How to Make Cool Op Art Flowers with Kids
Spring is a wonderful time to watch all the flowers and trees begin to bloom. By summer, flowers are in their full glory. I have yet to see a flower (they can’t quite poke through the snow) so I decided…
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Reading Eggspress Makes Reading Fun
A couple of years ago, I was looking to for a change in our homeschool. While I was searching, I stumbled across a reading program called Reading Eggs. I was intrigued. I decided to try their two-week FREE trial and…
The Fantastic 50 States: Resources to Make Learning Fun
**Updated 5 Our country has 50 states to study. I wish we could travel across the United States and see each one. Unfortunately, we can’t. So I did some research and found fun ways to learn about the 50 states.…
Lego Balloon Cars: A Fantastic Way to Teach STEM
Legos are popular today. It is easy to see why. There are countless numbers of cool sets to build. Plus, you can create your own designs. If you go on the internet, you can find many things to build and…
12 Book Series For Tweens Recommended By Tweens
My kids are avid readers, so I decided to enlist their help. I asked them to share some of their favorite books. With my kids, it ended up being their favorite book series. They love to get wrapped up in…
Is the Ozobot Right for Your Kids? Find Out!
As a kid, I didn’t grow up using technology like the kids do today. I didn’t use a computer until 7th grade and never used them on a regular basis until college. Now fast forward many, many years later and…
Great Books That Teach Skills Your Tween Will Love
When my kids hit the tween years, they wanted to be more independent and learn new skills. Both wanted to do more “grown-up” things like sewing, woodworking, and cooking. So I started including more of these skills in our homeschool. Now,…
Pretty Christmas Tree Art Project for Kids
With the holidays fast approaching, we are in full swing when it comes to Christmas art projects. I wanted to make something to decorate our walls but include something we haven’t done before. I decided we’d make some beautiful nighttime…
Winter STEM Challenge: Snowman Bridge
Are your kids like mine and always up for a challenge? I wanted to find another fun winter STEM challenge for my kids. Now that the snow has arrived, I decided I wanted to do something related to winter. My…
Resources to Teach Coding to Kids
In today’s world, technology is rapidly changing and becoming more and more a part of our lives. The world our kids are growing up in is far different than the one we experienced as kids. Our kids need to be…