Throughout the year, I’ve kept a habit of bookmarking my favorite posts, videos and articles about those subjects. I don’t always get a chance to read them right away, but it’s so nice to have them all housed in one spot when I get a chance to do a little reading. Last year I shared…
Tag: natural learning
Winter Activites Wish List
Two more days until winter! It certainly hasn’t felt like winter around here yet. In fact, Steve and Jared went for a late night bike ride just two days ago! But they’re predicting snow for this Thursday, so it looks like it might be a somewhat white Christmas. I started compiling our Winter Activities Wish…
10 Pinterest Boards You Should Be Following
I jumped on the Pinterest bandwagon a little late. But……..now I’m loving it! I’ve found so many fun ideas in the past two months I’ve been on Pinterest. But I’m a little selfish in writing this post today. If you have an awesome Pinterest board about homeschooling, learning, games, unschooling…….would you mind sharing it in…
Our November Unschooling Activities & Resources
How was your November? We had a month filled with lots of family gatherings. We did a lot less outside activities than last month, which felt wonderful! With lots of holiday projects and things we want to do at home, we’re all in the mood to just chill out and hang at home. We played…
Everyday’s a Holiday- Celebrating 31 Days of December
Lighting Christmas trees, giving Hanukah gifts, building gingerbread houses, and gathering together on Christmas day to read the story of Jesus’ birth- these are December traditions most of us are familiar with. But there are quite a few obscures holidays in December that are interesting, too. Here is a list of 31 Holidays to Celebrate…
Christmas Activities Wish List
It’s the most wonderful time of the year! It’s a time when, for just a few short weeks, we get to do things that we won’t do for another whole year. We can: drink eggnog, sing Christmas songs, bake special cookies, light Christmas candles, hang ornaments and give gifts to everyone in the family at…
Creating New Family Traditions While Embracing The Old
What are your favorite family traditions? Do you find yourself repeating many of the same traditions you grew up with, or do you have more fun making your own new traditions? Maybe it’s just because it’s the holiday season, but I’ve been thinking about traditions these past few weeks. I remember when I was just…
The Value in Mistakes
“To err is to wander, and wandering is the way we discover the world.” – from Being Wrong: Adventures in the Margin of Error by Kathryn Schulz I used to think my life was made up of a long series of mistakes. Staying in an abusive relationship for nine years, which put me in the…
Thanksgiving Activities Wish List
15 more days until Thanksgiving! And I have so much to be thankful for this year. Always at the top of my list are: family, the ability to learn alongside my kids every single day, to give them freedom to learn and do those things they are interested in and passionate about, strength to battle…
Our October Unschooling Activities & Resources
I don’t know when I’ve had a month where I’ve had so much fun and made so many memories, yet I’ve been so stressed and overwhelmed at the same time. We did a lot in October. Part of the problem, which really shouldn’t be a problem, was all the birthday and other special family celebrations…