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Henry David Thoreau: To The Woods Chalk Pastel

I have always loved a path or walking trail. I especially love spying the curve of the path up ahead…
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A round up of all my helpful habits on homeschool planning at Hodgepodge! Homeschool Planning at Hodgepodge First off, I…
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Any time is a great time for a patriotic art project. Flag Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day and Veteran’s Day….
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I have shared the span from preschool to middle school – our curriculum choices for each age and stage. Now…
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The children and I have shared before how Teaching Textbooks homeschool math curriculum is our perfect match. We have a…
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This is making me sooo hungry! Don’t you want to take a bite? Here is a really fun challenge for…
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I realized a few weeks ago that the royal wedding is a perfect opportunity to celebrate. To fix a big…
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Oh summer is for fun! Summer can also be opportunity. See, without all the regular ‘have tos’ of school and…
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Part of being an artist (and you are an artist!) is continuing to practice and learn. Today we share some…
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A wonderful way to introduce and encourage children in a love of art is to do a project around a…
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You may have noticed that we have been choosing art projects to go along with the younger children’s Five in…
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We have recently discovered all that pan pastels can do. Specifically, how to draw a sky and a beach scene….
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Keeping my priorities in order is a priority. So, finding time for actually writing posts can be a big problem…
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