So many things to do, so little time to do it all 🙂
This area of the website is where you will find our tips and tricks for a busy family on the go.
Our Favorite Board Games
We love board, card and dice games in our home. We keep about 20 different games in the house and carry cards when we travel. Here are some of our favorite family friendly games.
Playspaces for Kids
We feel homes are more functional when there are specific areas for kids to play. Making spaces for the kids can be a really fun family project. Here are some of our favorite projects over the years.
Our Favorite Parenting Books
Parenting is hard – making a plan to ahead of time to help in stressful situations helps. Here are some of our favorite books about parenting. All of them helped us in different ways.
Science Methods and Curriculum for World-School
There are numerous ways you can teach science and social studies. They can vary from highly structured programs to learning based on the interests of the day. Our personal style is to do a blend but not use a complete…
Additional Programs to Supplement Homeschooling
We do a lot of activities that are beyond the normal basic classes. The kids are currently taking music classes. They are learning how to start a business. They take investing and social awareness classes through Outschool. They have tried…
History and Social Studies Curriculum Recommendations
We don’t have a full social studies program either. I generally like to find a few books made about where we may be visiting and we do a history research project on each area. Since we homeschool intermittently, I’m trying…
ELA, Reading, Spelling, Writing and Grammar Programs for…
I have changed my recommendations to much with regards to language programs once I started our journey to learn about dyslexia. About 20% of kids have dyslexia so choosing a program that works for the kids that generally may struggle…
Math Curriculum for World-schoolers and Home-schoolers
I have a few methods that I love to use to teach math and we’ve tried a couple of programs. Here are my favorite: Some of these may link to products (including Amazon), if you purchase through the links we…