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. […]
A Homeschool Mom’s Guide to Memory-Making May Activities
These memory making May activities are perfect for learning and fun! Enjoy quality time with your children as you homeschool. Making Memories Can Be Educational And Fun! May the 4th Be With You: Use the Force for Learning – This fun Star Wars chalk pastel teatime with Nana is the perfect way to celebrate your […]
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 […]