When Summer hits it can be a challenge to keep the kiddos entertained and not break your budget. That's why I love it when I find a free or frugal way to have fun with my kids. Here's an awesome freebie I found and just had to share the love with you all. How does free summer roller skating sound? Free Summer Roller Skating for Kids You can take your kids roller skating for free over the Summer! Roller skating can be ... Read the Post...
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Free Math Program for the Summer
Do your kid's struggle in math? Is the beginning of the school year always frustrating? It is reported that kids lose most of what they have learned over the Summer. This is called Summer Brain Drain. With kid's enjoying life, biking, hiking and other fun stuff they tend to not use their math skills and you know what they say, "If you don't use it you lose it." So It's a good idea to keep their brains wired to get a good ... Read the Post...
End of the Homeschool Year
Wait what? The end of the homeschool year already? Hurray it's our last day! School's out for Summer! We have had such an awesome year and so many memorable moments. This year we decided to take it easy on our last day. We finished up a couple things for final REAL school first. Then we took a trip down memory lane. I keep a folder with every single piece of work they do throughout the year...yes I know it is a bit much, ... Read the Post...
Hands on Addition Activity
Finding different and fun ways to do math is a must with my middle child, she is such a hands on learner! Chances are you probably have one of these in your family too! If you do I hope that this easy hands on addition activity will be of help! Sometimes just crunching numbers in their little heads isn't enough, while in my opinion it is important to use several techniques when teaching math, hands on is one of the best ... Read the Post...
10 Spring & Summer Activities for Kids
Spring is in the air! Summer is on the way! God has created our world in such an amazing way and Spring is just brilliant! Don't you think? We will soon be surrounded with an array of color and beauty! Fresh scents & warm breezes! Are you looking for some Spring & Summer Activities for kids? There is no better time to create than this. I don't know about yours, but my kids are always wanting to do pretty crafts ... Read the Post...
Best Homemade Bubbles Recipe Ever
Tired of buying bubbles? Have kids that spill them more than blow them? Yeah Me too! I don't know about you, but in the summer we go through ridiculous amounts of bubbles. We quite possibly own stock in bubbles by now, lol! Save some money and make your own. And guess what, these aren't just any bubbles they are the best homemade bubbles ever! So I went on a search and found a great recipe for ... Read the Post...
Crown of Splendor in the Lord’s Hand
You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD's hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. -Isaiah 62:3 It is my heart's desire to seek God first in all things. I try to do this when I am strong or when I am weak, surrendering to hear His path for my life. When I am tempted I pull aside because I know that if I give in this will only result in my Lord's sorrow. I feel myself within His hand being held ... Read the Post...
Memoirs of a Happy Camper (and an Enchilada Recipe)
We have had many of memorable camping trips. My husband and I used to camp literally spring through fall every year in our prekid years. We would find a spot we loved and camp almost every weekend. Making a lot of crazy memories along the way. If Pinterest Brought you here for Chicken Enchiladas Click HERE, for some reason I can't edit that pin Like the time we camped along a river so we could canoe only to be fed ... Read the Post...
Raising Kids to Choose a Lifestyle of Worship
But the hour is coming, and now is, when the true worshipers will worship the Father in spirit and truth; for the Father is seeking such to worship Him. -John 4:23 Since my girls have been really little, we love to have praise and worship time, dancing, praising and singing. Just letting it all go before the Lord. But what I have found is that worship is more than a fleeting moment of singing & praising, it is a ... Read the Post...
Clothespin Dragonfly~Easy Spring Craft
Getting into the mood for Spring is not a hard thing to do around here. Who doesn't love Spring right? Spring has sprung and we recently made this easy Spring craft, a clothespin Dragonfly. We painted, we sparkled, we even googly eyed! Yes Spring is here indeed! What a blessing is to be able to create with my little ladies. What You'll Need to make this Easy Spring Craft Wooden Clothespins Small Popsicle ... Read the Post...
Free Science Lessons
Are you as horrible at teaching Science as I am? Looking for a way to get your kid's excited about Science when you are not? I don't know about you, but little to no Science happens in our homeschool! Ya, I know terrible huh! But there is hope, hope for all us non Sciencey parents. Chemical Educational Foundation is offering 30 Free Science Lesson Plans! A longtime educator favorite, the You Be The Chemist ® (YBTC) ... Read the Post...
Miss Humblebee’s Academy Review
I was given a 4-week free membership to try out Miss Humblebee's Academy to share my honest take on it. Over the past 4 weeks, I have had the pleasure to try out Miss Humblebee's Academy with my 3-year-old Jordan. Miss Humblebee's Academy is a Kindergarten Preparatory Online School. Designed to help all kids enter Kindergarten with ease. It’s a play-based, fully interactive and fun learning experience. Miss Humblebee's ... Read the Post...
Simple Chicken Taco Soup
Being the crazy busy mamas that we are, we need some super simple meals on hand that we can quickly prepare and enjoy. I am sharing with you all today one of my all time favorites. Hugs to my sister Trish who was so gracious to share this with me last year. Simple Chicken Taco Soup is now a staple in our pantry most of the time, mainly through the winter months, but I love it so much I make it year round. It also keeps ... Read the Post...
Countdown to the Resurrection: 12 Christ-Centered Kids Easter Activities
You've probably heard the buzz about this new Resurrection Day Family Devotion called A Sense of the Resurrection! It is awesome, my girls and I have really been blessed to be given a free copy to try out and review for you, we have had a memorable Resurrection Day season so far this year. If you are looking for kids Easter Activities, you have found the best of the best. Every year at this time I always contemplate ... Read the Post...
Lego Color Sort Preschool Activity
My girls absolutely love Legos! This Lego color sort preschool activity is a hit! We bought them their first set for Christmas and have been obsessed with them ever since. So I have been looking for creative ways to utilize them in learning. If you have followed my blog for anytime at all you would know that I love anything Montessori inspired or hands-on, really just anything fun! This is super easy to set up and walk ... Read the Post...