In the south, we have four seasons: winter, spring, summer, and FOOTBALL. And, in this house, we are VERY southern. We love football. While SEC football is our favorite, we love the NFL too and use the Super Bowl as our transition into spring. If you have been planning a party for the big game, [...]
An Update on Our Family
Thank you so much for your thoughts and prayers over the last week. While it was not exactly a restful week, it was definitely made easier with the blog off my to-do list. My grandfather was released from the hospital before Thanksgiving and seems to be doing well. He was very dehydrated and missing some [...]
Walmart Deals Starting MONDAY
I think I have finished all of my necessary Walmart shopping for the season. Now, it is time to just sit back and watch for any earth-shattering deals. The great thing about Walmart during the holiday season is that their online deals are starting MONDAY. Also, you have the assurance of knowing that if you [...]
Teaching Children to Serve Others (30 Project Ideas)
Tis the season to think of others. While I personally believe that we should be charitable all year round, there seems to be a special emphasis on giving during the holidays. This gives us a great opportunity as parents and teachers to use the events around us to teach our children about serving others. The [...]
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Keeping the Kids Busy (Thanksgiving Unit Study Add-On Ideas)
We are having fun with our Thanksgiving Unit Study this week but I keep coming across great ideas! So, if you are doing your study next week, looking for things to add to the study I published, or just need some activities to keep the children busy while you prepare your Thanksgiving feast, hopefully these [...]
My Thankgiving Book Printable
On the Thanksgiving Unit Study lesson plan, there is a link to this beautiful Thanksgiving booklet. Unfortunately, when I went to print it and use it, there was not a printable available. It is just the pictures of the completed book. Bummer. So, I quickly made one up that you can print out. It is [...]
Free Thanksgiving Unit Study Lesson Plan & Printables
Gathering resources from all over the internet and from our local library, I have pulled together a Thanksgiving Unit Study that I hope will be as much fun as the Pumpkins! Unit Study. The study includes four days of active study with each day focusing on a different aspect of the holiday: Monday ~ The [...]
It’s Time to Fall Back ~ Free Printable Chores Checklist
The time change is tonight! Set your clocks back one hour and enjoy some extra sleep or use that time to do your semi-annual chores. Here is what we do: Check the fire alarms and carbon monoxide detectors to make sure they are working. Change the batteries. Flip the mattresses in the Fall and Spin/Flip [...]
Need to Make Some Holiday Cash?
It is not very often that I publish the same post on all of my blogs, but this is something I feel very passionate about sharing so thanks for indulging me. Several years ago, I came up with a crazy idea. What if I could make a gourmet apple looked like a turkey? What if [...]
Pumpkins! Unit Study ~ Final Day (At Last)
“All right, children. Wipe your noses. We have a pumpkin to cut open.” The crowd went wild! Our poor pumpkin has awaited his morbid fate date with destiny for so many days, looking down upon us from the top of the refrigerator like a round, orange prince. Yesterday, we finally got to finish our pumpkin [...]
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