Family Game Night is so much fun…until it isn’t. Kids start arguing or get highly competitive. You begin to feel like a referee. It is no longer fun. Sound familiar? It is something we have faced around here. We love…
Chores. According to a parent survey done by Braun, “28 percent said they regularly assign chores to their kids, even though 82 percent said they grew up doing chores themselves.” If you speak with other parents, you will find out…
One of my goals this year for my homeschool is to have fun. It is so easy to get in a rut and go through the motions each day. I get bored. The kids get bored. It doesn’t have to…
St. Patrick’s Day is coming. The kids and I decided to have some fun baking. We intended to make a St. Patrick’s Day Peek-a-Boo cake as seen on the site Mom Loves Baking. We were going to make it into…
In the world we live in, you can go to a store and buy whatever you need. You need clothes, food, cleaning products. Go to the store. I like to teach my kids skills that are often called “old fashioned”…
It is so hard when kids are cooped up indoors for too long. They often get in trouble because they have too much energy or get too bored because they want to be out and can’t go. So they often…
The year is coming to a close and a new one will begin soon. Now is the time of year when people start reflecting on their lives and setting new goals for the new year to come. Why not get…
Families choose to homeschool for different reasons. We certainly have many reasons why we choose to take this path in life. However, it seems it all comes down to one word FREEDOM. One reason we homeschool is for the freedom to…
I will admit I love history! I get way too excited about history time with my kids. We always have a bazillion extra reading books we can never get to in a week, but we have them. I love studying…
Most people are surprised when they see our large game collection. We have a large variety of cards to board games. It is an ever-growing collection. We often play games together after dinner or on the weekends, especially in the…