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March 30, 2020

Dye Easter Eggs with Shaving Cream & Food Coloring

Decorate Easter eggs differently this year by using shaving cream and food coloring. If you're like me, you get tired of the same kits you can buy in the stores. This year, we're trying out a few different ways to dye Easter eggs. First, we'll be using shaving cream and food coloring. This fun twist makes a perfect medium for swirly ...

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March 23, 2020

Sidewalk Chalk Art

We are always looking for fun ideas to do outside, especially things that involve sidewalk chalk. It's a favorite. When I stumbled upon this idea with sidewalk chalk, only someone was suggesting to do it on a wooden fence (which we don't have) I thought it would be fun to make art on the driveway. So, that is what we did yesterday in between the ...

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March 14, 2020

70+Ways to Keep You & Your Kids Busy While Normal Life is on Hold

It's officially happening. Schools all over the country are closing for several weeks because of how quickly COVID19 is spreading. Whether you think this time at home with your kids is going to be a great thing or you're dreading the long days, I've got a list of fun and even educational things to save your sanity if you're homebound more than ...

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February 25, 2020

From One Homeschool Dad to Another: Why Homeschool Conventions Are So Important

Well, it's almost that time of year again... No, not March Madness. Not tax time, either. It's hard to believe, but the annual homeschool convention season is here! That hallowed time when twelve passenger vans fill convention-center parking lots. When the sweet aroma of crock-pot meals wafts down hotel corridors. Not to mention the sea of ...

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January 6, 2020

Twenty Books in 2020

A new year calls for new books and new reading goals. I'm not much of a reader, but I want to become one. Twenty books in 2020. Yes, you read that right. I'm going to try to read twenty books this year. I may not make it all the way to twenty, but I'm at least going to try. I'm going to break up the 20 books into smaller groups over several months. ...

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