When I started our first book club for kids, I had no idea that it would expand to include more than 50 kids from all over our community. We’ve traveled to far off lands and galaxies, built tiny houses, gone on scavenger hunts for gnomes, dusted for fingerprints, and more. The kids have met new people and been exposed to… View Post
10 of the Best STEM Gifts to Inspire Your Teen
Do you have trouble choosing gifts for your teens? I am at the point of giving up purchasing gifts at all. It’s exhausting, and I have a hard time finding anything they will like. I’m ready to give them a gift card and send them to the store. But, that wouldn’t be a very thoughtful Christmas gift. This year I’m trying,… View Post
How to Host a Christmas Poetry Teatime with a Keen Observation Writing Activity
Hot cocoa, marshmallows, and cupcakes mixed with a little holiday poetry were all we needed for a fun-filled Christmas Poetry Teatime!SaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSaveSave Pin it SaveRecently we hosted our monthly poetry teatime at the local library. We pulled out our favorite Christmas poetry books like: The Night Before Christmas, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, A Vintage Christmas and Penhaligon’s Christmas Treasury.Christmas Poetry… View Post
Kids’ Kitchen: Pryaniki, Russian Spice Cookies for Poetry Teatime
We decided to add a little spice to our winter Poetry Teatimes. These Russian spice cookies, Pryaniki, were the perfect size and easily made from scratch. We paired them with the Mexican hot chocolate we made during our Esperanza Rising study and had a multi-cultural poetry teatime.SaveSaveSave Pryaniki ~ Russian Spice CookiesThese small spice cookies, Pryaniki, are similar to gingerbread and are… View Post
An Easy Way to Teach Your Kids to Type with Free Typing Games
Typing is an important skill that I teach in my homeschool, but sometimes it can get a little boring. Finding a good program that appeals to kids is not an easy task. At KidzType, kids get to play free typing games like killing zombies, slicing fruit and piloting your way through UFOs all while learning to type. Every day I type… View Post
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