Check out our (very Hogwarts inspired) homeschool cart! I can’t tell you how much I love this…it is organized, it’s cute, it was cheap, and it allows us to take our Harry Potter obsession just a wee bit too far – which is exactly how we like it. The cart is from Harbor Freight (with … More Anything off the trolley, dears?
Buckle up, this is a long, but important one… You’ve decided to homeschool…and now the “choose your own adventure” part begins as you figure out CURRICULUM! This can be a prescribed program or lessons you put together yourself, but it basically boils down to what and how you are going to teach your kids. If … More Homeschooling 101: Curriculum
Now that everyone has made it through the weird, frustrating, memorable covidschooling of 2020…it’s almost time to do it all over again! If you are in a state that is opening school back up in the fall, lucky you! For those of us that are facing more full-time distance learning, or a split-week on-campus/distance learning … More Homeschooling 101: Knowing Your Options
Our Etsy shop is now open! We have four premium natural wood toy sets available right now and will be posting several “mini” sets later this week. We are SO excited about these toys! Months of design work, prototyping, and wood sourcing are finally complete and we are really thrilled with the results. We LOVE … More Our Etsy shop is open!!
Even though I literally feed giants on a daily basis because my giant family of giant kids is always, always eating…Feeding Giants is about a lot more than just my family’s daily reality or the name of a homeschooling blog. It is also a concept that we have been forming into a business for several … More Who are the giants, and why are we feeding them?
Raise your hand if you have preschoolers who are bugging everybody while you try to homeschool! We had two of ’em running around (one of mine and a friend) during our (on purpose) homeschooling years…they LOVED having access to everybody all the time, but, sometimes the little darlings just got in the way. Here are … More 8 Ways to Herd Cats (homeschool hacks for preschoolers)
(Disclaimer: I’m not a mental health professional. These are my opinions and not intended to diagnose or treat anybody in any way.) This semester, my grad school classes have focused on some pretty heavy topics – forced migration, refugees, genocide, violence, abuse, etc. – all through the lens of how they affect families and children. … More Feeling Normal (school isn’t just about school)
Dear Friends who are freaking out a little bit about this crazy everybody-is-a-homeschooler-now situation we find ourselves in, If we were sitting across a (6 foot wide) table from each other, sipping hot cocoa through our face masks, and you needed a little encouragement from somebody who has already been-there/done-that, this is what I’d tell … More So how's homeschooling going? I would say we should go out to lunch and talk…but all the restaurants are closed.
I originally wrote this post about 18 months ago and didn’t publish it because I didn’t have pictures to go with it…however, I still want to share some of the things that helped us through our homeschooling years in the hopes that it may be useful to someone else (even without pictures!). And who knows…maybe … More The Time-Blocking Revolution
Although we school at home, the older three kids are playing sports with the local school this year. After taking last year off (one glorious, simplified, re-focused year of ZERO extra-curricular activities!), we got back into football, volleyball, and basketball full throttle. However, this time I’m coordinating the sports solo…with only one car to share … More Staying Afloat During Sports Season
Feeding Giants 