Today I’m sharing the all-time top five posts from the three big categories. Homecooking A Month Long Slow Cooker Celebration Back to Basics Series Batch Cooking Chicken in the Slow Cooker plus recipes Homemade Bread in 10 minutes Meal Plan: Cheap Eat for Two Weeks Homeschooling Pastels Plus Links to Tutorials All Things Chalkboard Hodgepodge […]
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Blessed Beach
pure pleasure from the archives… I can almost smell the salt air… “Something deep in all of us yearns for God’s beauty, and we can find it no matter where we are.” ~Sue Monk Kidd A last minute decision to move up our vacation. Clothes thrown in a bag and we dashed south. Gratitude jotted […]
Summer Fun: Third Week of July
More big things going on this week at Hodgepodge! 1. Steel Magnolias play – Getting to meet my friend Jamie Worley (Truvy)! | 2. Vente Sugar-free Mocha Frap on date afternoon | 3. Baby niece asleep on Daddy | 4. Middle Girl’s Knot a Quilt | 5. Eldest Boy’s Snap Circuit Creation | 6. Littlest’s […]
Hodgepodge Curricula 2011-2012
“We should make plans – counting on God to direct us.” Proverbs 16:9 A list of the plans, curricula and ideas for learning in our Hodgepodge Homeschool 2011-2012. Voluntary Jobs: Besides the regular ‘Before 8:45, Jurisdictions and Service Opportunities‘ make lunches for everyone preschool time with a younger sibling trash collector weather reporter buddy care […]
A Fun Summer Sunflowers Homeschool Study for All Ages
Enjoy these ideas for a fun summer sunflowers homeschool study and for having fun while digging deep into learning about these beautiful plants. Plant and grow sunflowers, journal their growth and make something with sunflower seeds too! A Fun Summer Sunflowers Homeschool Study for All Ages Last year, our affection for these summer beauties reached […]
Homemade Suet Recipe
We are making some of this today, so I thought I’d post the recipe from our old site… We did a science project to see what the birds like best. We used this recipe. It is allergy safe with my little sister and brother around. You can also add some Sunbutter. Danny Lipford’s suet cake […]
Helpful Habit: Getting Away
These last weeks I’ve shared the basic habits that bless our homeschool. One of the habits that is most important, especially for Mama, is getting away. Now, you don’t necessarily have to spend big bucks on a get away. You can plan an at-home retreat. Or Just Step Outside. Wow, what 15 minutes of alone […]
Homeschool Expo, Science Fair, Talent Show
So, for weeks I’ve been talking about how we have been aiming for Homeschool Expo. How our days are just the basics. Math and then work on display boards and projects. Well, and a few other benefits of homeschooling. This week, it all came together. 7th grade science project – check! 6th grade science project […]
They are watching
Supper on the table for everyone, I gathered my things and blew a kiss goodbye. It was a moms meeting night. Homeschool mothers gathering to laugh and encourage each other on this journey. I couldn’t wait. The next day, as I’m wiping the counter after lunch, I’m asked. Youngest girl is playing close by. The […]
Press the Easy Button on Your Homeschool Approach for a New Semester
Enjoy January as a nice time to refocus, reevaluate and renew your homeschool approach. That’s what a new year is all about, right? Here are some examples on how to press the easy button on a new semester of learning for multiple ages. Press the Easy Button on Your Homeschool Approach for a New Semester […]
Thanksgiving Tips I’m Thankful For
Imagine going to bed Thanksgiving Eve and sleeping in Thanksgiving morning. I always thought you had to get up at 5 a.m. on Thanksgiving to wrestle with a raw bird. That is until I found two recipes from Southern Plate. And boy am I thankful! I followed Christy’s instructions for making dressing in the crock […]
Family Camp: Guest Post by Phyllis Bergenholtz
Just this week I joked with Phyllis that she was part of my continuing education. But it’s true. She and her family do so many wonderful learning activities that truly educate me. Not only in the ways of homeschooling but in the ways of joy. Of making memories. On her blog, All Things Beautiful, Phyllis […]
Deliberate Delight – Nature Study
“Make this summer a time to learn a little something new about your world. Finding time for these challenges will help this summer be one that your child will not only learn something new but make special seasonal memories for a lifetime.” – Barbara McCoy Lightening bugs. Frogs. Raccoons. Owls. Mosquitoes. Ants. Trees. Weather. Even […]