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How to Plan a Homeschool Field Trip

March 21, 2023

How to Plan a Homeschool Field Trip

Homeschool field trips are a fun way to learn about history, science, life skills, and more!  This guide will help you through the steps to plan a homeschool field trip. Plan a field trip for your homeschooled kids in 6 easy steps.  Pick a destination, make contact, ask questions, advertise, check in, and follow up. […]

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Field Trip Idaho: Boise Field Trip Ideas

August 11, 2022

Field Trip Idaho: Boise Field Trip Ideas

Check out these fun ideas for historic homeschool field trip ideas in Boise, Idaho.  Make history come alive in your homeschool with Boise field trips! One of my favorite parts of homeschooling is experiencing hands on history.  History doesn’t have to be something boring in a text book (in fact, if it is, put down […]

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Rainbow Heart Clovers

February 20, 2022

Rainbow Heart Clovers

Are you looking for a simple St. Patrick’s Day craft for kids to do? Rainbow Heart Clovers give your kids practice with measuring and stapling, plus they’re just so colorful and fun! I have to be honest.  In the past couple of years I really scaled down the amount of crafts I do with my […]

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Recycled Shrinky Dink Ornaments

November 23, 2021

Recycled Shrinky Dink Ornaments

Making shrinky dinks is always a fun experiment!  And these Recycled Shrinky Dink Ornaments are such a cute way to give a piece of your child’s art as a gift! Shrinky Dink ornaments are a great low budget present.  They cost almost nothing.  You can typically find permanent markers for about $1 each, and if […]

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4 Reasons We Don’t Homeschool

April 13, 2021

4 Reasons We Don’t Homeschool

The top 4 reasons we don’t homeschool. I overheard two moms talking one day when we were hanging out with a large group.  The first was lamenting the kids her children were stuck with in the classroom.  “They’re terrors!” The other mom agreed wholeheartedly, “It’s tough to keep my kids remembering their manners, when the […]

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Free Printable Coloring Pages

March 6, 2021

Free Printable Coloring Pages

Fun, free printable coloring pages for you to print out and color however you’d like!  8 different designs. My kids love to color.  And I’ll admit it, I love to color too!  So when I was looking for a good place to get some coloring pages that dealt more with geometric designs, and I couldn’t […]

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Why Older Kids Still Need Read Alouds

February 20, 2021

Why Older Kids Still Need Read Alouds

Find out why read alouds aren’t just for babies and toddlers, but why they’re important for older kids, too! We all know that reading to our young children is really important.  Kids that are read to at an early age tend to do better in school, have better listening skills, and it has even been […]

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Pepper and Soap Experiment for Kids

February 15, 2021

Pepper and Soap Experiment for Kids

Today, Miss Magoo is going to show you how to do a pepper and soap experiment!  It’s a simple, cheap experiment that demonstrates how surface tension works. I love how simple this experiment is.  It doesn’t require any prep time for the parent. If you’re wanting to conduct this as a real experiment and not […]

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DIY Wood Burned Ornaments

November 2, 2020

DIY Wood Burned Ornaments

DIY Wood Burned Ornaments made by my kids!  With some wood slices, and a wood burning kit, your kids can create anything they can dream up! My kids love making crafts, especially when it comes to Christmas.  They actually came up with the idea for these ornaments on their own.  They also decided what they […]

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Filed Under: Christmas, Kid Crafts Tagged: Christmas, Christmas Crafts, Rustic Crafts

Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt

October 28, 2020

Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt

Make your family outing to view neighborhood Christmas lights more fun with this Christmas Lights Scavenger Hunt. Does your family have the tradition of going around to look at Christmas lights?  It can be fun to bundle up, take some snacks and a thermos of hot chocolate, and head out to check out the Christmas […]

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