Yes, this is vintage homeschooling and that lanky girl in the magenta shirt is me. One of my favorite field trips as a girl was down to the historic town of Tubac in southern Arizona. Our group had rented the old school house for the day. Girls donned dresses and bonnets while boys ironed white dress […]
Costumes
Kings, Queens and Knights, Oh My! Gift Ideas (Day 2)
Oh the middle ages… What kid hasn’t fallen under the spell of this mesmerizing period in history. It is alluring for boys and girls alike. Today for my first themed gift guide, I want to share some ideas of some amazing gifts that will capitalize on their interest in or pursuit of learning about this […]
Tale of Two Kingdoms
There is a fierce cosmic battle going on between two realms: The Kingdom of Light vs. The Kingdom of Darkness. We pulled out our heart lesson again. Just as Keegan was aghast at discovering that everyone was born with a dirty heart when we did the heart lesson for the first time, they were shocked […]
Open-Ended Costumes
[Open-Ended Play Series, Part 7] PART 1 PART 2 PART 3 PART 4 PART 5 PART 6 (Rich getting baptized by fire into our ‘style’ of homeschooling at my baby sister’s Egyptian Feast.) Our family LOVES to play dress-up. still… Growing up, we had a toybox chock full of wonderful dress-up clothes. Most of the items were […]
Mayflower Living for Wee Folks
Despite our rocky start, our Mayflower day was still fun. My goal was to give the kids a small, prek/k friendly, taste of life aboard a boat… Families tacked up blankets to give themselves a little privacy aboard the Mayflower. Although we couldn’t mimic the crowded conditions aboard, we did decide to set up some […]
Five
My X-man is now 5. A big whopping 5 years old. Where, oh where did the time go? This meticulous, imaginative boy is such a delight. He continues to amaze me with what he is picking up and learning. He is very proud of being in kindergarten! He is tender – loving his brothers and […]