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Confessions of a Homeschooler

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Confessions of a Homeschooler

Winter Craft: Borax Snowflake Craft

Winter Craft: Borax Snowflake Craft
Art / Homeschool / Winter Crafts  Crafts / Winter

Hi everyone! It is day three of the IHN 5-day blog hop and my topic is Winter Crafts for Kids! I shared this activity last year, but wanted to re-post it since it was such a fun science experiment/ winter craft idea! They’re so easy and while they make really…

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Winter Craft: Sparkling Votives

Winter Craft: Sparkling Votives
Art / Homeschool / Winter Crafts  Crafts / Winter

As I mentioned yesterday, this week I am participating in the of the IHN 5-day blog hop and my topic is Winter Crafts for Kids! Today  I’m sharing a fun Winter Craft called “Sparkling Votives”.  These are so easy and fun, and they make a great winter décor item for…

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Winter Craft: Sparkling Winter Snowflakes

Winter Craft: Sparkling Winter Snowflakes
Art / Christmas Crafts / Homeschool / Winter Crafts  Crafts / Winter

This week I am participating in the IHN 5-day blog hop and my topic is Winter Crafts for Kids! Today I have a super fun and easy sparkly snowflake craft for you! These are really easy to make and and are a fun wintery decoration to add to your windows…

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Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe

Easy Strawberry Shortcake Recipe
Mom Stuff / Recipes  Desserts

Okay, so this isn’t like a homemade shortcake recipe. But it IS a super fast, easy, and relatively low fat dessert that everyone in our family loves. So I’m gonna share it. Ready? Ingredients: Sliced Strawberries Cool Whip (lowfat) Sponge Cake or Pound Cake (Sliced)   Directions: Place one slice…

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How to De-pot M.A.C. Eye Shadow Tutorial

How to De-pot M.A.C. Eye Shadow Tutorial
Beauty Tips / Mom Stuff  Beauty Tips / Makeup

I’ve recently learned something exciting. Well, exciting for me, and I’m probably behind the curve here, but I’m going to share it anyway! It’s how to de-pot your M.A.C. eye shadows. Why would you want to do that you ask? I like to have things organized and handy. That same…

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Road Trip USA: Nevada

Road Trip USA: Nevada
Curriculum / Geography / History / Homeschool / West  Nevada / US Geography

Hi everyone! Welcome to our United States Geography study! This week we are checking out Nevada! Nevada was designated the 36th state on October 31, 1864 during the Civil War. That is why it’s called the “Battle Born State”. It is the largest gold-producing state in the nation and is…

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Homeschooling: Teaching Multiple Grade Levels

Homeschooling: Teaching Multiple Grade Levels
Homeschool / Mom Stuff / Organization / Parenting Tips  Organization / Teaching Tools

I’ve received countless emails asking me how I organize our day, and how I manage to homeschool while teaching multiple students all at different grade levels. So today, I thought I’d share a little bit of how we do things over here…for what it’s worth anyway!   Being flexible is…

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Homeschool Room Tour Video!

Homeschool Room Tour Video!
Homeschool / Mom Stuff / Organization / Room Tour / Video  My School Room / Organization / Teaching Tools

Hi everyone! I wanted to do something fun and unusual today, so I made a homeschool room tour video to share with you all! I’m so sorry, it turned out kind of long, so I had to break it up into two parts. But for those of you interested in…

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Mr. Popper’s Penguins Unit Study Progress

Mr. Popper’s Penguins Unit Study Progress
Homeschool / Lapbooks / Literature Units / Reading  Lapbooks / Literature / Unit Studies

Hi! Well, with the onset of one of our snowiest months of the year, we’re celebrating by working on our Mr. Popper’s Penguins Unit Study! This book isn’t moving as quickly as the last one, but it’s fun to do penguin stuff in wintertime!   In this unit we are…

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Happy New Year ~ 2013!

Happy New Year ~ 2013!
Holidays / Homeschool  Holiday / Sponsors

Wow, I’m always amazed when a new year shows up. And I also typically wonder what the heck I was doing during the previous year that made it fly by so quickly. If I had to venture a guess, I’d say I was probably busy homeschooling, blogging, and all of…

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