I absolutely love homeschooling in December. It’s that time of year when the magic of Christmas meets the requirements of homeschooling, and homeschooling families get to find enchanting ways to bring them together. This list of memorable ways to bring fun, creativity, and learning to your homeschool this holiday season will get you ready to…
Has it been hard to find an advent calendar for teens? Advent calendars are a popular way to countdown to Christmas. Many families start this tradition with their little ones and find that it gets trickier when kids get older. Thankfully there are so many great options and ideas for Advent countdown calendars for teens…
It’s important for so many of us to find age-appropriate ways of remembering September 11th with kids. September 11th, also known as Patriot Day, is a National Day of Service and Remembrance in memory of those killed during the attacks on the Twin Towers in New York City. It is not a federal holiday so…
Years ago, I began a mother’s day tradition of sending a mother’s day gift to friends that would encourage and support them. It’s become one of my favorite mother’s day traditions. I absolutely love sitting down to write an encouraging note to people who have meant a lot to me during the year. And in…
I love the feeling of a fresh start at all sorts of times during the year, but especially at the beginning of a new year. The sun comes up and a new day begins. Yesterday is washed away and a clean slate awaits. There are times that I deeply appreciate the feeling of a new…
As a mom, it’s easy to feel like a complete failure at times. Who can keep up with all of the things that “good moms” are supposed to do? I suspect it is even easier to feel like a failure during the holidays because the expectations of the season make the bar feel so high….
Celebrating Christmas in our homeschool has always been a fantastic time. We have enjoyed fun Christmas homeschooling memories for years, but now that the kids have entered the teen years, it is a little different. My kids have schedules and responsibilities outside of our home in a way that they didn’t when they were little,…