Gameschooling. Using games as a tool while homeschooling. Do you do it? I'll admit, we played more games when the kids were younger. But now that the days are getting cooler and shorter, it feels right to tuck in on the couch with a game of Othello. There is a whole huge market of educational … Continue reading Gameschooling
A Celtic Blessing of Light"May the blessing of light be on you, light without and light within.May the blessed sunlight shine upon you and warm your heart till it glows, Like a great peat fire, so that the stranger may come and warm himself at it, as well as the friend.And may the light shine … Continue reading Festivals of Light
I've always been about simplicity. Living in a small space helps keep that impulse alive because it quickly gets cluttered and overwhelmed with "stuff"! I've spoken a few times on the blog about how we've never used a nature table. We just didn't have the room or visual space to include it in our home, … Continue reading Seasonal Displays in the Home
It is that time of year again. (For A Happy Halloween 2022, click here) A time when many of us gentle parents are wondering how Halloween got to be front yards full of doll heads and clowns with knives. When my children were young, they loved to dress up and of course enjoyed the treats, … Continue reading A Happy Halloween 2023
Hello everyone! Back in spring of this year (2023) a group of homeschooling moms and I joined together on Instagram to bring together a weekly focus on homeschooling the middle and teen years, an area of homeschooling that is not well documented online, via blogs or social media. I've decided to bring those posts here … Continue reading A Fear of Being Weird
In Waldorf homes and classrooms around the world, nature tables are slowly being crafted for this new season that is upon us. We live in a small space and did not have room for a dedicated nature table or shelf when my children were growing up. What we did have was a stick hanging above … Continue reading Autumn Kite Paper Leaf Tutorial
"If each human being is to become his own educator, we must pre-suppose that the necessary impulses are within him" ~ Rudolf Steiner, Self Education in the Light of Spiritual Science We rarely question nature and whether it knows what it's doing as it grows. We accept that it will adapt to its surroundings and … Continue reading One Hat Only
Teens have a bad reputation, but I think much of that is born from adults who just don't want to take the time to connect, be challenged or simply remember what it was like to be a teen. Here are some tips I've found help discover the wonder of these years: Listen more than you … Continue reading Teens are Wonderful!
Teenagers need time. We often hear parents say that their teenagers don't DO anything, but is it really that they don't do anything or is it that they don't do anything that the parents see as a valuable use of their time. My son is deep into viking and British/Norse history right now. He found … Continue reading Teenagers Need Time
Sleep. Our sleep. Their sleep. It's a big topic in homeschool circles. Some say you MUST wake before your children. Some say you MUST wake your children up. Some say you MUST because if you don't, you won't make it. I'm here to tell you something. The only thing you MUST do is what works … Continue reading Sleep. It does a body good.
