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How to Encourage Creativity in Children

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Lots of folks have asked how Schizz and I encourage creativity in our children, and few have suggested I write a post on the topic. I have to be completely honest with you guys. Initially I found the question to be a challenging one and I think it’s because I view children as inherently creative beings. I…

Wednesday Art Recap

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Today I’ll share our Wednesday art recap. What a wonderfully artistic day we’ve had over here. From church group crafts to piano lessons to art class to this evening’s craftpalooza, it’s been both a full and fulfilling day. My counters and dining room table are covered with countless pieces of art, in various stages of the…

Craft-paloozas

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If there is one thing we love over here, it’s our craft-paloozas! I might dislike Tuesdays but I love Wednesdays. Since we started homeschooling, Wednesday has evolved into an art-filled day, with both piano lessons and art class. Wednesday is Leo’s favorite day, without question. In the morning, he zooms through his math and language arts so that…

My Art: Reflection

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Hi. This is Leo again! This is the first time I wrote about my art. The painting is called Reflection. I made it when I was five in my art class. It is a wintery scene over a lake. I painted it a year ago. It won Peoples Choice award from Kindergarten through 12th grade!!!!!!!!…

Quiet Time Productions

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Folks, I’m running on fumes today. It’s been a long week over here and while things appear to be looking up, I have only one thing on my mind: quiet time. I am a HUGE fan of quiet time, as it replenishes my patience and concurrently provides my children the opportunity to nap, snuggle up with a…

How do you homeschool when the kids are sick?

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So we had a week with a lot of this (again!!): Poor little Seuss! How do you guys homeschool when the kids are sick? We did a lot of this: Puppetry: caterpillars! Wine cork squirrel army!! There was A LOT of jewelry making this week! This is Linda. She is my fourth child. Here is Linda,…

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