The following is a post from contributing writer Carlie from So You Call Yourself a Homeschooler? As some of you may know, we are an active duty Army family currently living in Germany. Traveling is one of the things that my husband and I did even before the Army started moving us all over the [...]
Great Homeschooling Links: August 18, 2012
August 18, 2012 by 1 Comment
The following is a post from contributing writer: Jenny. Free Printable Trip Journal Page- B. Nute Products Summer may be coming to an end, but that doesn’t stop many homeschoolers from taking trips all year. This trip journal page from Betsy would be great for the kids to fill out for their notebooks. Free Flash [...]
Learning Vacations
June 21, 2012 by 5 Comments
The following is a post from contributing writer Jennifer Fink of Blogging ‘Bout Boys I am not one of those homeschoolers who believes that every moment has to be “educational.” My kids play on the computer –and let me tell you, most of their games are not officially classified as “educational.” (Do they learn something [...]
Five Must-Listen Audio Series for Boys (and their families)
May 21, 2012 by 14 Comments
photo by averagejoeblogs Summer is here! It’s time for lazy days spent at the pool, backyard barbecues, and long drives to Grandma and Grandpa’s house. It’s also time for endless complaints of “I don’t have anything to do” and “Are we there yet?” Fortunately, our family discovered the joy of audio books some years ago. [...]
The Trip Clip Review and Giveaway
February 7, 2012 by
Our family was recently able to try a fun product called The Trip Clip during our long drive home from Florida (after our December Florida adventure). It seemed like kismet when when Molly from The Trip Clip contacted me about advertising and this giveaway right as we were starting to gear up for our 13 [...]
Ten Tips for Traveling with Children
December 19, 2011 by 7 Comments
It’s vacation time again! Hooray! With three small children at home, traveling by airplane is cost prohibitive for us. We’ll be loading up our beloved minivan and hitting the road to sunny Florida this summer. After surviving this trip three times, I feel somewhat qualified to offer my tips for traveling by car with [...]
Creating your own Travel Trivia Notepad
May 12, 2011 by 4 Comments
My family recently embarked on a 1,000 mile, four day road trip. It was a really quick trip, but we did manage to learn a few things along the way. Do you know that Louisville, Kentucky is home to the World’s Largest Bat? That Nashville was home to the very first FM radio station? Or [...]
