Geocaching is an amazingly entertaining activity you can do with the whole family, while learning to work together and exploring nature together. Pretty awesome sneaky learning, if you ask me! A few summers ago, I didn’t have alot of extra money but I wanted to do something fun with the kids. So I did what every good mom does… I asked Google! I think I put…
Sometimes it’s easy to rely on electronic devices to keep the kiddos busy, but I prefer to keep the devices to a minimum, and get them playing with educational toys. Today I want to share some of our favorite educational STEM toys that we found at the library for sneaky learning with you. Educational Toys at the Library? A few months ago, our local library…
We just returned from a wonderful week of camping in the Great Smoky Mountains. We had a blast (despite the rain) and proved that you can even sneak in some summertime learning while on vacation! Welcome to day 2 of our 10 Days of Summertime Learning Series. Be sure to visit the main page to find a list of all of great blogs that are participating in…
How do you keep your kids learning throughout the summer, instead of losing half of what they already know? Our brains get lazy when we don’t use them, so we have to fight back with some sneaky summertime learning! Stick around for the next great Homeschool Blogging Network series… I will be sharing with you some ways that I keep the learning fun going all summer…
A few weeks ago, I posted about homeschooling on a budget, and I promised to bring you some more of my favorites. So here goes! Of course, most of these free printables would be great for summer learning even if you don’t homeschool! Where do I find free printables for my homeschool? Oh my goodness! There are so, so many free printables online that you can use in…
It’s been a long time since I posted on this blog. I have lots of excuses… It’s the beginning of summer and it’s been really busy. I was sick. We went to church camp. But all of these “reasons” would be just excuses. The real reason I haven’t posted in the past month is because I didn’t know what to write. Every time I sat…
I know, I know. Everyone has a budget for their homeschool books and activities, right? Some are just larger than others. You know – the budget where you can buy whatever you need without thinking about it? Yeah, that isn’t my budget! There have been years when I had less than $100 for all three kids, and years when my budget was higher than that.…