DIY Summer Homeschool “Conference”

Last summer, I attended a few local homeschool mini-conferences and left each of them feeling underwhelmed, uninspired and like I’d wasted a big chunk of time. This summer, instead of scouring Facebook for local conferences and lamenting the travel cost to attend a large conference in California, I decided to read books instead. I felt like time spent reading would be time better spent. I also buckled down and calculated grades for my high school student and entered his grades and courses into a transcript.

My DIY summer homeschool “conference” included books and journals from varying authors with varying perspectives.

Holy Hygge (HYOO-guh)

Teaching From Rest

The Brave Learner

Learning Well Journal

Magnolia Journal

I planned an early summer brunch, invited my local homeschool mama buddies, and got some great ideas for my TBR list.

I scheduled a few low-key playdates with homeschool mama buddies too. My friend hosted a soap making day. I hosted a paint & sip using a tutorial on YouTube.

Picasso & Wine Sea Turtle

I hosted a Christian Vision Board crafting session.

We loved this tutorial on YouTube.

Christian Vision Board

I snagged this magazine on a grocery run. I don’t know if it will help, but I thought it was worth a shot.

Instead of browsing the curriculum vendors at a conference, I went to the Goodwill Big Summer Blow Out Sale – all books were 50% off! I showed very little restraint on this shopping trip and ended up with a huge haul of homeschool goodies (& this is exactly why a have a clutter problem)!

🩵 We hope this post gave you some useful ideas for creating your own DIY homeschool “conference” on a budget, or perhaps you can use the ideas to inspire a “conference” in whatever subject(s) interest you!

*American Heritage Girls (AHG) is a Christian scouting club that several of our local friends are involved with. This will be our first year trying it out.