I just recently came across this wonderful set of crafting books from the 70s on Apartment Therapy. The web is a great resource for crafts of all kinds but it’s great to have an actual book in hand sometimes. I’ve ordered a used set on Amazon at a not too unreasonable price, about 5$ per…
Category: Homeschooling
Discounted Homeschooling Materials
I just picked up some new books from amazon today, using my handy dandy Amazon discount bookmarks, to aid us in our homeschooling adventure. One I have been eyeing for quite some time is The Creative Family: How to Encourage Imagination and Nurture Family Connections this book looks like it has a great deal of information…
Homeschooling
So we are planning on homeschooling the girls and since S.I. would be in kindergarten this year I thought it best to start looking at kindergarten curriculums and seeing what it is that she would be learning in conventional school this year. I’m happy to see that some f the things she would be learning…
Geocaching, fun for the whole family!
A rusted out tractor deteriorated to barely recognizable parts, crossing a stream on large stepping stones, climbing a steep embankment, these are things we’ve seen or done recently while participating in a new hobby as a family, geocaching. For those who don’t know geocaching is a sport/hobby/activity in which you use a GPS device to…
Great science experiments!
When I was a kid my dad used to do science experiments with me and my sister after dinner. Usualy they were prompted by some quesiton that was asked during dinner. This site has lots of experiments like the ones we used to do. It’s a local news channel and their own “Mr. Wizzard”. http://www.stevespanglerscience.com/video/