Flourish Winter Wonderland Art eCourse

Winter Wonderland

My girls and I were recently introduced to Alisha Gratehouse of Flourish and her Art eCourses.  We giggled and crafted our way through the Art of Fall and created so many wonderful creations!  Secretly I had my eye on the Winter Wonderland because I love everything Christmas and Snowmen!Disclosure:  I received this art course free in…

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17 Reasons to be Thankful for Homeschooling

Life has been crazy at the Strauss house.  After our trip to Boston, I was down for the count for the week after with illness.  My how life piles up when mom isn’t functioning!  I actually was thankful for the opportunity to rest and the opportunity to get a little help from my kids with…

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Top 5 Places to Visit in Stoneham, MA

For the last three years, my sister and her family have lived in a small town north of Boston called Stoneham, MA (pronounced “Stone-em”…no ham).  When you live on Main Street, you can walk to dining, shopping, and entertainment.  Stoneham is a beautiful town with some amazing places to visit.  Here are my top 5 don’t…

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Finding Time for Read Alouds

finding time for read alouds

Finding time for read alouds is the next trick in cultivating loving reading great books together.  In my previous post, I talked about Sitting Still for Family Read Alouds. Sometimes a big key to getting kids to sit still is choosing the right time for read alouds. I have tried many variations on times during…

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Family Read Alouds: Will you sit still?

Family Read Alouds

Family read alouds have been the highlight of my homeschooling.  It’s so fun to be able to share a good book with your family.  It hasn’t always been this way. I remember when we first started homeschooling and I would get so frustrated when the kids would not sit still. Johnny Tremain was our first…

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