Adventures in Homeschooling

HAPPY NEW YEARS EVE friends!!! Can you believe it --- the last day of 2021! How about ringing in the New Year with a fun homeschool science activity? I love this idea from Little Bins for Little Hands for throwing out that confetti on the last day of the year! Do you have any fun New Years Eve traditions? Why not start this one? ... read more

Happy Christmas Eve! Can you believe we are to Christmas already! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas filled with family, fun, and tradition! We have lots of family traditions and some are definitely embedded into Christmas Eve. If you haven't established some fun Christmas Eve traditions, Ben and Me has a fun idea to incorporate the Legend of the Candy Cane into your Christmas Eve activities. Are you familiar with the Legend of the Candy Cane? I love it and hope you ... read more

Do you make a Gingerbread House each year? We do and we have a blast doing it. So much so that the kids typically want to do more of them. SO why not? Let's do more. Maybe on paper this time. This fun idea from The Printables Fairy is a great way to keep the gingerbread house fun alive. Do you love gingerbread house decorating? ... read more

What kid wouldn't like to make their own snow? I would have TOTALLY loved that, right? Well, this idea from Playtivities is an excellent way to have fun making your own "fake snow." Oh the fun you can have with this one. What would you and your kids do with fake snow? ... read more

Well, it's winter! The temps are getting colder and its time to be thinking about all things winter. So why not make yourself a little bucket list. You and your kids can have some fun this winter making a bucket list of fun things to do in the snowy, cold weather (if that's the temp where you are). Can't come with ideas. Try these fun Winter Bucket List ideas from Chelsea's Messy Apron. How about you? Ever tried a bucket list with your kiddos? ... read more

One of the things my kids and I love to do together is cooking and baking. And we DEFINITELY don't like to neglect the rest of the family --- meaning, we like to make some treats for our lovable pups once in a while as well. This fall, we are making some dog treats for our besties and I think this recipe from Cook Eat Go sounds perfect. Do you make homemade dog treat for you furry friends? ... read more

Time to get the table ready for that big Thanksgiving meal and what better way to decorate it than with some fun, handmade decorations from the kids. We love displaying our crafts and this craft is right up our alley for Thanksgiving. I love this idea from A Little Dab of Glue Will Do. What do you think? Are you decorating your Thanksgiving Table with kids décor this year? ... read more

Have littles and want to keep them accountable to their required daily tasks? I know i have always struggled with this. I have wanted to help them manage their tasks and feel empowered to do them without me having to remind them. When they can do that they are less frustrated --- and so am I! I love this idea from Kindergarten and Mooneyisms to keep track of those daily tasks for those littles. Even great for your non-readers. What do you think? Have you tried something like this? ... read more

Do you struggle at the dinner table to get your kiddos chatting? Do you get the "fine" when dad asks how the day went? Conversations at the table at my house are either always on the same topics or a banter or something leading nowhere productive. Having some planned conversations starters can be helpful. Have you tried conversations starters? I have always had a few topics ready to go if the conversation goes slow or the wrong direction at the table. If you aren't sure where to start, ... read more

It's been a while since I have shared what i'm checking out on Pinterest but i thought this would be a good time to re-instate this treasured post. I love finding fun things to do on Pinterest, especially during the Fall and upcoming holiday season. And since Self-Care is so important, I thought this find from Blessing Manifesting would be great! What do you think? Self-Care important to you? ... read more