It's December, are you getting cabin fever, yet? Wondering how you will keep your kids busy when you really can't be outside for very long, because of the winter weather? Wondering how you will make it through the rest of the season? Well, besides the obvious museums and library trips, here are some things to keep your kids busy this winter outside of the home, yet … [Read more...] about 10 Things to Do Outside the Home but Indoors During the Winter
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Creating a Hands-On Advent
I love Christmas. It's probably my favorite time of year. I love to go out and pick the best Christmas tree and then spend a long time decorating it and I love to decorate presents with ribbons and stamps and stickers. Because of my intense enthusiasm, my kids have picked up on this, in conjunction with a kids natural excitement about Christmas. My husband … [Read more...] about Creating a Hands-On Advent
What Does Your Fruit Say About You?
Have you ever been smack dab in the middle of a bad day? In that moment when you feel like nothing else could possibly go wrong, it does! How many times are we in that situation and our knee jerk reactions make the problem worse? I know first hand how easy it is to let the emotions of the day get to you. Your nerves are shot. Your patience is at an all time low. … [Read more...] about What Does Your Fruit Say About You?
Take Dad to School
I rarely have “writer’s block”. However, abortion as I approached the deadline for this month’s article I was still drawing a big old blank. I halfheartedly asked my girls what they thought I should write about. They had quite a list, viagra 60mg and here are a few of their topics. Write about Daddy taking us hiking in the woods. Write about Daddy building us a doll house … [Read more...] about Take Dad to School
Books for Beginning Homeschoolers
Are you just beginning to homeschool or do research on homeschooling? I recently asked on The Homeschool Village's Facebook page, what homeschool book would you recommend to someone who is beginning to homeschool? I thought I would share those with you all. Even if you have been homeschooling for several years, I think these books would still be good to … [Read more...] about Books for Beginning Homeschoolers