Category: Kids

Celebrate Kindness: 10 Simple Acts for Everyone

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Our theme of the month is KINDNESS, so my kiddos made some lists of ways that they can show KINDNESS to others. Below are the top 10 ways that they had listed:

  1. Helping others with chores around the house and/or helping others without being asked.
  2. Using KIND words, no grumbling or complaining.
  3. Doing Random ACTS of KINDNESS.
  4. Having a good attitude and showing love to others.
  5. Sharing with others.
  6. Spending time with others.
  7. Cooking a meal or making a snack for someone.
  8. Talking to people and having a listening ear.
  9. Playing games with others and letting them choose what game to play.
  10. Writing a nice note or making a card for someone.
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Sowing in Grace & Abundance: A Faith-Based Chaos Garden Guide & Devotional

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I’ve been so busy and so sick… these two things don’t go together, but I think I am on the mend now. I’ve missed a couple of deadlines that I had set for myself and I wasn’t able to get a couple of things posted on the blog, but I’m trying to catch up a bit. Maybe I’ve just set my goals too high for this year? I won’t give up on them though… the timeline just might get altered a little bit.

I know I’ve done some videos on CHAOS GARDENING, and I know it isn’t for everyone, but it can be fun. It is also something that kids can help with. I’ve put together a little guide with some suggested seed mixes to try. I also find gardening helps bring me closer to GOD and can really help me when I’m feeling a bit stressed… I combined this garden guide with an optional devotional, if you’d like to give it a try.

I’ve also added some edible flower suggestions to the guide. This method of gardening works really well when you have a bunch of old seeds that need to be used up too… does anyone else have that problem?

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Let’s Graduate! Homeschool Diploma Printable

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I know we are excited when we have someone graduating and often it seems like we misplace the template for the diplomas… here is the most recent one we have used so that you can use it too… if you like!

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Special Holiday Meals: April Edition

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This time of year seems to be a little busier for us, so I thought it might be helpful if I just got all my special meals and recipes gathered for the month. I checked the menu plan and have made a list of the holidays that we want to celebrate.

If you haven’t seen our Perpetual Meal Plans yet, then you really need to check them out, as they have all kinds of special and unique holidays listed. Now is the time to start making your bucket list for Fall things, if you haven’t already.

Special Spring Meals with Recipe Links

You can also check out our Holidays tab and the April Holidays post for even more ideas!

Don’t forget to add upcoming birthdays onto your Meal Plan!

Here are a couple of links that you might find helpful:

Grocery List

Blank Meal Planner

April

1: April Fool’s Day – it is also National Sourdough Bread Day!

2: National PB & J Day

National Burrito Day – 1st Thursday in April

7: Caramel Popcorn Day 

12: National Grilled Cheese Day – these go really well with some SOUP!

17: National Cheeseball Day

22: Earth Day – many people choose a vegetarian meal, but you could also try something fun like an Earthquake Cake, a Mississippi Mud Cake, or a Rainbow designed fruit tray – it is also National Jelly Bean Day

23: National Zucchini Bread Day 

24: Pig in a Blanket Day

26: Pretzel Day

Other:

Friday the 13th: Good Luck Meal

5th Saturdays: Weenie Roasts

Holy Week: Palm Sunday, Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday, and Easter

Passover

MAY

1: May Day  – this is also Mother Goose Day

2: World Tuna Day

4: May the ‘4th’ Be With You Day

5: Cinco de Mayo 

Holy Days

We have also been studying ‘Holy Days‘, and we try to add them in as we can.

Biblical Feasts: Spring Feast Resources

I’m sure there are some days that I haven’t added, but let us know in the comments if there are any that you think should make the list!

God Bless!

Stories of Don Quixote Quiz and Answer Key

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We just finished reading through this book about the hilarious misadventures of this deranged gentleman turned knight errant, and needed a Quiz to add to our grades. This quiz works well with the version of Don Quixote written for kids (James Baldwin) but it should also work with the novel written by Miguel de Cervantes.

We have been using the lesson from Under the Home, but the audio book versions are not currently working. The site still has lots of useful information and lesson plans though! We were able to find the audio version on YouTube as well.

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