Taking care of our world is so important. It's not enough to just tell our kids to recycle. They need to know why and really see the impact recycling has on our Earth. Take a field trip to an aquarium or marine lab, many have art made from recycled plastic found in the ocean with information along with it to read about how much of this trash was … [Read more...]
Can You Work and Homeschool? 5 Ways to Find Time
Yes, you can work and home school. As with most things, where there's a will, there's a way. If it's important to you, you find a way. Homeschooling was something I became passionate about once I understood that it is what is best for my kids and my family. Circumstances led me to have to work at least part time, so I did childcare … [Read more...]
Learn About Community Helpers
Learn about community helpers. It's so fun for kids to learn about people in our communities that are public servants and community helpers with these fun books! You can find plenty more in the "Meet My Neighbor" series, "Neighborhood Helpers", or the "Community Helper" series if you really like a certain book, just look up another type of helper … [Read more...]
Best Road Trip Books for Kids
If you've ever traveled with kids, you know you need something to entertain them such as the best road trip books you can find. I like to torture my kids with good old fashioned road trips like I had when I was little, as in, no screen time. Sure, my siblings and I fought, wined, and asked, "are we there yet?" till my parents were ready to throw us … [Read more...]
Relaxed Homeschool Schedule
This past school year the kids were in a charter school that required we follow at least some curriculum, so we gave it a try. We are relaxed, eclectic, unschool type homeschoolers. I don't like to be labeled, but we use bits and pieces of curriculum as needed while most of our learning is through games, field trips, discussion, and everyday life. … [Read more...]
Kids Books About Elephants
Wonderful books for kids about elephants. Whether learning about African elephants, Indian elephants, putting together a unit study, or just love learning about safari animals, these are great books to begin your adventure with elephants. Elephants are so majestic, social, gentle, and wise, we can learn so much by studying them. Here is a … [Read more...]
Love to Learn Blog Hop 24
Welcome to the Love to Learn Blog Hop A collection of educational activities to instill a life long love of learning in our children. Enjoy learning through play, nature, crafts, and many other educational activities. This is a PIN-IT PARTY Your hosts will pin our favorite posts to our Pinterest boards! I encourage you to do the same! and … [Read more...]
Ten Best Board Books for Toddlers
It's never too early to start reading to kids. Offer plenty of bright and bold story books to your toddlers to begin their curiosity about books and love of reading. Baby's love to see smiling baby faces or the contrast of black and white and toddlers love to touch and feel. Board books are easy for little ones to hold and sturdy enough not to tear … [Read more...]
Relaxed Homeschool Curriculum for Multiple Children
This past school year was the first year we began seriously using curriculum. Oh, we've dabbled here and there, using a few pages from this math curriculum and a chapter from that reading curriculum. We are relaxed homeschoolers or unschoolers, so, we mostly learn through hands on and experience, playing games, researching interests and learning as … [Read more...]
Top Wordless Picture Books
We love picture books and of course the more reading practice the better, right? But have you considered the value in wordless picture books? Wordless picture books can stretch the imagination and provide a great opportunity for story creating and story telling. Wordless picture books are not just for toddlers, I'm not talking about board books … [Read more...]
Kids Books About Baseball
Baseball is America's favorite past time, right? I admit, I've never been a big fan, myself, but it seems every kids goes through a Baseball loving phase. My son was in T-Ball when he was 4 and loved every second of it! My favorite part was when both teams crowded together to watch as earth worm wriggle over the dirt. We had pretty awesome coaches … [Read more...]
Why I Threw Away My Shampoo and Conditioner
I have been searching for a natural shampoo that worked well for quite some time. I've even tried not using shampoo, but making my own natural shampoo, which is not technically shampoo at all. The problem with making my own was that my hair would get oily right away and never looked clean. And my hair would feel dry and be very difficult to brush … [Read more...]
Fun Kids Books About the Circus
The circus is magical for a child. Okay, not just for a child. I love the circus, too! On our trip to the circus last year, we learned that the elephants had been retired and I was so happy for them. Though, elephant and circus do go together, I'm so glad they get to live their lives in peace. Anyway, whether you're preparing to go and can't wait … [Read more...]
Love to Learn Blog Hop 23
Welcome to the Love to Learn Blog Hop A collection of educational activities to instill a life long love of learning in our children. Enjoy learning through play, nature, crafts, and many other educational activities. This is a PIN-IT PARTY Your hosts will pin our favorite posts to our Pinterest boards! I encourage you to do the … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Mushroom Pork Over Fettuccine Pasta 30 Minute Meal
The last few times I cooked pork, I bought a large pork roast and set it in the slow cooker. It made delicious pulled pork sandwiches, as pork roast gets super tender after slow cooking. My daughter has been asking for pork again, it's her favorite meat to have for dinner, but I wanted something different. I wanted a different type of texture and … [Read more...]
Learning About Italy Childrens Books
Learn about Italy through these fun and inspiring children's books. Learning about different cultures, people and places around the world is so important so our kids learn appreciation of others and know their way of life is only one way to live in our big wide world. Add these books about Italy to your homeschool curriculum or supplement your … [Read more...]
4 Ways to Make a DIY Fidget Spinner
Having a Fidget Spinner is all the rage these days. I kept seeing them online, but as my kids are homeschooled they don't hear about cool fads and the latest toys as quickly. The Fidget Spinner craze does not seem to be going away any time soon, so I began wondering when I would hear my kids ask for one. Especially my son, as he plays games online, … [Read more...]
Learning About Japan Childrens Books
If only I could travel to Japan and immerse my kids in Japanese culture to learn about it first hand! For now, we will have to learn about Japan through books, crafts, and foods. Learning about different cultures, people and places around the world teaches respect for all types of people and appreciation of others. Here are some great books about … [Read more...]
Learning About Africa Childrens Books
How I would love to travel to Africa and go on safari! That would be the ultimate way to teach my kids about African culture, but, since we can't get there, we can still learn about Africa through books and other ways. Learning about different cultures, people and places around the world is a fantastic way to learn respect for all types of people … [Read more...]
Sneak Peak at the Future of Californias Great America
This post is sponsored by California's Great America, all opinions are my own. My family and I were offered a trip to California's Great America Family Theme Park along with a luncheon where we had the opportunity to hear about upcoming improvements to the California theme park. I went to Great America many times growing up, it was even the … [Read more...]
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