February 2020

Mid February is likely a good time to do something interesting and a bit different. Looking back on the day that was and making note of it step by step isn’t something I’ve ever done before. I’ve talked to people over the years about what our days look like and goodness knows I think about […]

The first home education get together that I experienced was in the Spring 2003. Spring Of 2003. 17 years ago. Wow! While it initially doesn’t sound that long ago, at further consideration, I’m realizing that it actually is! It was a get together at a park down in a valley that had a playground, some

 Things that are simply parts of our lives sometimes – often- have been the things we’ve learned the most deeply from. Over the years, we have certainly accumulated many things! We have consciously chosen some really great resources and often managed to access them for very good prices if they were companies whose items we carried.

Usborne Books at Home has more than books😊. Hundreds of products are available, including cards, trivia games and even sewing and knitting kits. And, they have some wonderful jigsaw puzzles, each accompanied by a related book. I’ve been a consultant with Usborne Books at Home, the Canadian branch of Usborne Books, for the better part

Over the past few years, some games from my childhood have resurfaced and my kids have enjoyed them. There are a lot of new games on the market that are pretty innovative and we’ve found some really fun ones such as Rollick, Speak Out and Wordsmithery. Sometimes, though, the old standards are worth revisiting. You