This post includes affiliate links. Thanks for your support of this site! Please see my disclosure for more information. I’m so sad to hear that Activity Bags will no longer be available after March 31, 2015! We have used the Preschool Activities in a Bag ever since we started homeschooling 8 years ago! I highlyContinue Reading
Why We Love Apologia for Elementary Science
I wish there was such a thing as the homeschool curriculum – you know, the one that is the perfect fit for your family–a curriculum that checks off every. single. box of your must-haves and must-bes when it comes to curriculum. Even though I know the perfect curriculum doesn’t exist, I still stress myself outContinue Reading
4 FREE Subway Art Printables for Large Families
I love to put up inspirational quotes, sayings, or Bible verses around my home. They are just great visual reminders to see throughout the daily grind of cooking, cleaning, teaching, and mothering. Little doses of encouragement scattered about so that as I’m picking up another toy, washing another load of laundry, or explaining another mathContinue Reading
6 Simple Ways to Serve Others
So many children don’t have parents. Sometimes parents lose their babies, too. Plus job loss, marital struggles, sickness… the list goes on. Sometimes just thinking about all of these sorrows can weigh us down enough to make us feel exhausted, nearly paralyzed with the weight of needs we know we can never fully meet. But you knowContinue Reading
Chicka Chicka Boom Boom – Story Time Activities
This is the last Story Time post, and we are finishing it off with Chicka Chicka Boom Boom by Bill Martin Jr. Lakeshore Activity Tree for Chicka Chicka Boom BoomChicka Chicka Boom Boom… and More Fun with Letters and NumbersPalm Tree Bulletin Board Set Crafts Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Tree CraftContinue Reading
25 Healthy Snacks to Start the New Year Right
With the coming of the New Year, many people are busy making plans and setting goals for losing weight and living a healthier lifestyle. While some are jumping into a new workout routine, others are frantically searching for the dietary changes needed to help them meet their goals. Changing eating habits, especially within a family,Continue Reading
Save 20% on GraveVine Studies
This post includes affiliate links. Thanks for your support of this site! Please see my disclosure for more information. GrapeVine Studies would like to wish you a Happy New Year with a sale! Save 20% on your purchase from now through January 15th, 2015. This offer is good on any study and items not alreadyContinue Reading
Reader Favorites from 2014
At the end of each year it’s always fun to go back through the year and see what posts were some of the reader favorites. I like to see what you all enjoyed reading so that I can bring you more of it the following year. Plus, if you are a new reader or follower,Continue Reading
Boxing Day: 9 Ways to Love and Serve Others
Did you know that the day after Christmas is actually a holiday in many countries? It’s called Boxing Day! While not a religious holiday, historically it’s a day to remember servants, employees, and those less fortunate. Gifts were collected and given to the needy and those in positions of service. The exact origins are unclear,Continue Reading
Finding Alone Time with Your Husband When You Have a Large Family
Alone time. It’s that elusive thing that I hear so many other couples talk about enjoying with one another on a regular basis. This precious gem of time that includes only a husband and wife sounds so wonderful but with four children under the age of 8 running about all day, a tight budget thatContinue Reading
