Some of you may be new to homeschooling so let me tell you the homeschoolers’ secret weapon: audiobooks. As my kids get older, we end up driving around more and more. Between classes outside the home, field trips, and longer road trips, we spend a lot of time in the car. If my boys had their way, I’m sure they’d spend all those free hours playing video games, but I […]

Little Man has been bugging me for a while for an email address. He just turned nine, and he’s at an age where some of his friends are using email, plus he hates that every time something says “enter your email,” he has to use mine. I’m pretty sure right now it has more to do with image than it does actually communicating with anyone, which is why I had […]

Apple picking is one of our favorite activities in the fall. Well, it’s one of my favorites, and the boys like to reap the benefits from it so they put up with it. And my very favorite place to go for apple picking is Tuttle Orchards. Not only is that because it’s really close to my house, but they also have knowledgable, friendly staff AND high standards that make their […]

This year, we have been trying out a few different sites to find the best source of supplemental worksheets for our homeschool. As I’ve previously discussed, my kids and I do a lot of unit studies. I am great at finding books for learning about a subject, but when it comes to reinforcing our learning through worksheets or tests, I have a hard time finding things, especially as my kids […]

I am terrible with foreign languages. I took French for the required two years in high school, but nothing stuck. When my Big Boy was a baby, I tried to take a continuing education course in Russian, but that was even harder. I’m not sure if my brain just has a block on other languages, or if I just lack the attention span required to really dig in to something […]

The dates are in and the first Indy Library Book Sale of the year is upon us! These are my absolute favorite times of the year. We always try to hit half price day where we can all buy to our heart’s content and spend less than $20. The sales are held at the Library Services Center, 2450 N. Meridian, Indianapolis (not far from the Children’s Museum). 2016 Book Sale Schedule […]

Wouldn’t it be nice if there was one place that had all the supplemental material you might need for your homeschool? I think this to myself all the time. We don’t use a lot of worksheets, but sometimes that’s the best way to reinforce an idea, and I hate having to search the whole internet looking for good resources every single time I need one. When I was offered the […]

One of the coolest educational experiences we have here in Indianapolis is the Education Matinee series at Butler University. Performed in Clowes Memorial Hall, children have the chance to experience live theater in a fun and friendly environment. While these programs are mostly attended by children in traditional school systems, all performances are also open to homeschoolers and you may purchase tickets on your own (meaning, without having to worry […]

Thank you to Newport Aquarium for sponsoring this post. Just a couple of hours away, near Cincinnati, is one of my Big Boy’s very favorite places on earth, Newport Aquarium. It’s a great place to experience fresh and salt water fish, reptiles, penguins, and many other animals. One of my personal favorites is the piranhas. I think those guys are just too cool. Big Boy loves the jellies, and Little […]

We take a lot of road trips. My favorite way to educate my kids is through hopping in the car, driving a few hours, and seeing something new (to us) and historically significant. One problem with road trips, in our family, is how to entertain the kids on the ride. One of the easiest solutions is to give them an electronic device and let them play their minds away. But […]