Homeschool Lessons Month #9

Posted on May 17, 2013 under Literacy, Family Fun

This week we are learning about the Letter Z and that will complete our nine months of homeschooling! It is bittersweet. I loved my time with my daughter and the growth I saw in her this year was nothing short of miraculous. Cheesy but I'm being super serious. Here are some of our plans from the last few letters. Again, I used resources from Preschool Alphabet through out the year. I am very appreciative of...

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Sponsor-Lisa Leonard Designs

Posted on May 15, 2013 under Health and Wellness

Lisa Leonard Designs creates handcrafted jewelry that truly come from the heart. You can see a ton of love poured into each design! I especially like reading Lisa's blog. She shares her knack for style and writes intimate stories about the love for her family. Read her blog here.

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Summer Sanity

Posted on May 13, 2013 under Family Fun

Last week at our MOPS meeting, we had a wonderful speaker. She gave us the run down on what she got out of a book she read many, many years ago and how she used it to help plan her family's summer. She has four girls and her husband played on a Major League Baseball team. Therefore, she was on her own most of the summer. The book she read was called

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Summer Camps

Posted on May 10, 2013 under Family Fun

As school starts to wrap up and we near summer, I am sure you are starting to think about all of the great things to do with our children from June to September. Looking for something fun for your kids but at the same time intentionally builds confidence, social skills, self-esteem? Looking to help your child deal with unfriendly friends and to bully proofing them? Kids Empowered offers over 75 one week summer camps...

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Daughter's Day

Posted on May 8, 2013 under Holidays, Family Fun

Last year I read about a mom who started the tradition Daugther's Day with her girls. During the month of May, she chose a day to take them each out on a special date. I loved the idea of this tradition. Our baby was still so young last year that I don't remember if she was in on the tradition then but she was this year. My little one and I had a playdate at Tiny Town, a miniature town set up for children in a store. They have pretend play areas set up, a huge bubble machine, an...