Some of us were blessed with children who love reading. Others of us have children who need more encouragement to learn to love reading. Reading is an...
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We are the moms: the torch-bearers of holiday cheer. In November and December, we tend to feel the honor and weight of that responsibility. After all, these...
It’s that time of year. The holiday season. The weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year’s are those which find most of us seeing all of those far...
Most homeschooling families take some time off from studying for the holidays, but that doesn’t mean we stop reading! In winter, there’s nothing as...
30 Days of Christmas Picture Books Most homeschooling families love books! Many of us have bookshelves full of books, stacks of books by the bed, books on the...
3 Reasons Not to Do School in December Do you find homeschooling during December to be overwhelming? I’m Wendy, one of the owners of Hip Homeschool Moms...
Each year as I plan for our new homeschool year to begin, excitement fills my mind as I fill pages and pages of my homeschool planner with plans…MY...
Dear Homeschool Mom, We Need Each Other! I imagine, if we were in person and I was telling you this, I’d stand there in front of you, waving like...
Last week I had an enlightening conversation with an extended family member about her homeschooling endeavors…..not with her children, but with her...
A Pumpkin Pointillism Riddle How do you make a pumpkin still life using only red, yellow, and blue paint? Pumpkin Pointillism, that’s how! (Just think...
Corn husk dolls are one of the earliest known play items in the Americas. Native American children played with them long before the first pilgrims arrived to...
If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it 1000 times: Homeschooling is as much about building relationships as it is about learning. And I agree...
Did you know that September is Fall Hat Month? In the South, September is still summer. By this time of year, though, I am ready to embrace fall and all of the...
Science experiments can be so much fun, and they truly do teach our students so much! Most young children (and, to be honest, even most older students) learn...
Now that fall is here, celebrate by going outside to enjoy the weather and by making hot apple cider! Here are some ways to celebrate in your homeschool, too...
