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How to Make a DIY Hopscotch Mat

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Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling *can* be almost all fun and games!

Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
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  • Mystic Market: A Strategic Economic Game for Potterheads! - August 17, 2019
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  • Health and Human Anatomy in Your Homeschool - August 14, 2019

Today, I am going to tell you how to make a no-sew hopscotch mat in minutes! How to Make Your Own DIY Hopscotch Mat It is one of those rainy, raw New England winter days over here, a day where I want nothing more than to stay in my jammies and read a good book. Alas, it’s…

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Fairy Craft Follow-Up

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Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling *can* be almost all fun and games!

Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
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  • Mystic Market: A Strategic Economic Game for Potterheads! - August 17, 2019
  • Invasion of the Cow Snatchers: A Magnetic Logic Game - August 17, 2019
  • Health and Human Anatomy in Your Homeschool - August 14, 2019

Remember the fairy door craft that I posted about a couple weeks ago? I spaced on posting a follow-up to our fairy craft-palooza. Here are some belated photos of our fairy doors. Leo supervised the installation because it is very important to place your fairy door in a spot where your fairy will feel both safe…

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How to Encourage Creativity in Children

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Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling *can* be almost all fun and games!

Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
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  • Mystic Market: A Strategic Economic Game for Potterheads! - August 17, 2019
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  • Health and Human Anatomy in Your Homeschool - August 14, 2019

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…

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Random Act of Kindness, Homeschool-Style

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Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling *can* be almost all fun and games!

Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
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  • Mystic Market: A Strategic Economic Game for Potterheads! - August 17, 2019
  • Invasion of the Cow Snatchers: A Magnetic Logic Game - August 17, 2019
  • Health and Human Anatomy in Your Homeschool - August 14, 2019

We had a random act of kindness happen, homeschool-style, happen to us the other day. Remember how I told you that I had found a homeschoolin’ mentor earlier this year? Well, the other day we arrived home after a crazy day to find an unmarked manila envelope tucked in our front door. When we opened it,…

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Our Homeschool Day - Joyful Learning

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Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling *can* be almost all fun and games!

Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
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  • Health and Human Anatomy in Your Homeschool - August 14, 2019

Our Homeschool Day - Joyful Learning Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. ~Benjamin Franklin Today, I’m going to tell you about our homeschool day, as it relates to traditional schooling and joyful learning. This whole homeschooling thing can be so much fun. I’m realizing that it is…

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Birthday Party for a Doll

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Cait is a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children, and an unexpected homeschooler. She loves nature, good books, board games, strong coffee, and dancing in her kitchen. Cait believes homeschooling *can* be almost all fun and games!

Cait co-hosts The Homeschool Sisters Podcast and is co-founder of Raising Poppies, a community for parents of gifted and twice-exceptional children. Cait is also founder of the Family Book Club at My Little Poppies, a fantastic community of book-loving parents and the Gameschool Community at My Little Poppies, a vibrant community of gameschoolers.

Cait is a contributing writer for Simple Homeschool. Her work has also appeared on The Huffington Post, The Mighty, Scary Mommy, GeekMom, and many others. You can find her on Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram
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  • Mystic Market: A Strategic Economic Game for Potterheads! - August 17, 2019
  • Invasion of the Cow Snatchers: A Magnetic Logic Game - August 17, 2019
  • Health and Human Anatomy in Your Homeschool - August 14, 2019

Folks, tonight we had a birthday party for a doll. Miss T made a very important announcement this afternoon. We had just picked Leo up at his art class and we were on our way home when she exclaimed, “Mum! Today is Linda’s BIRTHDAY!!” If you know us in real life, or if you have been…

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poppies Hi, all! I'm Cait. I'm a school psychologist, mom to three amazing children... and unexpected homeschooler. Our days are filled with delicious books, incredible games, and a patchwork of creative resources. I truly believe homeschooling CAN be almost all fun and games!
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