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10 Tips for Working Homeschool Moms: Balancing Work and Home
Homeschooling working moms have many rewards as well as challenges. Here are my top ten strategies for balancing work and home. Recently, I was chatting with a few of my friends and realized that, in the past year or so, many of us have gone from being just stay-at-home moms (most who home school) to […]
5 Ways Homeschool Families Can Enjoy Simple Summer Nature Study
Enjoy simple summer nature study with these five ideas for homeschool families. Make sweet memories together noticing the joys of the outdoors. “Happiness is a quiet, perpetual rejoicing in small events.” ~ author unknown We’re putting the pause button on summer. One of the ways we are hanging on to summer is to savor nature. […]
A Homeschool Mom’s Guide to Christmas in July
It’s hot outside. Mosquitoes abound (at least here in the south). I bet you are fanning yourself as you are reading this. Ready for some cool thoughts for mid-summer? Our annual tradition of Christmas in July will have you and your children smiling. Christmas in July For Kids For one or two days right smack […]
10 Best Yard Sale Tips: Easy Frugal Decorating
Enjoy a homeschool mom’s best yard sale tips. This is a frugal way to decorate and you can find some great deals! It’s that time again…the beginning of spring and of yard sales! I get giddy just thinking about waking up early on a Saturday morning, putting hot, strong coffee in a take along mug, […]
10 Favorite Fun Ideas for Homeschool Summer Break
Hooray for summer! Here are 10 favorite fun ideas for homeschool summer break. Let’s make some memories! I’ll come right out and say it. I just do not understand homeschoolers who do “year round school.” (Although I certainly respect their right to do it!) I NEED A BREAK!!! While mothers with children in school may […]
Summer Ideas For Kids: A Chalkboard List For Your Family
Here are some fun summer ideas for kids and a chalkboard list for your family so it is easily seen. I love chalkboard. I also appreciate a good list. And so we created a chalkboard of summer prompts. A combination of the two! Summer Ideas For Kids: A Chalkboard List For Your Family Simple. Actions […]
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 […]
The Best Shakespeare Resources For Your Homeschool: A Mom’s Guide
Teaching Shakespeare can be intimidating! The good news is, this mom’s guide to the best Shakespeare resources for your homeschool has everything you need to get started. And, studying Shakespeare with your children can be fun! The Best Shakespeare Resources For Your Homeschool: A Mom’s Guide With homeschool resources, teaching guides, encouragement and even art […]
A Homeschool Mom’s Spring Guide to Awesome April Activities
Lean into making sweet memories with your children with a homeschool mom’s spring guide to awesome April activities. Plant some seeds, play outside, be creative – all while learning! A Homeschool Mom’s Spring Guide to Awesome April Activities There are so many ways to take advantage of beautiful spring days in your homeschool. In our […]
The Many Benefits of Homeschooling
Sometimes we just need to stop and dwell on the many benefits of homeschooling. Here is a list to get you started. A list created during a regular sort of week homeschooling multiple ages. The Many Benefits of Homeschooling Sunshiney days are always good for homeschool, wouldn’t you say? This day of spring sunshine I […]
How to Make Seed Tapes For Your Homeschool Garden the Frugal Way
Here is how to make seed tapes the frugal way! My middle granddaughter and I just made some spring-time seed tapes like the ones in pricey seed catalogs. We decided that $14.00 was much too much to pay for this convenience, so we made our own! We used plain toilet paper! I made some tapes […]
Early Spring Flowers Homeschool Nature Study Activities
Spring flowers are in abundance now. All around the yard, in a glass in the middle of kitchen table and lining the roadsides. Those brilliant yellows, oranges and whites are highlighted by spring blue sky or are freshly washed after rain. Sometimes, they are offered up to me by little hands. “The best things are […]
Homeschool Mom Tips For Making Fine Arts Fun
Here are some day to day ideas and easy how-tos for making fine arts fun for the entire family! These homeschool fine arts plans are the resource that brought delight and joy to our days. It is what we all looked forward to when I was homeschooling all five of my children. It is what […]