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When You Want to Celebrate with a Friend

Sep292016

Yesterday a package arrived at my house - one that I wasn't expecting, but literally made me so very happy and a little teary. It may have been a children's book, but when one of your friends publishes something that is so dear to her heart, you only want to celebrate along with her!  Maybe you remember I went to visit a donkey named Flash last summer. (You did read that correctly - a … [Continue reading...]

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October 2016 Planning Pages – Free Printables

Sep272016

  We are well into the swing of the school year and with October on the very near horizon, that means cooler temps, beautiful foliage, and time to enjoy nice walks outside without feeling like we will melt. Our family has been busy with swim practices almost every evening, but we are still trying to find time to spend together as a family and with friends.  In the meantime, it helps me … [Continue reading...]

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Clay Art and Leaf Families – Preschool and Kindergarten Community

Sep232016

Ready for another week of linking up and sharing ideas? I am so glad that you are stopping by today and can’t wait to see what you all have to share this week. Be sure to stop by our PreK & K Pinterest board to see a collection of the different posts we are pinning – including yours! Don’t forget to link up a post (or two) of yours and share what you’ve been working on with your kids! Here … [Continue reading...]

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3 Things I’m Loving this Week

Sep222016

Truthfully there are more than three things that I could list that I'm absolutely loving at this moment, but three seems like a non-overwhelming number to share. :) The below are things we have been using during our homeschool time, two that are new and one that is a favorite and dusted off the shelf for use again this year.  1. Our new pencil sharpener. It may be an old-fashioned … [Continue reading...]

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Homeschool Science Kits

Sep202016
homeschool science kits from Insight to Learning

This year we decided to take a more informal approach to science and focus on experiments and other hands-on learning opportunities. Our youngest absolutely loves the chance to explore, create, and build, so when we were given the opportunity to try a homeschool science kit from Insight to Learning, we knew it would fit right in with our plans for the year! We were sent the fourth grade … [Continue reading...]

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What We’re Up To In Our Homeschool Time (Weeks 3-4)

Sep192016

We took a vacation the third week of school. That is the beauty of homeschooling, my friends. We can plan to do whatever we want, whenever we want. With Labor Day and my hubby having a vacation day, school would have been a bust anyway, so we had planned on camping. Unfortunately, it turned out to be one of the hottest weekends this summer, so camping was scratched and we found an indoor activity … [Continue reading...]

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