Circles. Round and simple. After the straight lines of landscapes, you can be an artist and paint simple shapes of fruits and vegetables! When starting with art the youngest of children, Nana shared the same approach. It’s a natural progression. Paint Simple Shapes Today I am offering up all the fruits and veggies we’ve shared […]
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Review: Home Art Studio For Multiple Ages
Don’t miss the giveaway at the end – enter to win the full set of Home Art Studio – all grades! Would you appreciate a simple and easy way to add art to your days? Home Art Studio offers just that. With Home Art Studio, all I needed to do was clear the table, gather […]
How to Plan Simple Afternoon Art Projects
Simple afternoon art projects? Just getting through a school day can be overwhelming. And here I am sharing about art projects? Well, rest assured I entitled this planning post Simple Afternoon Art Projects for practical purposes. Because I know. I know about trying to be a fun mom and wanting to give my children opportunity […]
Small Victories and Nana’s Art Tutorials
This week has been a bit of a colorful blur. We’ve had a few sick children around here. One level of the house for the sick, one for the well. We do have well ones! And everyone else is slowly feeling better. So I focused on small victories. Like this one I shared on Facebook… […]
The Freedom of a Homeschool Schedule
Guess what? Grandma and Grandpa are here! And since we haven’t seen them in a little under two years we are making the most of it! Toss the books aside? No, no. We’ll just alter the schedule a bit. Make sure we get our math in. The older ones are still reading elections selections. We’ll […]
Elections Unit Study for Multiple Ages
Picking up books at the library, the librarian is scanning all the selections I’ve reserved. She asks… “so are you a teacher, a homeschooler or a dedicated parent?” I answer to all of the above, don’t you? And I love our wonderfully helpful librarians. They share our passion for learning. Elections 2012 unit study by […]
Our Preschool Favorites Plus Election Study Resources for Multiple Ages
Today I share with you, in the grand tradition of a hodgepodge, several resources. Some for preschool, some that span the multiple ages. I’ll start with the little ones. Rod and Staff Preschool Activity Books are full of fond memories for this Mama! This wonderful set is one of the resources we started homeschooling my […]
Easy Art Projects for Fall
The rich colors of fall offer such joy for simple art projects. Creativity, it’s good theology; it’s what God did in the beginning.” ~ Ann Voskamp, Why Everybody Needs to Make Art Everyday: 7 Keys to Creativity Today I share some of our favorites… Fall Tree Reflection Apple or Pumpkin? Fall Leaf Tree Silhouette Harvest […]
IS MATH FOR YOUR CHILD LIKE A BATH IS FOR YOUR CAT?
Can you get a visual here? Have you ever tried to bathe a cat? It’s the funniest thing in the world and it can totally traumatize your cat. They eventually dry out and forget about the bath but it leaves a lasting impression on them. The same is true with some kids and math. Most […]
Duct Tape Bracelet Tutorial
Hello again. I’m back with another duct tape tutorial. This time a quick and easy bracelet! You will need: colored or printed duct tape scissors Here’s the duct tape bracelet tutorial (just 50 seconds!): You can even find Duck tape brand tape in your favorite team colors. This bracelet I embellished a little with […]
Helpful Habit: When do you shop?
A look at our week: 1. Notes tucked in Operation Christmas Child boxes | 2. Weather Kid & Junior Joker Middle Girl – on 104.7 The Fish (Click and listen below!) | 3. Pones of cornbread for Thanksgiving dressing | 4. Faux Pecan Pie – allergy-friendly Thanksgiving | 5. 1,000 Gifts App – free – […]
How Do You Fit It All In?
Today, we are off at the Georgia Aquarium celebrating a six-year-old girl’s birthday! She’s the one that loves hammerhead sharks. There are also sea turtles there for Middle Girl. (Field trip following our science projects). Oh just general fun for all! Today’s Weekly Wrap answers a question I’ve gotten a few times lately. I’ve also […]
Simple Thankfulness Tree
On the last Saturday of October, even before breakfast, we got out the paper roll. And we sketched a simple tree with markers. Inspired by Kendra’s Thankfulness Tree and Jamie’s paper version. We hung our tree on the pantry door. Right by the kitchen table. We traced around real leaves to make our paper ones. […]