I know, just what you need, right? Yet another activity for your already-overwhelmed kids to do while you are all quarantined due to CoVid-19. This one is so easy, though, I promise. Zero prep! And it could have some extended educational returns, depending on how your kids respond to it.
Two of the things I love most about homeschooling are how much I am learning and how the kids seem to internalize the most random information. In September, our Forest School group met up with Jesse and Johanna of Zia Permaculture to learn about local wild mushrooms and herbs. I
Lara Casey, the brain behind “Powersheets” posed the question in this year’s summer section of the planner, “When fall rolls around, what experiences do you want to look back on and say, ‘I’m grateful I did that this summer?’” For some reason, this question caught my heart. There has been
Those of you with kids can appreciate what I mean when I say that this outing didn’t take us nearly as long as I wanted it to. After a few glorious rainy days, it seemed that myself and the boys were getting a bit stir-crazy. I had no energy for
The other day, I ran into a friend outside of the grocery store. She told me that their family was getting ready to go camping. She sighed as she said it, shoulders slumped, and declared, “It’s just so hard, you know? There is just so much stuff to do…” She
“Mama, when are my caterpillars going to be here?” Jasper, our almost 5 year old, asks sweetly. This boy, who has been counting down the days to his birthday for the last 2 months, has been temporarily distracted by the impending arrival of caterpillars for our butterfly house. As an
The area of Las Conchas is truly a gem tucked up in the Jemez Mountains. Miraculously untouched by recent fires (though surrounded by the aftermath) AND boasting the lovely Jemez River (though these days more of a meandering stream…), it can feel like a bit of an oasis in this