Homeschooling on a homestead schedule. Homeschooling and homesteading is kind of like choosing to do life on hard difficulty, our schedule is always swamped. So how do we fit homeschooling into our homesteading schedule? Homeschooling on a homestead schedule It's important to remember that homeschooling doesn't have to match a public school schedule. Formal homeschooling ...
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Horrible reasons to switch homeschool curriculum
Horrible reasons to switch homeschool curriculum Horrible reasons to switch homeschool curriculum, we’ve all been there. Let’s talk about it! As a homeschooling mom there are so many options out there for how to teach my kids. It’s overwhelming, and every season we wonder if what we’re doing is good enough or if we should go straight back to the drawing board. It’s ...
How to homeschool older kids when you have little ones
How to homeschool older kids when you have little ones In an ideal world we would have perfectly behaved babies and toddlers and an hour or two to dedicate to homeschool older kids. Another great fantasy would be if the baby and toddler would nap simultaneously. Let's be real though, if you score the perfect nap scenario your first priority probably won't be homeschooling. ...
Our homeschooling and homesteading daily routine
Our homeschooling and homesteading daily routine We're veteran homeschoolers, but relatively newbies to the homestead. Plus, we have two under two and they like to throw a wrench in every plan, they’re the cutest distractions ever. So coming up with a routine hasn't been the easiest and we have had a lot of trial and error. So what works for us? In summer we spend all day ...
Dealing with unsupportive relatives while homeschooling
How to get family on board with homeschooling When you decide to homeschool you'll probably have some sort of resistance, whether it's your parents, grandparents, in-laws, or that weird cousin. They'll question everything. I had a couple years where I was frustrated with all the pushback. If you're new here my oldest is 10 and has always been homeschooled, and my youngest are ...
Adapting holiday traditions
The holidays will always be a little different after these last few years. I don't know about you, but we went from loud chaotic family gatherings, to quaint holidays with the people we live with, and now we're wading back to the big loud family gatherings. We started new traditions, made the holidays about truly spending time together, and now we're trying to get ...
Christmas Drawing Challenge
My oldest daughter loves drawing challenges. She's obsessed with drawing and it's always fun to prompt her to draw new things to get her out of her comfort zone. As homeschoolers we're always trying to find fun ways to expand on our kids interests. Ok, mostly the big kid, the littles dont have a whole lot of interests right now. The middle kid is interested in snacks and the ...
Gift ideas for homeschool moms
Looking for some fun gift ideas for the homeschool mom in your life? First off, homeschool moms are not that hard to shop for. We love stationery, we love anything involving coffee or chocolate, we love anything that brags about being a homeschool mom. You could just give us an afternoon of coffee and bookstores, or get something adorable from this list. Either way you're ...
Homesteading and Unschooling
I think we became accidental unschoolers. Homesteading and unschooling goes hand in hand. Unschooling was not for us when Aliceana was little, she was too young to find her own interests. I would toss and turn in bed on many sleepless nights wondering if she was learning enough. Now that she's older and we live on a homestead, and honestly, I haven't had a ton of time to teach ...
How to Plan a DIY Candy Buffet for Your Party
This post does include some affiliate links, so you can set up your candy buffet without leaving your house, and I get a little credit for helping you out. (I'd call that a win-win!) Candy Buffets (or Candy Bars, I avoid the term Candy Bar as everyone thinks I'm referring to chocolate bars) have become a very popular trend at weddings and parties. Personally, I love candy ...
DIY IKEA GERBY Bookshelf Hack
Last week we featured Aliceana's Avenger's themed bedroom makeover, today we're sharing our DIY IKEA GERBY Bookshelf Hack. Before Aliceana even knew we were surprising her with a ridiculously awesome bedroom she kept saying how much she wanted a nice bookshelf for all of her books. Our project was getting expensive fast and I didn't really want to splurge on an expensive ...