If you simply LOVE water, then you never get too old to play in it, on it, with it, around it. My family LOVES water! I’m a warm beach descendent and I am at home and at peace when on or near the beach (hey, that rhymes!). My guys love swimming pools and water parks, visiting dams and waterways and spillways, watching running rivers, creeks, streams. WE BRAKE FOR WATER BREAKS! We love water so much that we’ve incorporated exhilaratingly all-season, indoor water breaks into our home school work, half-time, or mid-day refreshers.
HURRY!!! Time is of the essence! You may want to have your own backyard firefly fun while “supplies” last because once summer starts to dwindle, these little friends pack up and hibernate for the winter. So in order to have a little summer fun with your friendly neighbor lightning bugs, ACT NOW! Here’s how…
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY 2018! Our homeschool support group plays an active part in our daily homeschool schedules and activities. We believe we have the absolute BEST homeschool group on the planet! One thing that truly created an immediate foundation for our group is that the fathers (or school principals) play a vital, hands-on, active and interactive role in our planning, meetings, events, gatherings, and field trips. Our dads genuinely deserve to be honored, hailed, and appreciated on this upcoming Father’s Day on June 17th.
IKEA, the humongous home furnishing store, arrived in our town just in time for Christmas in 2016. When my son and I dropped in one afternoon, I was immediately overwhelmed! It is one gigantic labyrinth!!! I don't like mazes, let alone life-size ones! Blessed am I that MY SON SAVED ME!!! He possesses a geographic, navigational mind, and HE LOVES THAT STUFF! So, how do you groom a geographer? How in the world does a teacher/mom with minimal "mapmatical" skills augment the mathematical, geographical, navigational competence and innate intrigue of her child? Here's what we do.
Never stop learning! Why adults seem to stop learning once we finish high school or college is baffling. There is a world (wide web) of boundlessly interesting information in an infinite variety of subjects to learn, read about, discover, and explore. I’m referring to deliberate, purposeful, specific learning. It is when our minds are intrigued and piqued with positive information that our bodies get moving in sync, in flow, in harmony. But… since many of us are now in the business of homeschooling our children, this route allows us to at least remain in the circuit of purposeful learning. So, by all means, let us utilize and explore together four (4) reasons to enjoy learning with... FLASH CARDS!
Sometimes, when typical homeschool days become homeschool “daze,” we crave just a modicum of a spark of unusual excitement. “If only,” we confess to each other, “we could do something ‘MAGICAL’ for a change.” VIOLA! We’ve found your spark of magically exciting, affordably amazing, easy-as-pie solution right here at ArtEase! And chances are, you’ve walked right past “them” several times and didn’t pay attention to them. Click “read more” and receive your “Magic Education Pass" to what’s behind door number one…
Are you familiar with “essential oils” at all? Have you only heard of them but hadn’t actually used them or know what/how to use them? If you’re like us, we'd heard of natural oils but had no reason to use them…until now. We stumbled across a “recipe” that turned out to be what we now call AHHHH...ROMATHERAPY! The product and process incorporates fun into a productive, reusable project with repeat value that we absolutely love! Here are four reasons we find it to be an educational experience, and how we create it.
The Dollar Tree Stores are like havens of heaven! Not only is every item priced $1 or LESS (some greeting cards 2 for a $1!), but many of the exact same items are sold elsewhere for twice the price! We have many signature homeschool items that we've learned to keep on-hand during the operation of our homeschool that are just as sufficient from Dollar Tree as they are from higher priced educational stores. So before you stock up on back-to-school items at other retailers, check out our list of top 10 must-haves that you're bound to find at your local dollar store.
The classic game of tic tac toe has never been as magical as it has become since we created our very own magnetic set! Being that my student is quite the competitive kid, he seems to do everything more enthusiastically and with haste if there’s “winning” involved. Go figure… Since he enjoys the game of tic tac toe so much, and not just because it’s a really simple competitive way to win all the time (against me, at least) but because he’s really good at it, we designed and created our own keepsake!
“We’re off the see the wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz!” That’s one of the most famous lines from one of the most famous songs from one of the most famous movies which happens to also be one of our most favorite movies, “The Wizard of Oz” from waaaaay back in 1939! It happens to be a Christmas season movie for us, too, for some reason… However, we've created a way to embellish our backyard with easy DIY Painted Stone Blocks. Here's how...
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