We’re busy getting ready for Mother’s Day. We’ve also been recognizing and thanking teachers. Of course our gifts involve food. And, they have to be easy to do. Give a cake. Two gifts for two special teachers. M&Ms Teacher Appreciation Gift Plenty of wonderful teacher appreciation ideas that work well for mothers too! over at […]
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10 Gift Ideas
For Mother’s Day, teacher appreciation, birthdays and more… 1. A Rose for Mother’s Day – We clip a rose from the front yard bush and wear it in honor of Mama on Mother’s Day. But it’s also tradition for my husband and the children to give me a new rose bush for the front yard. […]
How to Homeschool Preschoolers
Think you can’t homeschool because of the little ones? Here is how to homeschool preschoolers with all the best how-to strategies and simple habits. “So, when are you going to enroll her in mother’s morning out?” That’s the question I heard most often when our eldest was just a little more than a year old. […]
Homeschool High School Finish Line
Here at Hodgepodge homeschool we are just about at the homeschool high school finish line. Time is going so fast that I find myself taking a deep breath – often. We are in the final two months of our eldest child’s senior year. This time I will share with you all those last, little things […]
Writing Workshop for Multiple Ages
Sometimes in our homeschool we just need to focus on a certain subject. I’ve mentioned this strategy in When You Need to Catch Up. This week it was writing. So, rather than say, “Children, write!” I decided we would call this week a Writing Workshop. Something about a workshop makes it a little more fun, […]
DIY Hand Soap Dispenser
You may remember our pretty hand soap dispensers with initials? Well, in our house some things need to be super-sized. See, how much bigger this warehouse-sized hand sanitizer is compared to one that would sit by the bathroom sink? Nana taught us this fun craft and helped us make hand soap gifts, personalized for teachers. […]
Fun for Easter Week
A guilt-free, clean-slate stay-cation celebratory Easter week ahead! We’ll enjoy some Easter traditions and add in a few other activities from this list: All of our favorite Easter resources: resurrection rolls, box of repentances and more Make a cross with chalk pastels (this tutorial is for oil pastels but it also works wonderfully with chalk) […]
What is on a room time CD?
Part two of What About the Little Ones? My friend, Kellie, posed this question: I love, love, love this idea! I do have a question. Do you have a volume of CDs that you create? Say a few CDs with different content that you recorded? Answer: Yes, we do. (So read on those of you that are […]