Category: The Home School Zone

No one comes to homeschooling lightly, everyone who chooses this path does so because they have agonized over the decision and are sure it is the right choice for their family at that time. And …

I love fall and especially Halloween. I love decorating the house and making my kids costumes and getting them dressed up and going to parties and festivals and, of course, trick-or-treating. But I also love …

Growing up, I always thought St. Patrick’s Day was a fun holiday. What’s not to love about everyone wearing green and celebrating rainbows and leprechauns? After living in Dublin, Ireland for a few years, though, …

January can be a really hard time for homeschooling. You’re in the post-holiday slump, the weather can make going out challenging and motivating your children and yourself can feel impossible at times. I’ve also found …

We are smack in the middle of our 5th year of homeschooling. In that time, my eldest daughter, Honeybun, has completed  5 1/2 grade levels, my younger daughter, Sugarplum, has completed 4 1/2 and my …

Halloween through Christmas often feels like a whirlwind. There’s so much going on, so much that I want to accomplish to make the holidays great (because if I mess it up, I have to wait …

It is very rare these days that I can take a recipe and prepare it as it. With the size of our family, it’s more than likely that I’ll need to double, or even triple, …

I’m all about getting my kids to read. But more important to me than how much they read, is that they love reading and they gain something from what they read. That’s why instead of …

There seems to be an infinite number of options when it comes to picking children’s books. From classics to new releases, fiction and non-fiction, board books to novels, there is something for everyone and a …

I can’t believe May has already come and gone. As we’ve continued to settle into our new life in New Jersey, fully closing out the Florida chapter of our lives, books and reading have remained …