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Subscription Boxes for Kids

December 15, 2020

Subscription Boxes for Kids

Looking for a gift that keeps on giving?  Consider gifting a subscription box!  Here’s a list of some of the best Subscription Boxes for Kids! At this time of year, I get a little overwhelmed by the thought of unnecessary toys.  We’ve got one kid with a late November birthday, Christmas coming up, and we’re […]

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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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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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Why My Family Left Classical Conversations

January 31, 2020

Why My Family Left Classical Conversations

Find out why my family left Classical Conversations, including the problems we experienced with the curriculum, expectations, and corporate. Before I get in to why my family left Classical Conversations, I’d like to start from the beginning, with why we joined in the first place. If you aren’t aware of Classical Conversations (which I’ll refer […]

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Free: Christmas Tree Permits for 4th Graders

December 6, 2019

Free: Christmas Tree Permits for 4th Graders

Find out how to get a Christmas Tree Permit for your 4th grader for free, whether they’re in public, private, or homeschool! Welcome to the 5th annual 12 Days of Holiday Ideas event, hosted by Shirley of Intelligent Domestications  and  Erlene of My Pinterventures Between Nov. 11th and December 6th there will be hundreds of […]

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