When it comes to teaching health at home the first topic most of us turn to is learning about food groups. To learn to balance our diets we need to learn what foods go where and why we need them. This month with Mother Goose Time we are enjoying the Food and Fitness theme. Last…
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Planning a Great Family Picnic
Finding family time in today’s hectic world can be so hard. Family picnics are a great way to get out and have some fun together. A simple budget friendly way to spend the day. Gather some basic supplies and take off to the local park for some sunshine and some fun. Make it even better by…
Using Music to Help Young Children Get into Lasting Routines and Adjust to Transitions
We all want what is best for our children. We want to help them cope with everyday struggles in life and learn to take life head on. To do this we need to form routines that give our children a sense of security and allow them to balance life’s changes. When children are sent off to…
Choosing What is Worth the Cost for your Homeschool
As kids are heading back to school us homeschool moms are looking at the challenges of educating our children without breaking the bank. Most of us live on a single family income and those that don’t are only making 2 working parents and homeschooling work because they need every dime they get. With tight budgets, it…
Pirate Treasure Hunt – M is for Map – Literacy and Play
Pirates are popular around here. My children loved the Alphabet Island theme because of the fun pirate integrations. My son was having a ball because it lined up with the new Pirates of the Caribbean. Port Side Pirates arrived from Barefoot Books, Honestly despite not haveing much time and energy for school the children are having a…
How to Teach Children About Diversity
Children tend to much like adults tend to judge people by their appearance. I was blessed with growing up in a very culturally diverse area where my friends came from all walks of life, all races, and religions. The truth is I never understood people that treated others poorly over differences. As a mom, I…
What Homeschoolers Need from Back-to-School Sales
I am a homeschool mom. I get so excited over the back-to-school sales I often get carried away. My husband laughs because I can not walk out of a store during the sales without school supplies. I wish we did not have a budget to worry about but we do so I have to be careful…
Backyard Bug Hunt
Life got a little crazy for us in the past few weeks. I can’t say it was bad. In fact, I could not be happier though I am a bit worn out. We fell a bit behind in school wich is fine because we have hit our 180 days and can sit back and relax…
Free Summer Reading Club With Barefoot Books
I have had my eye on becoming a Barefoot Books ambassador for a long time. This month they have a great deal to join and I had to take the dive to get the discounts on books for the kids. Oh, how we love books. With summer rolling in (The local schools get out in…
Make and Play Pirate Pretend Play Set
The Alphabet Island box arrived today and the weather was pretty good so I decided we would dive in and take day 1 outside for some pretend play. It did not take long before I had the children pretending the front porch was their pirate ship as they searched for the Alphabet Island where they will…