Oh wow. Gorgeous. That’s what we all said when Nana came in with her latest chalk pastel of a bird’s nest. Beautiful! We wanted to make one too. So Nana taught us how to weave the colors just like birds do – making layers. Ready your pale yellow, yellow, black, dark brown, orange and dark […]
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Bird watching
Bird watching. It’s what we do. Especially eldest boy, above. He’s the one that fills the feeders and makes the homemade suet. Today we share some favorite backyard bird spottings for June: The gold finches are back and they’ve found the sunflowers! Two posing doves (makes me want to sing a Christmas song). Then a […]
Beautiful Birds
Eldest Boy, a.k.a. My Backyard, has a passion for bird watching, is our resident bird feeder filler and is sharing our May bird study today. He wrote this up last week during our study… For our bird study, we picked the most interesting birds we’ve seen in our backyard lately. Brown Thrasher – The brown […]
Spring Birds
We love our birds and enjoy watching them. So, for our spring time nature study, each of the children chose a favorite bird that we are seeing frequent our yard. We talked about the seasons and which birds we see more of when. We all look forward to seeing some gold finches soon, hopefully. Cardinal […]
Love Birds: A Pastels Tutorial
With Valentine’s Day coming up we wanted to do a fun pastel lesson to celebrate. Nana did just that! She drew a sweet, five-step set of directions. We pulled out the bird field guides. While most decided to follow Nana’s love bird, eldest boy created the pretty hermit thrush. We’ve been seeing a hermit thrush […]
Favorite Easter Activities for Kids: A Homeschool Mom’s Guide
I’ve gathered all our favorite and most memorable Easter activities for kids. From recipes, art lessons and nature studies to crafts and a Lenten countdown, these meaningful learning opportunities are a homeschool mom’s guide. photo by Amy Law Easter Activities for Kids: A Homeschool Mom’s Guide Simple Easter – ideas for homemade Easter bags rather […]
Simple Snow Science for Your Weekly Homeschool Lessons
Enjoy these ideas for simple snow science for your weekly homeschool lessons. Includes a sample of a homeschool schedule with nature study, writing, math, art and lots of hands on learning. Dear homeschool mom, here is a simple reminder that one bad day does not determine the week. Midweek I was lamenting that we we […]
A Homeschool Mom’s Christmas Favorites
I found myself looking through my archives for some Christmas favorites. So, I thought it would be good to place them all in a nice little spot. A homeschool mom’s Christmas favorites like recipes we use often in December, advent resources plus holiday and winter art and more. He appeared and the soul felt its […]
Spider Web Activities For All Ages: A Homeschool Mom’s Guide
No need to be scared! You can have fun with this homeschool mom’s guide to spider web activities. Learn how to draw a spider web, explore the variety of webs in nature and even make a spider t-shirt! Fall activities for all ages. Spider and Spider Web Nature Activities for All Ages This nature study […]
Kids Activities At Home for Every Month of the Year
Enjoy this fun inspiration for at home kids activities for every month of the year! These are a homeschool mom’s favorites resources! photo by Amy Law Year Round Kids Activities At Home Need ideas for your homeschool day? We’ve included art, nature study, unit studies, lesson plans and more! January Homeschool Lessons The Very Best […]
Making Memories This Fall in Your Homeschool
Have you been thinking of making memories this fall in your homeschool? Leaf trips, tromps through my grandmother’s woods, and just noticing changes right in our own backyard. The cooler weather, brilliant blue skies and gorgeous tree color make a beautiful combination. Our nature studies are intertwined with wonderful memories with family this past month. […]
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. […]
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, […]