FROM SEA TO SALT! Just like my kids, I love salt. After our homeschool lesson on salt though, I have an even greater appreciation for this ancient compound. Learning about its influence in history, its chemistry, and many uses, I now love salt for even more than its flavor. Our lesson on salt led us to some impressive science experiments and fun explorations, one of which was harvesting our very own sea salt. While science experiments are a great spark to engage science con

Graving Something Sweet? As homeschoolers, we've explored some seemingly unusual topics. From shoes to waffles ; and ornaments to cheeseburgers ; we stop at nothing to learn all we can from whatever we can. Our lesson about gravestones was no exception, and with all that learning came a much needed brain break. I got digging into our ingredients and carved out a unique and engaging kitchen creation themed upon gravestones. Whether you are in your own unusual homeschool less

SLOW AND SWEET! Snails may be slow, but we've made them sweet with this adorable kitchen creation. Filling our homeschool study about...

A Longtime Tradition Have you ever considered the reason for the Easter basket? Why do we give these baskets full of goodies on Easter...

Something Fun and Delicious Is Slowly Heading Your Way! TORTOISE TIME! We were making our way into a fresh week of homeschool learning,...

SMELL THE AROMA A lovely way to introduce our homeschool lesson plan about wreaths, was through our noses! With a slight adjustment on...

I'm In Love! I don't often take time to indulge in spa treatments, or lengthy at-home methods to keeping my beautiful glow, as I am a...

A Fun Juice Creation Trolls, Really? It may seem like an obscure theme, but when you've been homeschooling for as long as I have,...

TIKI TIME! I'M TALKING TIKIS! Building up to our last week of homeschool, I always use the last weeks to serve as clues for my kiddos to...

Bite Size Cuteness! A LOVELINESS APPROACHES A loveliness of ladybugs, that is! Ladybugs are one of nature's industrious pesticides,...

Countdown To Food Fun 3, 2, 1... BLAST OFF! We were heading into space with our latest homeschool study, the first moon landing unit. A...

Worm What? It may sound like a strange combination, food and worms, but when you are a homeschool family, anything used to drive their...

ALL ABOARD! Riding The Rails It was a big undertaking, but I was ready to get the engine moving on a homeschool lesson all about the...

Layers Of Goodness! Layers Of Learning! It's a fun way we spark our homeschool learning each week- a themed kitchen creation. While...

Pa, Rum, Pum Pum Pum! DRUMROLL, PLEASE! I will be the first to admit, not every unique kitchen creation we attempt works out on its first...

Little Pods of Science! The Incredible Cranberry There's more than a bog's worth of learning surrounding the tiny capsule called...

Muck, Mire, Moss... We're In The Swamp! Deep in our homeschool lesson all about the Swamp Creature, had us exploring far more than the...

Kitchen Creation For Kids Spongy, Strange, and Super! While working on a kitchen creation idea in our homeschool Swamp Creature Lesson, I...

Easy Kitchen Creation For Kids Let's Get Crackin'! Though candy corn may be a controversial and divisive candy, there is a piece of this...

There's No Debate Over This Treat! This Is Going To Be Sweet! Headed into our homeschool festive units, I wanted to explore something...