Let’s play Revolutionary War! And they are off, playing games together about the founding of our country. It always makes me smile when I see this. Like something I have tried to teach them has actually taken root in their brains and has been applied to their hearts. It’s when book learning becomes real life. Welcome to Day 8 of our 10 Days of Summertime…
Child-Led Crafting can increase problem solving skills and self-esteem. And it can be great Summertime Learning Fun! This Day 7 of our 10 Days of Summer Learning Fun Series! I hope you have been enjoying this series! If you have missed any of the posts, you can find them all here. Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. Please see our disclosure…
Family Game Night can be a great way to keep your kid’s brains active and learning during the summer and all year round! Today is day 6 of our 10 Day Summertime Learning Fun Series. I hope you have loved this as much as I have! You can find the other posts in this series here. This summer has been a rainy one here in…
Cooking with your kids can have great rewards. You will make memories that last a lifetime, help keep their brains active and reduce summer learning loss, and you might even get cookies in the end! Today is day 5 of our 10 Days of Summertime Learning Fun, and I have been having so much fun bringing you my ideas to help reduce the “summer slide.”…
Geocaching is an amazingly entertaining activity you can do with the whole family, while learning to work together and exploring nature together. Pretty awesome sneaky learning, if you ask me! A few summers ago, I didn’t have alot of extra money but I wanted to do something fun with the kids. So I did what every good mom does… I asked Google! I think I put…
Sometimes it’s easy to rely on electronic devices to keep the kiddos busy, but I prefer to keep the devices to a minimum, and get them playing with educational toys. Today I want to share some of our favorite educational STEM toys that we found at the library for sneaky learning with you. Educational Toys at the Library? A few months ago, our local library…
We just returned from a wonderful week of camping in the Great Smoky Mountains. We had a blast (despite the rain) and proved that you can even sneak in some summertime learning while on vacation! Welcome to day 2 of our 10 Days of Summertime Learning Series. Be sure to visit the main page to find a list of all of great blogs that are participating in…
There are many ways to encourage learning during the summer that doesn’t include school books! Today I am sharing 5 ways to encourage your child to read more this summer and promote summer reading in your home. Today is the beginning of our 10 Days of Summertime Learning Fun Series! I have been looking forward to this series for weeks! 25 Mom Bloggers got together…
A couple of days ago, I fell. Flat on my face. Literally. I haven’t fallen so hard since I was three years old, and busted my lip and my favorite froggy toy wide open. My mom tells me that fall made me stop sucking my thumb, because it was too painful. And similarly, I learned a few things when I fell this time too. I want to share with…
How do you keep your kids learning throughout the summer, instead of losing half of what they already know? Our brains get lazy when we don’t use them, so we have to fight back with some sneaky summertime learning! Stick around for the next great Homeschool Blogging Network series… I will be sharing with you some ways that I keep the learning fun going all summer…