Bye-bye, Homeschooling: Heading Back To Public School
After two and a half years of homeschooling, my autistic teen is embarking on a new adventure. Here’s why, and how we’re hoping to make it work.
After two and a half years of homeschooling, my autistic teen is embarking on a new adventure. Here’s why, and how we’re hoping to make it work.
Surprise your back-to-school kids on their First Day of School with a small sign wishing them a great day!
My nine year old daughter is a perfectionist.
This past six week marking period she got her first ever B. She stomped up to her room and slammed the door. It hadn’t occurred to me before this that perhaps being a perfectionist had a negative side.
We’ve put some award-winning board games for school-aged children through their paces to see which ones we like best.
Several of my young children are competitive athletes. These are the lessons my children have learned over the years from involvement in youth sports.
Back to school seems more than a fitting time of the year to make some resolutions. A time to reinvent our routines and make them work for us.
Make time to interview your child and record memories about the school year.
For every time that you’re willing to say no, you get the freedom to say yes to something that’s a better fit for your family.
Have you been dancing around the house yet singing, “It’s the most won-der-ful time of the year” No? Well, with these tips, you will be singing in no time.
Who says haunted houses aren’t for little kids? Let them create their own and they’ll be screaming for more!
A parents first inclination is save our children when something goes wrong in their lives. Truth is we all learn better through making our own mistakes.
Using salt dough, turn jars from your recycling bin into one of a kind flower pots, vases and candy jars for Easter.
Welcome spring by making this simple bird’s nest with your kids using recycled paper bags. Or, try colored pastel paper for an Easter decoration.
I love to make crafts, yet find Valentine’s Day cards to be a chore. I always start with grand plans, but after my kids have made about 10 cards they lose interest, even when we start well before. So I was looking for ideas that truly are easy but will make you feel good about creating handmade cards.
Ring in the new year with these shiny new noisemakers made from raisin boxes! They’re fun to shake and even more fun to make!
I love little holiday cardboard miniature villages so I made a template for something similar that you can make with the kids. This is a quick and easy project!
Ring in the Christmas season with fun homemade wreaths crafted from repurposed household items you can find in your own recycling bin! One man’s trash is another man holiday trimming!
We created two free printable calendars customizable to reflect your family’s own celebration of the holidays. One calendar is a gingerbread house with 24 days to count down until Xmas and the other calendar is a winter village with eight window openings to celebrate the days of Hanukkah. Enjoy!
Still looking for a Halloween costume for your kiddo? Here’s an easy way to turn a t-shirt into an owl costume in a couple of hours without any sewing involved.
More ghosts and jack o’ lanterns! We made these fun and simple stencils to use on treat bags, but you could add them to decorate tees or banners.