March was one big ball of exhausting fun! It’s the beginning of birthday and travel season for us. We did so much that I know I missed things, so this isn’t even a complete list. It was just too hard to keep updated most of the month. We had our first mini-trip of the year:…
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10 Resources To Find Great Books to Read with Your Kids
Besides travelling, reading aloud to my kids is my favorite thing to do as a family. Last night I sat down and estimated that the kids and I have already read over 2,500 books together…..and they’re not even 7 yet! I know the number of books we read together each year will drop as the…
Hacking Your Education: a Book Review
Hacking Your Education: Ditch the Lectures, Save Tens of Thousands, and Learn More Than Your Peers Ever Will I few months ago I received an e-mail asking if I’d like to review a book with the above title by Dale J. Stephens. Have you ever heard of Dale before? Well, he’s a pretty remarkable guy….
Our February Unschooling Resources & Activities
How was your February? We stayed at home a lot more than last month which was very refreshing, especially since next month will be a travel month for us. As usual we had an eclectic range of learning: rescue dogs, Milton Hershey, Rosa Parks, Because of Winn-Dixie, bar graphs & origami, salt painting & crystals,…
5 Game Companies & 25 Games You Should Check Out
Travel, both near and far, is our favorite way to learn about new things. But playing games is probably our favorite way to learn new skills, get creative, stretch our minds and have lots and lots of fun! We love all types of games- everything from pretend, made-up games and traditional board games to computer…
Our January Unschooling Activities & Resources
January was a whirlwind of a month. The first start of the month started off with out-of town family members coming to stay for 4 nights for a wedding (Alexa was the flower girl!). And then after that came a flurry of the usual gymnastics and swimming lessons, a pulled tooth for Jared, bowling, playing…
The Messy Side of Interest-Led Learning
*Today I have a guest post by Amy Dingmann. I recently read Amy’s new book The Homeschool Highway: How to Navigate Your Way Without Getting Carsick. It’s a short read (I finished in two days) that’s overflowing with great advice, practical ideas and lots of encouragement. I asked her to share some of her wisdom…
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…
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…
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…