It’s the first day of fall! We’ve had such a busy summer travelling to Canada and 14 states, besides the swimming, parks and other summer fun at home. I’m thankful for the past season, but I’m so excited to be entering fall. It’s such a beautiful time of the year with the leaves changing colors…
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3 Ways to Help Your Children Realize Their Dreams (and You, Too!)
What is the difference between someone who has lots of dreams and goals but hardly ever fulfills them and someone who does? Are their some definite characteristics that distinguish the two from each other? I think there are. I’ve taken a long and hard look at my own life. I’ve had a lot of dreams…
Mommy, I Want to Go to School
“Mommy, I want to go to school.” Alexa made this statement right before we were going into the grocery store about a month ago. Now, I know that most moms would be thrilled with this statement. They want their kids to be excited about school and look forward to going. But we’re an interest-led learning…
Our 10 Favorite Carschooling Resources & Activities
After spending 30 days traveling these past two months and clocking 72 hours in the car with my family, I’ve come to understand pretty well what it takes to achieve harmony and peace with my husband and kids while trapped in a tight space – at least most of the time anyway! I was a…
Travel Edition – August Unschooling Adventures
I shared with you my family’s August Unschooling Fun and Resources last Saturday, but I wanted to write a separate post about the trip we took at the end of August. We were gone ten nights. The first night we drove from our home near Chicago to Lincoln, Nebraska. My husband’s grandmother had been hospitalized…
Summer’s Not Over!
When we were driving home from swim class early yesterday afternoon, I was a little surprised to see the large Halloween store banner on the empty storefront a half mile away from my house. It’s only the first week of September and already there’s a Halloween store that’s going up? It’s not even the end…
Our August Unschooling Activities & Resources
Today we’re leaving Estes Park near Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado where we spent the last eight nights renting a house with Steve’s parents. We’ll be spending the night in Omaha, Nebraska and heading home tomorrow. It’s been an incredible trip, and I’m going to write a separate post about it in the next…
Interest-Led Learning Isn’t Just for Kids
*Today my family and I are hiking up the slopes of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. While we’re gone, I still wanted to bring you some ideas and inspiration about interest-led learning. That’s why I’m so glad I can share this guest post with you today written by my friend Beth Cranford. I was so…
New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change – Book Review
I just finished reading a new book called New: Understanding Our Need for Novelty and Change by Winifred Gallagher. As soon as I saw the title of the book, it immediately caught my attention. So much of interest-led learning for me is about discovering new things, exploring new places and learning new skills. The book…
A Journey of 17,000 Miles – An Interview With Nancy Sathre-Vogel from Family on Bikes
Today, I’m so excited to bring you an amazing interview by a new friend, Nancy Sathre-Vogel from Family on Bikes. I first was introduced to Nancy when I ran across her blog in 2008. I spent hours and hours reading about her family’s journey on bikes from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Ushuaia, Argentina – a…