Harmonic Mama – Page 34 – Musings of a semi-crunchy, working, unschooling, wife and mother of two, and our less than harmonic life.

Education Family Homeschooling Kids Life

Opting Out of Standardized Tests

April 21May 5 Jennifer 9 Comments education, exempt, exemption, homeschooling, No Child Left Behind Act, opting out, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania System of School Assessment, PSSA, Standardized test, Student, United States, unschooling

We’ve all been there, sitting quietly in a room filling out bubble after bubble with our #2 pencils, but

Education Kids Life

How Kids Can Help the Victims of the Earthquake and Tsunami in Japan.

April 20November 21 Jennifer 0 Comments charity, donations, Earthquake, help, homeschooling, how kids can help, Japan, kids, lemonade, lemonaid stand, service, Tsunami, unschooling

Yesterday the kids and I talked a great deal about the earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan. We looked at

Family Kids Life Travel

Great Wolf Lodge Water Park in Williamsburg – 5 Reasons to Visit

April 17October 10 Jennifer 5 Comments Code, Discount, Discount code, family, fun, Great Wolf Lodge, Great Wolf Resorts, MagiQuest, Recreation, Theme Parks, travel, United States, vacation, Water Park, Water slide, Waterpark, Williamsburg

Let me start by saying I’m not normally a fan of water parks. They’re hot, wet and crowded so when

Education Kids Life

Super Science Lessons from Science With Me

April 14November 21 Jennifer 0 Comments children, education, homeschool, homeschooling, resources, science, Teaching Resources, unschooling

Dental issues and health have been a prominent theme in my family as of late. In looking for some lessons

Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday – Party

April 13May 5 Jennifer 4 Comments children, fun, kids, nature, Wordless Wednesday

Crafts Family Kids Life

How to Make Simply Beautiful Decoupage Lanterns

April 11April 28 Jennifer 4 Comments Bead, Beadwork, craft, crafts, easy, fun, glue, kids, lantern, lanterns, paper, party, simple, Tissue paper, Wire

Over the weekend I needed to entertain 9 kids under the age of 9. It needed to be something that

Education Food Life Recipes

Slow Cooker Yogurt – Make Yogurt In Your Slow Cooker or CrockPot

April 7November 21 Jennifer 8 Comments cooking, crockpot, easy, fun, home, home made, Milk, Organic, quick, recipe, Slow cooker, yogurt

So I’ve always thought that I didn’t like yogurt but I buy it because my kids do. Purchasing organic yogurt

Kids Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday – Fencing

April 5May 5 Jennifer 2 Comments fencing, fun, kids, photograph, sword, Wordless Wednesday

Crafts Kids Life

9 Super Stuffed Etsy Finds

April 3November 21 Jennifer 2 Comments adorable, American Red Cross, animals, creatures, Cuteness, dolls, etsy, hand made, Japan, kids, plush, Red Cross and Red Crescent, Stuffed toy, toys

I love Etsy! I think it’s great that artists and crafters can sell directly to us and that we can

Giveaways Life Reviews Twitter

Winner Chosen! – Get Organized with Dotmine – Review and Giveaway

March 31February 22 Jennifer calendar, contest, dotmine, giveaway, organization, planner, planning, schedule, timemine

And the winner is …….