Advent Studies (Updated)
Embracing New Family Traditions in Homeschooling
Thanksgiving is in a couple of weeks and that means Advent starts soon after… where oh where does time go?
If you’ve been around my blog for long then you probably know that I try to do Advent studies with our Homeschool in place of our regular homeschool activities… this year is no different. I really want my family to be able to FOCUS on the REAL REASON BEHIND THE SEASON… not just the HOLLYWOOD VERSION. This gives us time to enjoy our family and helps to eliminate some of the stress from trying to get it all done.
We’ve been making some gradual changes in our home that may or not be for you. We have cut back on the number of gifts that we give and we try to be more intentional on the gifts we give. Often we will purchase ‘experience’ gifts that we can enjoy together as a family.
Free Printables for Holiday Shopping plus some tips for buying for special needs kiddos!
We also have different activities that we do every year like our POLAR EXPRESS PARTY which gives the kids a chance to show off some of the skills we’ve been working on using real-life activities. Below are some of the books that I recently ordered for our Advent Activities… some of these may actually end up incorporated into our Polar Express Party but not sure exactly how yet. We have some links to FREE materials further down in the post.
Free Printable Shopping Guide – Makes Christmas Shopping So Much Easier!
Continue reading “Embracing New Family Traditions in Homeschooling”The Thanksgiving that I broke the oven!
Just a reminder that no matter how carefully we plan things out we can not always anticipate everything that might go wrong. That doesn’t mean that we should let things get us down… keep trying and doing your best!
We still haven’t replaced the oven!
Routines for the win!
Our routines keep us organized and reduce the amount of stress we have daily… Why not give it a try?
Make sure to start small and don’t try to overhaul your whole schedule at once… just a little at a time and don’t be afraid to make changes as needed to make it work for you. Even if something seems a little unconventional it might just be the right solution for you.
Here are some great places to start:
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