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...]
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...]
Teach Your Child To Write Thank You Notes
Chances are, you and your family received at least a few gifts over the past few weeks. Grandparents, friends, and other family members have blessed you with something. How awesome is that?! Now is the time to teach your children to write thank you notes. I used to put off writing thank you notes. (Okay, sometimes I still do...) I could never think of what to say, and I would either end up not using all of the space on the little card, or writing too much and having to overflow onto the … [Read more...]
Recipe: Reformation Pancakes
Do you know what Monday is? Yes, it's Halloween, but it's also Reformation Day. If you aren't familiar with Reformation Day, here's the really short version: Back in the 1500s, a monk named Martin Luther started to see some differences between what he read in the Bible and what the Roman Catholic church was teaching. The big difference was salvation by grace through faith in Jesus Christ, versus the teaching that you needed to do something to earn grace. On October 31, 1517, Luther nailed … [Read more...]
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