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Science Project, History Reports With Display Boards

It was afternoon quiet time on a Tuesday. My daughter pulled… them… all… out. She set them up for display. All of them. The room full of projects started to draw a crowd. The science fair projects and history...

DIY Pom-poms!

Pom-poms! Oh, I remember making tons of little funny animals and things using pom-poms! While I remember it being easy, I had to Google how to make them again, but it was as I remembered, super easy! And a great project for...

Birdwatching

One of our favorite cool-weather pastimes is watching birds. We’re definitely not “birdwatchers” by dictionary standards….but I sometimes think I could stand by our windows and watch them eat, play, hunt, fly, hop on...

Valentine’s Day Card Project

Making Valentine’s Day cards is one of those activities that are practically universal. Here is yet another idea for card-making with your kids. It involves glue. Be brave. Supplies: Craft Glue Tissue Paper Card...

Ice Skating Craft

We just entered the Netherlands in our Expedition Earth Geography curriculum and seeing as how it is January, and we finally have snow on the ground, it was perfect timing to do a Netherlands Ice Skating Craft! Plus it was fun,...

Dreaming of Snow: Snow Globes and Snowflakes

Here are a few fun (and easy) winter-themed projects to do with your kids. Snow Globes What you need: a glass jar with a tight fitting lid super glue glitter (we had white and gold on hand, so that’s what we...

Snowman Art Project

Art was always my favorite subject, I love to “create” things (as if you didn’t know that already). Allowing your children time to be creative is an invaluable part of their learning. It’s been proven that early exposure...

Handicrafts for Christmas

Most Charlotte Mason homeschoolers are familiar with the term handicrafts, but handicrafts are wonderful additions to any type of homeschool! Just what is a handicraft? Quite simply, it’s any craftwork using your hands. ...

Creating Corner Bookmarks

Do you read as many books as we do in our homeschool? If you’re like us we have several being read at a time. One family read aloud, one fiction, one historical…well you get the idea. To hold our place we like to use...

Why A Charlotte Mason Approach?

The whole world opened to me when I learned to read. Mary McLeod Bethune Be warned that this won’t be a how-to on Charlotte Mason’s approach to education. There are plenty of websites and wonderful blogs that elaborate on...