Today’s Freebie Friday topic is vacation and the beach! It’s hot weather in many parts of the country, and lots of us are taking a break from school to enjoy a vacation and maybe a trip to the beach. If you’re not going on vacation or to the beach this summer, you can still enjoy some vacation and beach-themed printables! If you don’t need these...
We are so excited to bring our community together on a whole new level with a Homeschool Enrichment Activities Road Trip ♥ (HEART) ♥ with Hip Homeschool Moms! Our first trip will be to Fort Caswell, NC, where we will experience science, history, pirates, and more! So much for that whole socialization myth! We can’t wait to take our first homeschool road trip...
If you ask a random sampling of homeschooling families, they will all tell you individual reasons for making that choice. Their reasons may differ greatly, but at the core, we all just want what is best for our kids and our families. Sometimes that looks like traditional school at home, sometimes it takes the form of unschooling while living our lives, and sometimes...
Family vacation time was always something I looked forward to each and every year when I was growing up. The time we spent together as a family on our special adventures is something that has helped to shape my life and my goals as a parent. As homeschoolers, we have more time than most to spend together, though it can still be difficult to get the whole family off...
As a child my favorite stories were by Laura Ingalls Wilder. As I escaped from my world into Laura’s world I began to long to be a pioneer. To head out into the wild unknown. To see places I’ve never seen. Meet people I’ve never met. Experience things I’ve never experienced. I will confess , leaving the security of a brick and mortar...
A family with three kids and a dog in an RV? For months? Across the US? Are you kidding me? These thoughts ran through my mind when my husband shared his newest idea. I THOUGHT it was something that only retired people were able to enjoy. I soon discovered there were MANY families traveling. They sold everything to live on the road. In an RV. With kids. And...
Traveling with children can be either a joy or headache depending upon the age. When my children were toddlers I refused to travel; it wasn’t worth the stress. As we discovered the benefits of exploring the country with our children in tow we began to find ways to make the journey less stressful. We’re not experts, but after a few years of full-time RV...
This summer, I was blessed to be given the opportunity to visit the Creation Museum! They generously gave me free admittance in exchange for writing this post. I had been wanting to visit the museum since it was built, and I was thrilled to find out about this chance to see it! If you have children of upper elementary, middle school, or high school ages, I highly...
…..or maybe more appropriately titled, How We Were Able to Afford Our Daughter’s “8th Grade Washington Trip” We have just returned from a 4 day journey to Washington, D.C. Taking an “8th Grade Washington Trip” is just as much a public school right of passage where we live as going to the prom is. Therefore we decided that our...
Anytime we have the opportunity to travel as a family, we are making lasting memories of fun and adventure. However, one of my favorite benefits of homeschooling is the chance to take a homeschool travel approach to the trip and capture the opportunity to learn on the road. My husband travels a lot for work, and when it makes sense, it’s great to tag...