Have your kids reached the “I’m so Bored” point of summer yet? Here’s a few suggestions to keep the kids entertained during these last few days of summer. Sidewalk Chalk It may seem like a “little kid” thing, but there are a lot of fun activities you can do with sidewalk chalk. Recently, I spotted …
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This week in our Pinterest Party I am featuring one of my favorite educational communities on Pinterest and Google Plus. This group, Homeschool Bloggers Google+ Community, is one busy place that is always sharing educational, kid-friendly ideas. If you are concerned that your kids might be getting a little bit of the summer brain drain then pop …
If you are tired of iced tea or just can’t take another soda, try some of these great mocktail recipes for a refreshing beverage on a hot summer day or any day! The entire family can enjoy these fun to make and fun to drink non-alcoholic cocktails. Mocktails are great because they generally have less …
I don’t know about you, but we are EXCITED about summer around here! Even though we haven’t made it to the beautiful Erie Presque Isle beach just yet, we have taken a walk along the shore by our house and collected some sea glass. I had some sand stashed away from our popped …
Summer means garden fresh vegetables! I’m always looking for new recipes to create with the summer garden veggies from our local farmers. How about you? Do you have your own garden? If so what is growing in it? If you don’t have your own garden, make sure you know where to go to get all the …
How’s the weather in your neck of the woods? Just when things look they are warming up a bit around here, we get blasted with another snow storm! I keep promising the kids that spring is just around the corner, but I’m starting to have my doubts! This week, we talked a bit about the …
Tinker Bell, Periwinkle and their Fairy Friends have put together some fun activities for you to enjoy with the kids this summer in celebration of the upcoming release of SECRET OF THE WINGS: Tinker Bell and Periwinkle’s Snow Cone Stand Recipes Secret of the Wings Fairy Friend Feeder Craft A Maze to the Winter Woods …
If you are looking to create fun, fast and inexpensive activities during the summer months or any other vacation time, then this book is the perfect solution. We have searched and simplified the options available and present them to you in an easy and uncomplicated format so that you get going right away. As an …
This 14 page Summer Fun kit has tons of goodies for you from keeping cool tips, to recipes, to fun summer activities. It even has craft printables! The boys and myself will be having massive fun with this one. Click the image above to download your 14 page pdf! “Like” THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY …
No student remembers every single thing she learns in school. Even over the course of a school day, many things will go in a child’s ear and out the other. And as any parent who is active in the educational process knows, kids are wildly inconsistent with their learning. They learn some things with little …
Summer is about 1/2 way over. Have you been enjoying it? Have you tried some awesome new recipe that is perfect for these hot summer months? Link it up so we can try it, too! I really everyone to link up their favorite Summer Time Recipes. So, the rules are pretty simple: #1 – Link …
Summer is here! It’s that magical time of year when rules seem to fly right out the window and families try to fit in as much summer fun as possible. I’ve been loving handprint crafts lately, and I thought this fish shirt would be perfect for starting the summer off. Wear it to the …