Category Archives for "Homeschool"

On a Budget? 18 Ways to Homeschool On the Cheap

Are you on a tight budget like our family? Just like a personal family budget, staying on a homeschool budget can be a real challenge. There’s just so many great curriculums! So many cool field trips and experiences! And before we know it, we find ourselves spending WAAAAYY more than we said we would. I’m far from […]

How to Intentionally Invest in Your Kids This Summer (Like Never Before)

It’s late June, and as parents, we’re sighing a collective sigh of relief. Our families survived another school year, and we’re ready to relax and enjoy summer. Being intentional about anything is the last thing on our minds, right? And yet, I’ve been convicted of something lately: Summer is the ideal time to create an […]

Avoid Summer Slide with These Awesome Summer Learning Activities for Kids

Summer break is great, but what mom isn’t still looking for some way to keep her kids’ brains engaged while school is out? That’s where summer learning activities for kids come in. You get it, right? We moms aren’t looking to torture our kids with piles of school assignments. Our goal is simple–avoiding summer slide, especially summer […]

Homeschool Confessions: Secrets to a Simply Happy Learning Life

There are days when I look around and think, “Yes. This is the learning life I’ve always wanted.” Not that it’s a perfect life… but it’s a good one (and it’s taken me years to come to terms with the difference between the two). Funny—I don’t find myself thinking this when we’re out doing “purposeful” […]

100 Fun Summer Arts and Crafts Learning Ideas for Kids

In order to avoid the summer slide, we’re all looking for simple, creative ways to encourage summer learning for our kids, right? Summer arts and crafts for kids are the perfect way to keep kids minds engaged, especially if you have a creative kid (I’ve been blessed with a few of those myself!). As moms, we want […]

Homeschool Not Working? Answers to Your Biggest Homeschool Issues

We’re about half-way through the homeschool year. How’s it going in your home? Let’s face it–sometimes our homeschool is not working. At least not working as well as we’d hoped it would. We run into big homeschool issues (things we never thought we’d deal with!) and we need to make changes in our homeschool. Like […]

Homeschool Confessions: How Homeschooling Brought My Son Back

The day he didn’t pull away–that was the day when I knew I had made the right decision about homeschooling. It sounds silly to say that I had already lost my son at the age of seven. But, I believe it. Here’s my story of how homeschooling brought healing to my son–igniting a true spirit of […]

6 Tips for Teaching Kids About Current Events

As parents, we’re given the amazing privilege of introducing our kids to the world. Now that’s a mighty job, especially as we read frightening news headlines everyday. How can we teach kids about news and current events (without sharing too much)? Although we show discernment in how and when we discuss difficult matters, I firmly believe we need to be talking […]

Yes, You Can Teach Your Child!

At some point in your homeschool journey, I’m guessing you’ve asked yourself this question: “Can I really teach my child?” While this is normal, and even appropriate at times (we should self-examine), please know that yes…you are enough. And not just enough, but here are a few compelling reasons why you…yes, you can teach your child the best. […]

Help! My Child Hates School

What do you do when your child hates school? That was my painful reality last year at this time. I’m sharing my story here because if you’ve never experienced this, chances are you will encounter it sometime in your tenure as a homeschool mom. Here’s what we went through; how our family navigated through this difficult […]