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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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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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Filed Under: Christmas, Homeschool & Kids Tagged: Christmas, Free Printables

Educational Gifts: A Guide for Elementary Students

October 19, 2020

Educational Gifts: A Guide for Elementary Students

Find fun but educational gifts for your elementary students this Christmas with this gift guide!  Covering a variety of subjects, from engineering, to architecture, to botany, and more, you’re sure to find a fabulous gift your child will love! It’s always wonderful when holiday gifts can be something useful, something educational, something that’s not just […]

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Field Trip Idaho: Boise Field Trip Ideas

October 2, 2020

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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Introducing Chores for Kids

June 11, 2020

Introducing Chores for Kids

Children who regularly do chores at home are more responsible, have high self-esteem and are well-equipped to deal with adversity, frustration, and delayed gratification.  Find out tricks and tips that will help you in introducing chores for kids, so you can set your kids kids up for a responsible future! Tricks for Introducing Chores for […]

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Why Older Kids Still Need Read Alouds

April 20, 2020

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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4 Reasons We Don’t Homeschool

April 13, 2020

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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Homeschool Scripture Memorization

March 24, 2020

Homeschool Scripture Memorization

Why we practice homeschool scripture memorization, as well as scripture selections we’ve memorized this school year.   When we decided to leave Classical Conversations (find more out about why my family left Classical Conversations), I knew that I wanted to keep up with some memory work.  I think it’s important for us to practice memorization, […]

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Pepper and Soap Experiment for Kids

March 15, 2020

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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Fruit Loops Rainbows for St. Patrick’s Day

March 12, 2020

Fruit Loops Rainbows for St. Patrick’s Day

It’s always fun to do hands on crafts to celebrate holidays.  It’s even more fun if those crafts are ones you can eat while you make them.  I’m pretty sure that’s why Fruit Loops Rainbows are always a big hit with my kids. I give the kids a couple of handfuls of Fruit Loops (I […]

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