written by Amida

Think Before You Buy

by amida on March 2, 2011 · 7 comments

The market for homeschooling has really grown. With all the curriculum and merchandise available nowadays, it is easy to get sucked into buying the latest promise of teaching just about any school subject with ease — sometimes with all the dialog written out for you! Unfortunately, many times, a lot of these purchases go unused [...]

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Indoor Obstacle Course

by amida on January 25, 2011 · 2 comments

For a lot of people, the winter months usually mean cold temperatures and a lot of time spent indoors. This is a great time to set up a indoor obstacle course to get little bodies moving and give an outlet to any pent-up energy. So jump into your comfy sweats and get ready for a [...]

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Rethinking Toys

by amida on November 29, 2010 · 10 comments

Let’s talk toys for a minute. If you’re like most families with young children, you probably have a stockpile of toys littered around the house, stuffed into the closets, or stored in the garage.  With each subsequent child, I have learned to do with less — less baby equipment, less clothes, and especially, less toys. [...]

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Embroidered Spider Web

by amida on October 13, 2010 · 7 comments

Looking for an easy activity to do with the kids this Halloween?  How about embroidering their own unique spider web? Materials: Embroidering hoop Black fabric White thread Embroidery needle Place the fabric into the hoop and thread the needle — be sure to put in a knot in the center to hold it in place. First, [...]

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Back To School Through The Years

by amida on September 14, 2010 · 7 comments

Back to school is upon us, and who can escape it? Even for those of us who homeschool, we are bombarded by ads for the must-have Twilight notebooks, erasable highlighters, and scented book covers. But is it really worth all the hype? After seven years at this gig, I am finally immune to the hoopla. Unfortunately, [...]

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History is so full of stories and events that it is sometimes difficult for children to get a good grasp of it. One way to aid in this is to read the history of the world to them, in chronological order, and have them illustrate the events in their own cartoon history book. The illustrations [...]

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