Are you feeling it too? The calendar is clearing up. There’s white space on the page, flip flops by the back door and blue skies outside! Choir, church activities, drama troupe have all ended for the year for us. Some subjects are wrapped up and tucked away. The girls are still practicing for piano recital [...]
This Wednesday (today!) I have the great privilege of co-hosting a #homeschool Twitter chat with Toni, The Happy Housewife. We’ll be talking about all things art. Here are the details below: Art Twitter Chat Topic: Art with Kids Co-Hostesses: Toni, Happy Housewife and Tricia @Hodgepodgemom Date: May 15, 2013 Time: 3:00-3:30 pm Eastern Hashtag: #homeschool [...]
I hope my children look back on today, And see a mom who had time to play, There will be years for cleaning and cooking, For children grow up while we’re not looking. ~ author unknown Those toys that have been around since our teenagers were toddlers. Loved and passed down to be enjoyed again… [...]
“Your homeschool looks so peaceful.” “Wow, I wish I was as organized as you.” “Well, you have experience with teaching an age-range of children, I could never accomplish as much as you do.” Every now and then when I share our weekly homeschool wrap ups or an art tutorial, I will get a comment like [...]
One of those wonderful benefits of homeschooling is continuing to learn right alongside your children. History, a love of art, composers, nature study. I just love continuing education. For many years now, Tapestry of Grace has truly woven together all the learning in our home. All ages learning the same topics, on their age, grade [...]
Last week I shared about iBlog: Everything You Need to Know About Blogging from 30 Top Bloggers. Today, I have the pleasure of giving away this fabulous resource to three blessed winners! (And pssst – there are five copies of A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels up for grabs over at The Curriculum Choice). “I [...]
Ribbons awarded to our children at our Homeschool Expo for science fair and art projects. While our You Can Be An Artist series was here on the blog, behind the scenes our family was swept up into all sorts of celebrations. It’s been a month since I shared a weekly wrap up, Collage Friday type [...]
Oh how I wish I had a how-to manual when I started blogging! Guess what friends? YOU can!! It’s available now… iBlog is like having access to a mastermind group any time you need advice. From basic instruction on social media and planning to time-saving tips – what a powerful resource from ladies I trust [...]
“While we’ve found other instructional resources we use well, this one just gets us down and dirty DOING art.” ~ Carey Jane Clark in her review of A Simple Start in Chalk Pastels Today is the last day to use coupon code HODGEPODGE to get $5 off our ebook. Lessons for a whole year of [...]
~This post contains affiliate links to resources we love. Any purchases you make through our links help us continue to share absolutely free art tutorials with you! Please see our disclosure policy. On this, the final day of our You CAN Be An Artist series, I am arming you with resources. We’ve made the progression [...]
Please welcome a very dear friend and mentor to me, Barbara McCoy of Harmony Fine Arts and Handbook of Nature Study! So you have kindled a love of art in the early years of homeschooling…sharing great art and artists. You have provided lots of art supplies along with opportunities to create art but now you [...]
~This post contains an affiliate link to a resource we love and use in our homeschool. Please see my disclosure policy.~ Finger painting with Earth Paints “Every child is an artist…The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” ~ Pablo Picasso. Have you experienced this? We have. Our older children are [...]
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