This shop has been compensated by Chobani. All opinions are mine alone. #GimmiesFun As a homeschooling family we're home a lot of the time, and I'm always hearing a certain 6 year-old begging for snacks to get through to lunch or dinner. I'm always looking for healthy new snack options. I was super excited to hear about Chobani® Gimmies™ yogurts for kids they're new and … [Read more...]
Homeschoolers Guide to Scholastic Book Club
Recently we joined the Scholastic Book Club, I'm not affiliated with the Scholastic Book Club, I just love the nostalgia it brings and it definitely takes me right back to the elementary classroom in the 90's. I think that might be where I became a frugal shopper. I can almost hear 8 year old me saying, "Look at all these books for under $3, if I get a few of those books I'll … [Read more...]
Snow Day Bucket List DIY
This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc., Abreva, Breathe Right, Clorox, Robitussin and Theraflu. All opinions are mine alone. #SoothesOfTheSeason #CollectiveBias It has already been pretty snowy here in Wisconsin, and we’ll probably have plenty of snow days this Winter. In fact, as I’m typing this I glanced out the window to see little snowflakes flying … [Read more...]
Hands on learning with PLAYMOBIL toys
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #PlayWithPlaymobil #CollectiveBias As a homeschooling family we love learning hands on, and at Aliceana's age a lot of our learning is through playing. Which is why we were so excited to head to Walmart and pick out some PLAYMOBIL toy sets. There were so many … [Read more...]
The 5K run and the 6-year-old
I turn 28 in 10 days, and if you saw way back in January I made a goal, or I guess since it was January it might as well be called a resolution, to complete a 5k by my 28th birthday. Well, I did it, I completed a 5k! It didn't go according to plan, but I got through the finish line. AJ and Aliceana joined me on this 5k and we did it together as a family. It was actually a … [Read more...]
Hiking at Cave Point Park | Door County, Wisconsin
We took a day trip to Door County and after we had amazing bbq at Casey's we went for a hike. It's an incredible hike on rocky cliffs that lead straight down to Lake Michigan. We took Watson with us and he had so much fun navigating the trails. The trails are full of tree roots and rocks so you have to carefully plan out each step you take. At one point Watson randomly lunged … [Read more...]
1st-grade Homeschool Goal Planning Journal
Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #BackToSchoolGoals18 #CollectiveBias It's back to school season, but as a homeschooling family, we learn all year around. That doesn't mean we're not incredibly excited this time of year when school supplies come in every color and theme and for a steal … [Read more...]
Free resources we’re using to learn Spanish while unschooling
Aliceana is almost 6 and I figured it would be the perfect age to start learning Spanish. The only problem is I don't know any Spanish aside from the words that everyone knows, uno, si, fiesta, taco, and other extremely basic vocabulary words. So I'm definitely not the best person to be learning Spanish from. So we'reworking on learning Spanish together and it's actually really … [Read more...]
Exploring the Milwaukee Art Museum
One of our favorite places to visit is the Milwaukee Art Museum. They have such a great collection and we always find something new to enjoy, and we always have to stop at our favorite pieces. If you're looking for something new and interesting find a security guard, they're incredibly helpful and they make our trips so much more fun. We've found several hidden places that … [Read more...]
Unplugged Roadtrip – Reconnecting on the road
When you're at home there are just so many distractions, a show you're itching to catch up on, emails to check, video games to conquer, feeds to scroll through. It gets to be a lot, too much. So sometimes we need a bit of a detox. We actually went on a little road trip for Valentine's day and it was really wonderful. AJ had some business in the Northwoods of Wisconsin so we … [Read more...]
Kiwi Crate – Arcade
Aliceana is obsessed with building, she's always drawing blueprints for her new inventions. A few of her inventions that I remember off hand, the computer that will give you anything you want, just ask, and you shall receive. Next up is the automatic hairbrush, it brushes your hair so you can do important things, like eat. She's always asking if we can build crazy things, I … [Read more...]