Believe it or not, I’ve not really done much decorating for the 4th of July before. Maybe a flag hung outside at the front door, but that's about it. I'm not sure why I haven't done more but this year I decided to do a little more than just hang the flag outside. I decided to dress up my kitchen table for the holiday and make it very patriotic. But I didn't really have a lot of money to spend. So the first thing I did was shop my own house for anything that would work. I actually had some neat things that would work! I did buy a few things, but I did this simple tablescape for about $5. Here's how I did it! The tablecloth and candle are from the Dollar Tree ~ $2The ... read more
Fourth of July Tablescape
Casual Sexism is not ok
Yesterday, I experienced something that shouldn't have shocked me, but it did. With everything going on right now I would have figured that the majority of people are being super careful about their speech, but I guess not. I guess some things are so ingrained that it's as casual as ordering a pizza. Well, I'm not a pizza. Here's what happened. My son's Jeep needed a new battery. We went to our local Advance Auto store where we've gone many times (they've been great, so this is no reflection on them, just this one person) to get his battery tested and hopefully get him a new one. No big deal. It was pretty obvious the man that helped us either didn't have a clue or just flat out ... read more
Help your child master math with Maths Chase
This review of Maths Chase is my own opinion and I was not paid. Looking for a great free and fun way to help your kids with math? Try out Maths Chase! They reached out to me so that I could let you know about them and help spread the word. Maths Chase is a completely free home online learning tool where children can play times tables games, along with many other mathematics skill-based games! The site features many simple learning games which children can play at home. Maths Chase is great for younger students who are beginning to learn the basics or need some fun practice. From addition/subtraction to sequences and prime numbers they have it covered. Thousands of people visit ... read more
Free Printables to Encourage Your Little Entrepreneur
Do you have a child that is a budding entrepreneur? Perhaps your child dreams of owning their own business and you're looking for ways to foster that independence or maybe you just want to introduce that idea to them. Clever Tykes educational storybooks are perfect for that! These are the neatest books and the even come with lesson plans and activity books that you can use. Right now Clever Tykes is offering their coloring books and activity books for free! They are printable and contain word searches, quizzes, and puzzles to keep your young ones having fun being creative and still learning. Clever Tykes Each activity book and coloring book goes with one of the ... read more
How to help your student write “Wicked Good Prose”
As a former homeschool mom, one of the areas I felt was the most difficult for me personally to teach was Writing and English. I love writing! How in the world could that be so difficult? Math was my hardest subject, shouldn't that have been the hardest to teach? Yes and no. With math, there's one thing that made it a little easier to teach, and it's not that much of a secret. Want to know that little tidbit of information that made math somewhat easier to teach? The answers were in the back of the book or at least in the answer key. Facepalm! So yes, math was not so bad until we got into the higher maths and I could call in back up, also know as Dad, and then even I go even ... read more
Goat Yoga Birthday with helpful tips for a great class
In February, I finally got to try out a goat yoga class and it was so much fun! You might think I'm crazy but it honestly was a blast. My youngest daughter, Emily, is crazy about goats. She's been begging for years for us to get goats and we seriously thought about it, but because of coyotes here, we'd have to get a donkey too and that's a lot. So, she has settle for getting to cuddle goats when she can. Enter goat yoga! A few years ago we heard a lot of people talking about goat yoga classes but there were none here. We thought the classes sounded like they'd be fun. I like yoga and goats, and Emily likes goats. What could be more fun? Unfortunately, the classes were mostly in ... read more
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