Unschooling advice 113: How will I socialize my homeschool child?
Unschooling advice 113: How will I socialize my homeschool child? : We get this question more than any other.  I secretly laugh a little on the inside when people say, “How do you socialize your children?”.  If my child can speak to you intelligently, then they are socialized. Is Socialization possible Socialization, is one of the most significant concerns parents have when deciding to homeschool. Will your child be able to play with others? Can they hold an intelligent conversation, or will they be weird or awkward? Continue reading →
Pixar writing Class: more fun than a box of chocolates
Pixar writing Class: more fun than a box of chocolates : I have never, and I mean never seen my kids so excited about Pixar writing Class.  They actually despise writing book reports and will do anything to avoid doing it.  I blame the fancy private school the girls used to go to in our home town.  The Pixar writing class was honestly the most fun we have had and the kids actually looked forward to each assignment every night. Here is what we did to Continue reading →
Human Body Science: How to make edible skin cake
Human Body Science: How to make edible skin cake : Have you ever wanted to make an edible skin?  I know what your thinking, that sounds gross, and why on earth would I want to eat the skin, yuck!  Here the thing, we love-making fun and gross things to help us learn.  I don’t care if these items are for elementary kids or college kids, if it’s fun, helps us learn and helps us understand then we do it. The girls decided they wanted to Continue reading →
If you only have 24 hours in Blowing Green, Kentucky, what places do you visit?
If you only have 24 hours in Blowing Green, Kentucky, what places do you visit? : If you only have 24 hours in Blowing Green Kentucky, what do you visit? You visit the two most popular places in the area. I have a special place in my heart for Corvettes and caves so we chose The National Corvette Museum and Mammoth Cave. Mammoth Cave Mammoth Cave was filled with cool air, large stalagmites and stalactites and miles of limestone. We opted to go on a tour with a Ranger and over Continue reading →
Do these Seven Fantastic things while visiting York Pennsylvania with Kids
Do these Seven Fantastic things while visiting York Pennsylvania with Kids : Finding inexpensive activities in York Pennsylvania with Kids is always a challenge but York offers more than the average town. It is known as the Factory Capital of the World. Kids are welcome at all the tours and most are 100% Free. Factory tours are a great way to learn about industry, technology, engineering, and potential carriers. We actually came to York because is was less expensive and only an hour from Hershey, PA. Our main Continue reading →
Big Huge List of jobs while traveling fulltime with your family
Big Huge List of jobs while traveling fulltime with your family : This is a big Huge List of jobs while traveling fulltime with your family. These are jobs that allow you to earn an extra income, travel fulltime, or change your stars.  Most traveling families have several income streams, just like us. On my website, I have affiliate links that allow me to earn a small percentage of your purchases and cost you nothing extra. Subsequently, we make money on our youtube videos. My daughter and I Continue reading →

5 gift rule for an Unschool Christmas

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5 gift rules

We don’t spend a lot of money at Christmas and started the 5 gift rule when we started traveling fulltime. Even though we now live in a Stick and brick house and only travel for fun, I still keep this rule. Holidays are not about how much you spend but the memories you make. The 5 gift rule for us is more about education and broadening our mines. The girls get 1 gift they want, Continue reading →

Important Life lesson Homeschooled kids learn faster

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A friend of mine asked me this question: Do you think your kids have enough life lessons to be prepared for adulthood? Especially since they don’t go to” normal school”? She went on to say: Schooled kids are taught life skills in school. Honestly, this made me laugh ( on the inside). This also got me thinking, and of course, questioning my decision to homeschool. I have even taken my kid’s education one step farther, Continue reading →

How do you deal with critical family members and friends during the Holidays?

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critical family members

The holidays are always stressful and even more when someone disagrees with how you’re educating your kids. Family members and friends always have questions. So, how do you deal with critical family members and friends during the Holidays? You will always have people who don’t understand why you are homeschooling your kids. People who have questions and want to understand and those who think you ruining your kids. Dealing with these people during Holidays adds Continue reading →

I just Started Unschooling. How do I homeschool and educate my kids?

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So, you just started Unschooling your kids. NOW, what do I do? How do I homeschool and educate my kids? Great, I am really excited for you! You have just made the best decision of your life and the hardest. I am not going to sugar code this, it has been a long road from when I started in 2010. Let me start by saying it will be tough at first but gets so much Continue reading →

We reviewed Mel Kids New Science Kit and loved it!

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We had the awesome opportunity to review the Mel Kids Science kit. We have been using the Mel chemistry kits for years. The company offered to give us a free kit “Mel Kids science kit” for an honest review. Let me start by saying my kids are 15 & 16 years old but love anything science. We looked at the kit with kid eyes and the girls tried to be as honest as possible. Our Continue reading →

How we included education and friends in our mandatory evacuation

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When a hurricane is barreling down the coast, stress sets in. We try not to let a little evacuation bother us and roll with the punches. This time we decided to make a mini-vacation and visit another fulltime family that just bought a new house and came off the road like us. We became close to the Church’s after learning they have the same RV as us and followed us out west. Ok really, they Continue reading →