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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

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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  • Secrets of the Sea is Perfect for Little Scientists - February 14, 2019
  • WaveBreaker: Dive Into Fun with this Classic One-Player Game! - January 31, 2019
  • How to Homeschool Little Ones (Without the Overwhelm) - January 28, 2019

Sometimes I realize I need to write a post about something based on your responses elsewhere. Take, for example, this week. The weather has finally, blessedly, changed for the better here in New Hampshire. The dreary gray skies have cleared, the sun is out, and we have shed our jackets. Anyway, my kids have been on a…

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Fairy House STEM

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STEM, STEAM, fairy houses, fairy village, how to make a fairy house, fairies, play, imagination, creativity, homeschool
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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

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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  • Secrets of the Sea is Perfect for Little Scientists - February 14, 2019
  • WaveBreaker: Dive Into Fun with this Classic One-Player Game! - January 31, 2019
  • How to Homeschool Little Ones (Without the Overwhelm) - January 28, 2019

I’ve already gushed about my lifelong love of forts and how I consider fort-building to be the original STEM challenge, but for many years my children have preferred an outdoor STEM challenge of much tinier proportions. Fairy House STEM My children adore constructing fairy houses, the tinier the better! We live in New Hampshire. This is the…

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Owl Pellet Art

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nature, art, science, unit study, owls, homeschool, homeschooling
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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

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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Latest posts by Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley (see all)

  • Secrets of the Sea is Perfect for Little Scientists - February 14, 2019
  • WaveBreaker: Dive Into Fun with this Classic One-Player Game! - January 31, 2019
  • How to Homeschool Little Ones (Without the Overwhelm) - January 28, 2019

One of my children’s favorite homeschool activities is to dissect owl pellets. It’s one of those activities that everyone can agree on. I buy our owl pellets in bulk through Amazon and I save them for rainy days or crabby days. In my world, owl pellets are magical. They never fail to make my kids over-the-moon…

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Forts: The Original STEM Challenge

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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

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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Latest posts by Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley (see all)

  • Secrets of the Sea is Perfect for Little Scientists - February 14, 2019
  • WaveBreaker: Dive Into Fun with this Classic One-Player Game! - January 31, 2019
  • How to Homeschool Little Ones (Without the Overwhelm) - January 28, 2019

Growing up, our property bordered conservation land. With just a quick hop, skip, and a jump, my brothers and I could enter another world: 170 acres filled with well-groomed trails. My mom told us to stay on our property. And we told her that we did. But this was the 90s, back before helicopter parents,…

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Exploring Nature with Children & DIY Nature Explorer Packs!

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Exploring Nature with Children & DIY Nature Explorer Backpacks! | My Little Poppies
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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

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
and G+.
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Latest posts by Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley (see all)

  • Secrets of the Sea is Perfect for Little Scientists - February 14, 2019
  • WaveBreaker: Dive Into Fun with this Classic One-Player Game! - January 31, 2019
  • How to Homeschool Little Ones (Without the Overwhelm) - January 28, 2019

Do you love exploring nature with children? We are a family of nature lovers. Each one of us would prefer to be outside than indoors. We hike all the time. As we hike, we talk and explore and learn. And, sometimes, we come home and do an activity or read a book that is somehow…

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Valentine’s Day Bird Cookies

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Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley

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
and G+.
Follow Cait

Latest posts by Caitlin Fitzpatrick Curley (see all)

  • Secrets of the Sea is Perfect for Little Scientists - February 14, 2019
  • WaveBreaker: Dive Into Fun with this Classic One-Player Game! - January 31, 2019
  • How to Homeschool Little Ones (Without the Overwhelm) - January 28, 2019

One of the many reasons I love homeschooling is the ability to tap into your children’s current interests and create learning opportunities. It’s so interesting to watch the obsessions and interests come and go. One minute, it’s history, then it’s chemistry, then maps, then it’s poetry, then it’s a certain book. Well, right now, it’s…

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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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