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 … Continue reading DIY Summer Homeschool “Conference”
I stumbled across the idea of creating a back-to-school vision board quite by accident. I had a stack of old magazines to use and I started researching ideas online. https://www.bakerross.co.uk/craft-ideas/teachers/kids-vision-board/ https://mymommyflies.com/vision-board-for-kids/ https://www.metroparent.com/things-to-do/at-home/vision-board-party-for-kids/ https://www.tulsakids.com/helping-kids-create-a-vision-board-the-s-m-a-r-t-way/ I invited one of my homeschool mama friends over to our house, and we spent an afternoon working on this project together. … Continue reading Christian Vision Board
Coincidentally, we had a whopping 5 picnics to attend in just two weeks! I decided to give myself to a “picnic basket challenge” and see if I could prepare different and delightful spreads to enjoy at each of the different locations with different groups. It will be good practice because if we decide to join … Continue reading Weeks of Picnics 🧺
Our family culture has an “all for one and one for all” mentality most of the time. Our kiddos are pretty close in age, our youngest son is 10, our daughter is nearly 12, and our oldest son is 14. One of the criteria I use for determining whether or not we are going to … Continue reading Junior Ranger Summer Day Camp 2024
In the past I’ve made Schultütes for the children filled with new school stationary supplies. This year my oldest needed more books/textbooks than crayons/markers, so I made large back-to-homeschool bags instead. Each paper grocery bag has a colorful printed label and contains new school books/workbooks, new socks and new unmentionables. My next post will focus … Continue reading First Day of Homeschool 2023
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