There are still many unknowns as the pandemic pushes on around the world. It can be easy to get mired down in negative emotions, feeling behind even though the …
How to Choose the Best Curriculum for Your Kids
The curriculum you choose should be something you and your children both enjoy and look forward to completing. The best curriculum is the one that works for you and your …
Why Talking with Kids About Quarantine Matters
We’re all feeling stressed and kids are picking up on this. Talking with kids matters now more than ever. Yet it can be hard to talk to kids about the …
Gardening with Kids in the Desert
We reached out to local homeschool mom Terri Kurcab, who runs the helpful Homeschool Gardens. She and her husband grow their own veggies and homeschool their girls who are in …
Night Skies are Open for Budding Astronomers
Do you have a budding astronomer? With the lack of ambient light due to the closing of the Las Vegas Strip and local casinos, there are more stars, planets and …
Quarantine with Kids in Rome, Italy
Can you imagine more than 2 months at home with kids under penalty of law?! The coronavirus has hit families around the world who often have tighter restrictions than we …
Journaling for Kids During Quarantine
Kids under coronavirus-induced isolation can feel cooped up and under a lot of pressure. So many new situations, schedules, rules. Journaling for kids can help them make sense of their …
Build an Escape Room at Home
With this quar-time dragging on, we are finding more ways to turn our rooms into treasure hunts. When we stumbled across these cool ways to build an escape room at …
XtraMath Builds Math Fluency for Free
Of all the free online math programs available for kids, XtraMath has been one of our kids’ favorites. It has helped them to build math skills, such asspeed and accuracy …
How We Homeschool in Nebraska
As part of our How We Homeschool series, we reached out to a family to ask how they homeschool in Nebraska. We get a lot of parents asking how to …