If you've been here before, you know that nature is so important to me! Kids need to spend plenty of time out in nature, getting dirty, exploring their world, listening and watching the plants and creatures growing and moving around them. More time in nature leads to less stress, more focus, less problems with anxiety, ADD, health issues, greater … [Read more...]
Learn About China Childrens Books
Learn about China 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 kids books about China to your homeschool curriculum or supplement your … [Read more...]
Learn About Chickens Kids Books
We go to an organic working farm once a month with a group of homeschoolers and work all parts of the farm from caring for animals like chickens, to prepping soil, planting, and harvesting. The kids get hands on learning about healthy foods, and all aspects of farming using science, math, and working outdoors together. Catching chickens and … [Read more...]
Top Four Types of Books to Gift Kids
Books make wonderful, lasting gifts. Whether you are shopping for holiday gifts for kids, educational gifts to grow your home library, or educational books for your homeschool curriculum, books are always a good choice! Here are just a very few of our favorite books and a suggestion of types of books that make the best gifts for kids. Books Make … [Read more...]
Wonderful Childrens Books Every Mom Should Read with Her Kids
Motherhood is an amazing adventure and there really is nothing that compares. The moment you become a mom, your heart grows to aching. These are my favorite kids books in this collection of wonderful books to share with your child that show a glimpse of the relationship between mother and child; the bond and the infinite love a mom feels for her … [Read more...]
Best Dr Seuss Books for All Ages
Everyone loves Dr. Seuss! There's no way more fun to learn to read than learning with Dr. Seuss books. No matter how old you get, Dr. Seuss is still fun to read. Some books are more simple while others leave me tongue tied, which sends my kids into peals of laughter. Here is a list of my family's top favorite Dr. Seuss books. If you haven't read … [Read more...]
6 Kids Books to Encourage Faith and Character
So many books to choose from, but how do you find books that encourage good character, good morals, and a solid foundation of faith? Here are five fantastic books of faith and adventure. Books to encourage young kids in faith as well as some novels for your older kids to fall in love with, get them thinking about right and wrong, and encourage them … [Read more...]
Must Have Books for Homeschooling
Getting ready for back to school, or rather back to homeschooling? We did not intentionally take a break over the summer, but somehow book learning fell to the curb just the same. It's soon time to get back into intentional learning, not solely unschooling. But, however you learn or teach your kids, no matter what curriculum you use, these are some … [Read more...]