2009

I hate to just throw away Christmas cards when I take all the directions down, so several years I go I quit! I started saving the cards and putting them in the craft drawer for the kids. Following are some ideas of things we’ve done with them and things I’ve got in mind for us [...]

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Real Mommies Wanted – The Snail’s Trail Momma Snail is asking all mommy bloggers to drop the mask of perfection and get real with each other. Yummy Christmas Trees – Confessions of a Homeschooler Sugarcone Christmas Trees – yummy, fun and educational! Up for the Challenge? – Delightful Learning Weekly building challenges that may spark [...]

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My two older children are both competitive swimmers. Both are part of a USA swim team which practices every week night and they are the only two homeschoolers on the team. While the fact that they are homeschooled has sometimes raised curious questions from their teammates, overall, the comments and questions are positive. My three [...]

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Initially when I considered writing about the Pros and Cons of homeschooling my three children while traveling full-time in our RV, there was only one negative aspect that readily entered my mind. So, I posed the question to my husband: In your opinion, what do you think are the Pros and Cons of homeschooling on [...]

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Creating a Writing Center

by Kris on December 16, 2009 · 3 comments

The following post was originally posted on my personal blog, Weird, Unsocialized Homeschoolers, three years ago. We are not currently using our writing center because Brianna has outgrown it and Josh and Megan aren’t ready for it yet. However, it’s all stored in our basement, ready to be pulled out again soon. Maybe it will [...]

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Rainy Days Jar

by angelamills on December 15, 2009 · 0 comments

One of our readers shared this recently: I’d love to read some articles about how to keep an energetic toddler engaged in the cold winter months when going outside to work off the excess energy is not an option. I originally wrote this post in February of last year, but I’ve updated it a little [...]

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