Alice’s Adventures at the Gardens, Memphis Botanic Garden
Did we fall down a rabbit hole or did we take a visit to the Memphis Botanic Gardens? We had such a great time at Alice's Adventures at the Garden. The kids and I planned a trip to the gardens to go and see Alice’s Adventures. In preparation for our trip we did our...
USS Alabama, Mobile Alabama
Somewhere amid the photos from a 1980s beach vacation I am sure there is still a photo of me and my brother on board the USS Alabama. I remember thinking… its a big boat! Cool. Now the much older much wiser version of me is amazed at this MASSIVE ship. And the stories...
Why We Choose a Literature Based Curriculum Instead of Online Curriculum
I am a BookShark Brand Ambassador and did receive curriculum in exchange for sharing details of their product. When we first decided to homeschool our son I was a bit overwhelmed with all the options available. How would I know I was picking the correct one for our...
If History is Boring, Try These 3 Homeschool Tricks
I am a BookShark Brand Ambassador and did receive curriculum in exchange for sharing details of their product. My son has a true love of science. He will read ahead on his science lessons and really enjoys all our science experiments we do. I think a huge part of the...
Snap Circuits for Learning About Electricity
Playing with Snap Circuits is a great way to learn about electricity.
McWane Science Center Birmingham, Alabama
Not all museums are created the same! Some times you find a museum that the kids and parents find educational AND fun. My family loves science, so getting to visit a science museum is always a good time for us. McWane Science Center is such a place for our family....
Homeschooling While Traveling
Homeschool and travel go hand in hand for many reasons. Flexibility in schedule being a huge reason we love to homeschool. Being able to travel when everyone else is in school is very beneficial (less crowds, cheaper accomodations). If we want to take a week off...
Georgia Aquarium
There are so many wonderful things I want to share with you about our trip to the Georgia Aquarium. Before You GoYou will do lots of walking. I knew this going in, but still didn’t wear the most comfortable shoes and my purse was loaded down when I should have carried...
BookShark’s Subject Overlap Makes For Better Learning
BookShark's Subject Overlap Makes For Better Learning I am a BookShark Brand Ambassador and did receive curriculum in exchange for sharing details of their product. There are so many things I love about Bookshark, our homeschool curriculum. The science is fun and we...
Teaching Fire Safety to Young Children
October is Fire Prevention/ Fire Safety Month There are times in our life when we experience a loss so great that even 30 years later it has an effect on you. When I was just a kid my family suffered a huge loss of two very precious lives due to a house fire. My...