You ARE an Artist!
Our children have been busy making gifts. Specifically, mini art canvases for gifts. Middle Girl recently made a bunch of mini pieces of art for the Lottie Moon auction. But the children also decided to paint canvases for their teachers. Mini Art Canvases for Gifts See, we are blessed with Godly folks who teach our children at church in Sunday School, children’s choir, puppets ministry
Is it time for a change? Maybe it could be as simple as just a quick walk in the woods. Time for mixing up your homeschool routine! Walking the trail #SilverComerTrail #fall #1000gifts I’m so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers ~ L.M. Montgomery, Ann of Green Gables Mixing Up Your Homeschool Routine Aren’t you glad you live in a world
Do you have curriculum still sitting on your shelf – yet to crack it open? There just might be some of us pulling along a big bag of guilt for not getting to certain things in our homeschool. It’s okay. There are so many circumstances keeping us from enjoying the extras. I’m sharing how to fit in all the homeschool extras. But first… Time for
“So, when are you going to enroll her in mother’s morning out?” That’s the question I heard most often when our eldest was just a little more than a year old. It’s also the question the Lord used to work on my heart about homeschooling. So I am sharing how to homeschool preschoolers. Because so often I hear, “I can’t homeschool because of the little
A round up of all my helpful habits on homeschool planning at Hodgepodge! Homeschool Planning at Hodgepodge First off, I do plan our homeschool year in rough form. I explain that time in detail in my Annual Planning and Goal Setting habit. But I honestly do not plan our year weekly. I: look at our resources, gather what we need. spend time praying for and
Today, I introduce you to our Littlest Girl of the Hodgepodge. She will be sharing many different types of things here in the future. She is a lover of books, nature and all things sharks! Today she shares her very favorite books with all eight-year-old girls out there. Favorite books for an eight-year-old girl. Then find more in a list at the end. Favorite Books
I love chalkboard. I also appreciate a good list. And so we created a chalkboard of summer prompts. A combination of the two! Simple. Actions verbs. Encouraging us all to be creative! It’s nothing fancy but when I shared it on Instagram and Facebook, there were several friends interested. So I thought I’d expand and explain a little more. Summer is the perfect time
Oh summer is for fun! Summer can also be opportunity. See, without all the regular ‘have tos’ of school and extracurricular activities, there is time. That wonderful, empty space on the calendar. But sometimes having more time can be a challenge. So we have found a balance. Summer is when we work on those basic ‘bones’ of our days – all the while having fun
