Homeschooling High School with College in Mind
Homeschooling High School with College in Mind is written to help you take your homeschooler through high school, into college! With solid advice and resources to get you there! Includes transcript helping, determining high school credit, electives, testing, the Common Application and more!
Learning About Johnny Appleseed and Apples Unit Study
This Learning About Johnny Appleseed and Apples Unit includes information, recipes, activities, book lists, videos, and printables! Learn about the apple life cycle, make applesauce and more!
Vegan Snickerdoodles
Vegan Snickerdoodles Ingredients: 1 cup non-hydrogenated vegan margarine, softened (Earth Balance margarine) 1 1/4 cups sugar 2 TBSP non-dairy milk 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1/4 cup corn starch 1 tsp. cream of tartar 1/2 tsp. baking soda 1/4 tsp. salt CINNAMON – SUGAR FOR ROLLING 1/3 cup sugar 1 […]
Last Minute Christmas Stocking Stuffers
We are nearing the end of our shopping days. The hustle and bustle has us rushing around to finish the cookies, buy and wrap presents, mail Christmas cards and more. I don’t know about you but as my children are getting older I find it harder to find Christmas Stocking Stuffers that are stocking sized, […]
A Simple Start in Christmas Chalk Pastels
As most of you know I am always looking to add art into our homeschool. My goal has been to engage the kids in at least one art project per month. This month I have had the opportunity to review and use A Simple Start in Christmas Chalk Pastels from Southern Hodgepodge. Using the Christmas […]
20 Fun Educational Games To Play With Your Kids
Looking for a Christmas or Hanukkah gift? Got a birthday party coming up to attend? Or maybe you just need a new fun educational games to play at home with the kids? This is the list for you. These have all been hits in our house. Some a geared for younger, some older, but most […]
Duct Tape Christmas Crafts
While shopping for another craft project our kids got excited about the Christmas patterned duct tape they saw. We decided to purchase some in both Christmas patterns and colors to try our hand at some duct tape Christmas crafts. I found three different crafts for us to try using the duct tape. It also happened […]
Christmas Tree Science ~ Resources for Studying Conifers
Each year we set out about 3 weeks before Christmas to cut down our Christmas tree. Check out our Christmas Tree Memories to get a look at what a fun experience it can be to cut down your own tree. We bundle up and head out to a local tree farm where you can find a […]
7 Top Building Construction Sets for Kids
Through the years our children have amassed a large number of different building/construction sets. From the classics like Legos to new favorites like Keva Planks they are all unique and fun in their own way. The following list of building construction sets are great for any gift giving occasion. Whether you celebrate Christmas or Hanukkah, […]
15+ Favorite Hanukkah Books for Kids
Hanukkah Mad Libs – Celebrate Hanukkah with our newest original Mad Libs all about the Festival of Lights! Our book features a ton of hilarious stories about lighting the menorah, spinning the dreidel, and much, much more! With 21 stories, you’ll have more than enough blanks to fill in to cover the eight nights of Hanukkah! […]
Choosing Charity for Christmas ~ Operation Christmas Child
Every year during the month of November we take some time to participate in Operation Christmas Child. My teenager has been filling two boxes each year for many years. (It’s Time for Operation Christmas Child, Operation Christmas Child) What is even more special about this fact is that she has done so with her own […]
Book Review: Christmas Quilt
About Christmas Quilt: Annie’s life is deliciously full as the Christmas season approaches. She helps her husband, Samuel, attend to the community’s minor medical needs. She occasionally assists Belinda, the local midwife, and most days, she finds herself delivering the buggy to her brother Adam. Annie’s sister-in-law Leah is due to deliver their first child […]
Book Review: Aloha Rose
About Aloha Rose: When Laney Carrigan’s adoptive parents encourage her as an adult to seek out her birth family, her only clue is the Lokelani quilt in which she was found wrapped as an infant. Centering her search on the Big Island, she battles fears of rejection from a family that abandoned her once before […]
Using Educator.com in Your Homeschool: An Educator.com Review
What is Educator.com? Educator.com is an online service that offers video courses in Mathematics, Science, Computer Programming, Software Training, the English Language, Music and even Test Preparation. With a subscription to Educator.com you receive unlimited access to the entire library of courses as well as all future releases for the duration of your subscription. You […]