This simple craft, turning an inexpensive Bible into a special, personalized gift, can be completed in less than an hour by your teenager or by younger children with a bit of assistance. You will need to gather the following supplies: A Bible Coordinating scrapbooking supplies, paper, ink, stickers, ribbons, and embellishments of your choice Scissors [...]
Last year my children made these cute Christmas ornaments out of dominoes. I followed the directions posted here at Raising Olives with very few modifications. This was a fun and easy craft, and I think they turned out well. Materials Needed: dominoes (I bought the least expensive set of 28 from Wal Mart) Zips [...]
This week, we’re going to be featuring gifts that kids can make this holiday season. Not all gifts will be appropriate for all ages, but we hope you’ll find something for everyone! ————————— We have found this year that some paper or canvas, paint, and some blue painters tape have opened up a whole new [...]
If your house is anything like my house, school is getting a little harder to get to as we gear up for Thanksgiving. It also means that time for computer fun for Mom is cut way down as well. So, in the spirit of this busy (but very thankful) week, we’ll sign off for the [...]
When we first began homeschooling, it seems like an exciting, scary, wonderful, overwhelming endeavor – one that I knew little about. In the ensuing 9 years, we’ve had good moments and bad moments. We’ve laughed and we’ve cried. We’ve tried and erred. And, I’ve learned a few truths that I wish I’d known from the [...]
Thanksgiving, Past and Present I know this is unusual for us to link to ourselves, but with Thanksgiving coming up, I wanted to share some of the resources that you can find right here on The Homeschool Classroom as well as a few more recent ideas from other places around the net. Thanksgiving is… – [...]