My favorite subject to teach in our homeschool is science. I always enjoyed science when I was in school and now I love teaching it to my kids. I like that science offers so many hands-on learning opportunities and so many ways to explore the world we live in. While we use Apologia for ourContinue Reading
Top 10 Homemade Christmas Cards Kids Can Make
I love receiving Christmas cards from friends and family each year, especially ones with family updates, or family pictures, or ones that are homemade. I love to see the creativity and uniqueness of homemade Christmas cards. If you’d like to get your kids involved in the yearly Christmas card ritual and you want to sendContinue Reading
Become a More Patient Mom with These Simple Practices
Becoming a mother makes you grow in all kinds of ways you don’t expect. In pregnancy, childbirth and those early precious moments, your physical endurance is nothing short of miraculous. Your capacity for love expands with each little soul you add to your family. I’ve also personally experienced a significant softening of my heart andContinue Reading
FREE Printable Thanksgiving Word Find
Thanksgiving is right around the corner! Grab this FREE printable Thanksgiving word find; it’s quick and easy to download and print. Add it to a Thanksgiving unit study, use it for busy work or a quiet time activity, place them at the kids’ table while you are putting the last minute touches on Thanksgiving dinner,Continue Reading
25 Cookie Swap Cookies
Do you participate in a yearly Christmas Cookie Swap? Or maybe you’ve been thinking about hosting one for the first time? No matter if you’re a seasoned pro or a cookie swap newbie, this list of 25 Christmas Swap Cookies will give you plenty of inspiration! Hot Chocolate Cookies – Cincy Shopper (pictured) Chocolate Ganache-FilledContinue Reading
How to Make Family Game Night a Success
Carving out time to spend together is essential for any family. With all of the technology that is vying for our attention these days, it’s more important than ever to come together as a family to connect with one another, have fun, and make some lasting memories. While family movie night is a nice option,Continue Reading
3 Fun Ways to Study Spelling
Studying spelling gets boring fast. Write the word, spell the word out loud, before writing it once more. Seriously, there has to be a better way to study spelling than this! 3 Fun Ways to Study Spelling 1. Magnetic Letters Do you have magnetic letters on your fridge? I do! Magnetic letters are a blastContinue Reading
How to Make Popup Birthday Cards with Your Kids
When I was growing up, my Mom always made a big, big deal about birthdays. We never had a lot of money, but she knew how to celebrate nonetheless! The house would be filled with balloons, gifts and friends. She would cook us our favorite meal and bake a cake with whichever crazy theme weContinue Reading
3 Reasons to Study Genealogy With Kids (And How To Get Started)
When I found out I was pregnant with my son, it was only about a month after we’d moved to a new town. Because I had planned to be a stay-at-home mom, we didn’t think it was worth it for me to get a job for just a few months, especially because we had plansContinue Reading
Cultivating Grateful Kids
Thanksgiving is fast approaching! Christian people should be marked by thankfulness, and cultivating grateful hearts is likely on our radar year round. I love this holiday, however, because it enables us to devote special focus to it. November gives me the opportunity to cultivate gratitude in my own heart and the hearts of my kids. How can we buildContinue Reading
