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This post contains affiliate links. Ponce de Leon State Park in Holmes County, Florida is halfway between Pensacola and Tallahassee, making it a great stopping point when traveling laterally across the Florida Panhandle. We popped in on an August weekday to cool off when temperatures …
What we are currently using in our homeschool nature study. This post contains affiliate links. Hands-down my favorite part of homeschooling is the incorporation of nature study. It is a hallmark of a Charlotte Mason Education and something we quickly adopted in our homeschooling routine. …
We found the best little park in Destin. It has a playground, splash park (during non-covid times), a pier, a beach, a small nature trail, changing facilities and a view of crab island. Plus, during our twilight-hour visit, a pirate ship sailed by. The Captain …
Y’all I feel it too. The desire to get out and just go DO something. I’m constantly balancing my thankfulness for everything we have with the restlessness inside my being that wants to get out there and be with the world. It’s an enviably problem …
Through the #SharetheMic Campaign on Instagram I’ve gotten a chance to know Larissa Maloney. She is a mama, former professional beach volleyball athlete and owner of Active Kids 2.0. The goal of Active Kids 2.0 is to bring physical education into your home. My family …
This post contains affiliate links. The new normal is mask wearing – a proven way to help keep everyone a little bit safer as we continue to battle the Covid-19 virus. Kids often feel uneasy about new things – like mask wearing. Just like car …
I typically wouldn’t worry much about structuring our homeschool over the summer. This year though, with travel and outing restrictions, I needed a new plan. Typically, we move to what I like to think of as “schooling light.” We continue with some math, learning a …
One of the advantages of homeschooling is the ability to get outside and do some hands-on learning. I love to be in the garden. I literally have no idea what I’m doing out there, but the garden is incredibly forgiving. It is also a wonderful …
Here are a few tips and tricks I’ve learned for keeping things sane when the whole family is at home. Even if you are used to homeschooling, suddenly having someone “working from home” completely changes the dynamic. Plus, your lack of traditional out-of-the-house activities and …
COVID-19 has put a serious damper on your Spring Break plans. And now, you get to see what life was like in Little House on the Prairie, in your own one-room schoolhouse while you work from home. As a homeschooling mom of three rambunctious boys …