I still do not always understand everything in the text or plays I see and hear, but I have a love of Shakespeare. My kids are still pretty young, but I can't wait to share that love with them. I recently heard of some books to introduce Shakespeare to kids! Brilliant! I'm definitely going to invest in some of these great Shakespeare stories for … [Read more...]
A Different Education: What School Does Not Teach
Things learned that school won't teach you. Where to start?! How much time do you have? I feel like school taught me nothing! Well, yes, I learned my ABC's and 1,2,3's, but now that I'm homeschooling my kids, I'm learning so much more! And sadly, learning how little I retained from a public school education. Read to the end for homeschooling … [Read more...]
Homemade Immune Boosting Chicken Stock Recipe
My family was sick for what seemed like forever. I needed to get them well and there are many natural ways to boost your immune system. I had already made 3 ingredient slow cooker chicken and used that for my favorite home made chicken noodle soup. I had saved the bones and what little chicken broth was left in the crock pot after cooking the crock … [Read more...]
7 Great Books for Kids About Feelings
Everyone has to learn to deal with difficult feelings. Big emotions are something kids feel and express, but need to learn how to put into words as they grow older. Sometimes they don't even understand how they are feeling or why they are feeling a certain way. These picture books are perfect to get your kids thinking about all the different … [Read more...]
Creating a Homeschool Schedule- Include Your Children
Will I ever have a schedule that works that I can stick to? Probably not. Things are always changing; the kids needs, my needs, our goals... But, I can keep trying, right?! Since the over scheduling and then freaking out episodes of the fall... we've had no schedule at all! a very relaxed schedule as far as "school" type stuff. We have our … [Read more...]
28 Rainy Day Activities for Kids
Kids are pretty self sufficient when it comes to entertaining themselves on rainy days. However, after a few days of being cooped up inside, or maybe even a few hours, they can start to get tired of their same old go-to games and activities. You might be tired of their proclamations of boredom and incessant hassling of each other, if you have more … [Read more...]
Gluten Free Pizza Night
We used to have pizza night once a week. It was a nice break from having to cook and, of course, something everyone enjoyed, so, no whining from anyone about what's for dinner. After switching to a gluten-free diet, we were lucky to have many great pizza places around town that offered gluten free crust. None of us are celiac, so we didn't need … [Read more...]
Homeschooling Through Stressful Times
For a long time now my little family has been living in survival mode. You could say I'm becoming an expert at homeschooling through stressful times. We're scraping by as I try to make enough to support my family and keep our home in one of the most expensive places in the U.S. on one small income. My husband is disabled so I had to take on … [Read more...]
