Read Books, What to Read after Harry Potter

Hogwarts Gingerbread Castle

December 4, 2016 by Erin Vincent 9 Comments

When a little boy has a love of Harry Potter, you find that he wants everything to have a Harry Potter theme. This spills over into Christmas as well! Last year we created a Harry Potter Christmas Tree and a Hogwarts Gingerbread Castle. His Papa and I helped him with some of the harder to make towers and rolling out of the gingerbread, but the majority of the work was done by our 9-year-old son. … [Read more...] about Hogwarts Gingerbread Castle

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Christmas, Gingerbread, Harry Potter, Hogwarts Castle, Hogwarts Gingerbread, Kids Activities, Kids Christmas Activity

Our Week in Review

October 2, 2016 by Erin Vincent Leave a Comment

  Welcome to another Week in Review! We've had a week full of Books, Hiking and Silly String!  We also did impromptu story telling with our homeschool group and we made Apple Butter with our extended family. This post may contain affiliate links. Please read my disclosure statement for more information. Pink Hair, Don't Care! Yes, Aunt Stephanie brought home temporary pink hair … [Read more...] about Our Week in Review

Filed Under: A Week in the Life Series, Homeschool Tagged With: apple butter, Autumn Books, Harry Potter, Hiking, Homeschool, pink hair, ranger led hike, snakes, unschooling

Harry Potter Christmas Tree

December 7, 2015 by Erin Vincent 8 Comments

This Christmas we wanted to do something really special and maybe start a new tradition. I give you...the Harry Potter Christmas Tree! We are big fans of Harry Potter. We've read all of the books and have watched all of the movies. Our son, Gabriel actually dressed up as Harry Potter for Halloween this year.  We have even made a Hogwarts Gingerbread Castle! So, it wasn't much of a stretch for us … [Read more...] about Harry Potter Christmas Tree

Filed Under: Christmas Tagged With: Christmas, Christmas tree, DIY Christmas tree, Harry Potter, Kid Fun, themed Christmas tree

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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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