Summer can be full of exciting things, but it can also be a time for kids to start whining about being bored. When that happens, here are some fun (and cheap!) summer ideas. photo credit 1. Library reading programs (and other activities). Every library that we've lived near has had a kids' summer reading program. And our current library also has extra kids' activities each month! From storytimes to free movies to Lego building competitions, your library probably does too. Get the kids … [Read more...]
Easy Mother’s Day Gift Guide
Mother's Day is next Sunday. If you haven't figured out a gift for the special lady (ladies) in your life, here are a few ideas that you can get or make this week! photo credit One of my favorite things to give for Mother's Day gifts is something the kids have made themselves. The grandmas in our lives love seeing the kids' creative side come out, and the kids have fun making them, probably because I usually choose something involving paint. images are from the sites listed … [Read more...]
Want Twelve New Cookbooks For Less Than You Think?
I'm always on the lookout for good cookbooks. I like trying new flavors and combinations I wouldn't have thought of. I like learning new cooking skills. And I like when someone else has done all the work of figuring out what works, especially when it comes to cooking from scratch. I'm really picky about what cookbooks stay in my house, so sometimes it's easier to just give up and stick with what I've been using. But when I can get a whole bunch of new cookbooks along with several other … [Read more...]
Books Are Educational and Fun!
I received this product for free from Moms Meet, May Media Group LLC, who received it directly from the manufacturer. As a Moms Meet blogger, I agree to use this product and post my honest opinion on my blog. The opinions posted are my own. Every family has them. Fluff books that are based on favorite tv characters. Books lacking in varied vocabulary that are mostly annoying to read. Books that you've read so many times you wish they would conveniently disappear from your library for a … [Read more...]
Day In The Life Of Our Homeschool: 2017 Edition
Maybe it's the observer in me, but I love taking a peek into how other people live their daily lives. Not the big exciting event days, not the holidays, just the normal, typical day. Maybe you do too? Here's what a day in the DeDeyne household currently looks like. 5:30-6:30am. Jesse wakes up. The kids wake up. For those who are new here, we have Jonah (age 7), Matthew (age 5), Hannah (age 3), and Elizabeth (age 2). I am still getting up in the middle of the night fairly often with … [Read more...]
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