Benefits of Board Games
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Benefits of Board Games

Board games have many developmental benefits, some of which you may not have thought of. Learn more and get recommendations for our favorite games to play as a family.

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How Our Donut Road Trip Made Me Awesome
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How Our Donut Road Trip Made Me Awesome

Donuts? Donut road trip? With a homeschool bestie? You had me at DONUT! Donut say anything more – my two favorite worlds merging – food and homeschool – donut you know me at all? There is no question about it! We’re going! And we went! And it was everything I dreamed it would be.

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A Recipe for Fun: Cooking with Kids
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A Recipe for Fun: Cooking with Kids

Teaching a life skill can be a precious moment between a parent and child. Let’s talk about how to cook with your child in an enriching and bonding way. The ingredients to a fun and enriching cooking experience are simple!

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20 Self-Care Tips for the Homeschool Mom
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20 Self-Care Tips for the Homeschool Mom

When I think of strong women, I think of us, the homeschool moms. Our challenges are great, but our hope is even greater. We started the journey strong, but how do we stay strong? How do we wear all our hats from dawn to dusk with love in our hearts? How do we have the energy to deal with math meltdowns and snack spills every day? How do we smile and encourage our son that takes ten minutes to write one. simple. sentence? Burnout creates bitterness and a homeschool built on bitterness crumbles. We have to take care of ourselves if we want to finish strong.

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Forget Social Distancing - Try Some Virtual Togetherness!

Forget Social Distancing - Try Some Virtual Togetherness!

Through our struggles with homeschooling during a pandemic, we are having to cope and create our own version of normal to best serve our children that looks so different than our normal homeschooling life. As part of our coping, we decided to plan an amazing schedule of Zoom meet-ups for our sweet homeschool friend group.

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Minimal Prep Tip 4 - The Delightful Dose of the Dailies
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Minimal Prep Tip 4 - The Delightful Dose of the Dailies

Dailies are the things your kids love to do to start off their day that is not the major curriculum. It can be songs you sing together, questions you discuss, or a specific journal they complete and share with you. It’s a time to grow together...a time to nurture character development...a time to laugh together. It’s a time to discuss big topics about life. It’s a time to remember that life is short and relationships are to be treasured.

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