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I am a Christian, mom, wife, homeschooler, YouTuber, author, and quilter.

Summer Boredom Busters: Rock Art

Summer Boredom Busters: Rock Art
Art / Homeschool / Summer Boredom Busters  Rock Art / Summer Activities

Welcome to another day of Summer Boredom Busters for kids!   Today we’re making use of all those pesky rocks in our yards!   Supplies: Rocks from outside, smooth oval rocks are best Colorful Sharpie markers or tempera paint and brushes. Paper towel, or table covering   Directions: Send kids…

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Homemade No Cook Play-Doh Recipe

Homemade No Cook Play-Doh Recipe
Mom Stuff / Recipes  Homemade / Play-Doh

Looking for some fun summer kids activities to stop the “I’m bored” whining fest? For the month of July I thought it would be fun to put out some Kids Summer Boredom Buster ideas. I compiled a list of super easy, fun summer activities to help make your days fun…

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All About Learning Press $50 Gift Card

All About Learning Press $50 Gift Card
Give Aways / Homeschool / Spelling  Reviews

Everyone was so excited about the last All About Learning Press $50 Gift Card to giveaway that we wanted to do another one for everyone this week! Yeah! It’s no secret I H. E. A. R. T.  All About Learning Press! I started using them last year for our phonics…

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Summer Boredom Busters: Homemade Crayons

Summer Boredom Busters: Homemade Crayons
Homeschool / Summer Boredom Busters  Homemade / Summer Activities

Welcome to another day of Kids Summer Boredom Buster ideas! Today we’re making homemade crayons!   This activity is super easy, and chances are you have some broken old crayons already laying around! All you need is a muffin tin, or silicone baking pan and voila! Homemade rainbow crayons!  …

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Summer Boredom Buster: Homemade Moon Dough

Summer Boredom Buster: Homemade Moon Dough
Art / Summer Boredom Busters  Homemade / Summer Activities

Hi everyone! Well, today I stepped out of my comfort zone and let my kiddos make homemade moon dough. Who knew a little flour and some baby oil could keep my kids busy for so long? Now I must admit, I have a love/hate relationship with moon dough. My kids…

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Homemade Sidewalk Chalk

Homemade Sidewalk Chalk
Art / Mom Stuff / Preschool / Recipes  Crafts / Homemade Chalk

Welcome to another day of Kids Summer Boredom Busters! Today we’re making homemade sidewalk chalk! It’s super easy and cheap. Plus the kids loved making their own chalks, you can mix colors, layer colors, and best of all….no chalk dust! This recipe is fairly easy, I will warn you it…

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Skip Counting Mazes

Skip Counting Mazes
Homeschool / Printables  Math. Skip Counting

Good morning! I have some fun free math worksheets for you today! Strawberry Shortcake was so interested in the Kindergarten Number Mazes that I made for Tinker Bell, that she asked for some skip counting worksheets so she could practice her multiplication tables! Excuse me? Did you just ask for…

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Creation to Resurrection Historical Timeline Figures

Creation to Resurrection Historical Timeline Figures
History / Homeschool / Printables  Time Line

I have a fun Creation to Resurrection Historical Timeline set to share with you today!   Why create a timeline? Timelines are a wonderful way to see all of history in one glance! They make it easier to see when things happened, as well as what was happening before, during,…

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Healthy Smoothie Popsicle Recipe

Health / Mom Stuff / Recipes  Desserts / Drinks / Smoothies / Snacks

Welcome to my Summer Boredom Busters activities for kids! For July I thought it would be fun to post some ideas to keep your kiddos happy and whining to a minimum! Today, I have a fun variation to our daily smoothie recipes…freeze them! That’s right, I just made our regular…

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Road Trip USA: South Dakota Geography Lesson

Road Trip USA: South Dakota Geography Lesson
Geography / Homeschool / Midwest  South Dakota / US Geography

  South Dakota was named the 40th state on November 2, 1889. It is known as “The Mount Rushmore State” because It is home to Mount Rushmore National Monument, located in Black Hills National Forest. The monument took 14 years and $1 million to complete.   Here are some of…

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