Family Tips and Parenting
Our Homemade Ice Cream Recipe, Easy Summer Fun!
Homemade Ice Cream is perfect for end of the summer memories, because you can customize the flavor for your family.
Benefits of Reading Together as a Family with Teens!
Every family has their own culture and things that they enjoy doing together. At our house, it’s reading together as a family and sharing stories. Even with two middle schoolers, a highlight of each day is bedtime stories where Dad reads to everyone.
Homeschool Road Trip Tips Learned from Traveling West
Traveling with Outside the Box kids can be a challenge. There will be lots of unfamiliar when you travel, and that can be especially hard for some kids who crave the sameness and routine of home.
Our Awesome Hands-on Rocks and Minerals Unit Study
We recently finished a rocks and minerals unit study. I want to share what we did so you can be inspired to think simply when designing your homeschool unit studies.
Educational Kids Apps for Android We Love
At our house we believe screen time isn’t bad. We believe it’s a tool, and it’s how it’s used that is most important. We have given our kids screens for awhile and each has a hand me down Android device that they use to see the family calendar, family chats and also for games.
Simplify the Season with a Holiday Bucket List!
Every year our family makes a bucket list of the things we all want to do to celebrate the season. If it doesn’t make the list, it isn’t a priority for that year. It’s an idea that started at the theme parks. We can’t ride every ride every trip, so each visit each child picks a ride or attraction.
Join me on the Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast!
Recently I sat down with Colleen Kessler on the Raising Lifelong Learners Podcast to chat about our out-of-the-box kids. I met her a couple years ago at a homeschool conference and suddenly everything about homeschooling my kids clicked.
Join Me in the Homeschool Breakroom
We chatted about what it really means to be a gifted student. It’s more than just being a fast learner and quick to catch on to new concepts. It’s about wanting to go deeper in their learning and always asking the why behind concepts. Gifted students are just as different from the typical student as other special needs students are, and our homeschool have the flexibility to reflect that.
How to Celebrate May the Fourth, Star Wars Day Ideas for Kids
Star Wars is a popular theme at our house. The franchise is stories that drive the imaginations of both adults and kids in my house. May 4th has become an all out holiday for us in recent years. The phrase, “May the Force be with you”, has inspired many to celebrate May the Fourth as Star Wars Day because of the similar-sounding phrase. So today we are sharing our favorite Star Wars Day ideas for kids!
The Lincoln Home National Historic Site and Living History Neighborhood
He lived most of his adult life in Springfield, the Illinois state capitol. It was here that he raised his family, practiced law, and served in the state legislature before becoming President. The Lincoln Home National Historic Site where he resided is a National Park site
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