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November is nearly over! Where has the year gone? It seems as though life is flying by at an alarmingly fast rate! With so many distractions in our daily lives it is often hard to stop and be thankful for the many wonderful things we have in our lives. So let’s STOP! And Count Your…
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In my part of the world, the sky is brightening earlier, the days are warmer and we are gearing up for summer. But, even though I can’t wait to enjoy outdoor swimming and picnics on the beach, there is something about the turning colors in the north that makes me nostalgic for another country I…
Note: If you’ve never made a gingerbread house, you’re missing something fun! Since today is Thanksgiving Day, we thought we’d share Heidi’s post about making gingerbread houses. If you have some time after eating your Thanksgiving dinner, and if you (like some of us on the team) don’t want to fight the crowds at the…
ReCon 6.0 Programmable Rover was a happy recent addition to our homeschool science. My third child is a science-minded child. For me as a homeschool mom, it’s a challenge to provide the resources and instruction for such a child because science is not my strong point. One thing I have done to address the issue…
Welcome to the Hip Homeschool Hop! Favs from last week: Did you see these posts? We loved them! Here’s a few of our favorites from last week: Wendy from Homeschooling Blessings loved Living Montessori Now’s awesome list of Christmas Activities for Kids! Thank you for linking this up! Heather from A Nurse’s Wildflowers loved…
My son loves pie. Pumpkin pie to be exact. As soon as the first leaf starts to fall the questions begin. “Mom, did you buy a pumpkin pie?” “Mom, do you think they have pie yet?” “Mom, when are you going to buy a pie?” As if pumpkin pie is the most important thing for…
Several years ago, my family and I began a new tradition; we spent Christmas morning distributing Christmas gifts to the homeless people. Today this simple act, with the help of several homeschool families, has grown into what we named Operation Christmas Backpack. Operation Christmas Backpack consists of backpacks filled with essential items which include a…
As a homeschooler one of the greatest challenges you’ll face doesn’t have anything to do with what curriculum you’ll choose or what homeschooling style you’ll follow. In fact, it’s a problem you’ll have for many years: how to catalog all of those books you buy for homeschooling. One way of keeping track of all those…
With Thanksgiving approaching, and then Christmas, the commercial frenzy begins earlier and earlier each year. With the lights and festive decorations comes a spirit of discontent and selfishness. It’s a most difficult job to teach my children to be ever grateful in a society that places Über importance on instant gratification and more things. I…
We absolutely love our Intelliglobe Deluxe! My children (ages 18, 16, and 11) have always been very interested in maps, globes, and atlases. They enjoy looking at the continents and oceans as well as looking for particular countries, waterways, and other landmarks. They were so very excited when we received our globe that they could…
