Posted in Charity & Community Good, Field trips & tours, PE, Daily log on Nov 6th, 2008 No Comments »
What a busy few days! We barely unpacked from Nebraska before packing for Mankato for an overnight visit. A few highlights…
The kids and I volunteered at the Humane Society for our first time. Jack got to get into a pen filled with kittens and the girls and I brushed very loving (and appreciative) cats. Jack […]
Posted in Charity & Community Good, Field trips & tours, history on Oct 12th, 2008 4 Comments »
I took so many pictures at History Fest this year that it was hard to narrow it down to anything rational. It is such a neat event that I can’t help but document it though.
The super fast history of History Fest– ten or so years ago, local Mankato resident (and owner of a water softener […]
Posted in Toddlers, Charity & Community Good, Preschool, freebies, reading on Oct 11th, 2008 No Comments »
Are you familiar with Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library? This wonderful program started out in her home county and has spread to communities all over the U.S. and beyond. Individual communities secure funding to provide age appropriate books for kids from birth to age 5– every month, absolutely free.
The program can be sponsored by any group. […]
Posted in Charity & Community Good, cool sites, geography, science, math on Sep 14th, 2008 1 Comment »
I think most people know about FreeRice by now, the cool web site that tests your vocabulary and earns rice that’s donated to the hungry. They’ve expanded and now have categories like chemistry symbols, multiplication, world capitals, foreign languages and more! What a great way to help others and help your kids (or yourself) learn. […]
Posted in Charity & Community Good, cool sites, geography on Sep 14th, 2008 No Comments »
The folks behind FreeRice have come up with a fun online geography game that donates clean drinking water to people in need the more you play!
The name of a place is displayed above a map and the object is to click on the map as close to the location of that place as possible. […]
Posted in Charity & Community Good, challenges on Jul 31st, 2008 1 Comment »
Mary at Everyday Baby Steps posted about the 29 Day Giving Challenge and I have decided to see if the kids want to join me in making it a family challenge.
The basic premise is to give something away every day for 29 days…
Why? Because to see the world change, we have to do something to […]
I'm a frazzled AP mom to 4 fabulous kids in rural Minnesota. Homeschooling here tends to be child-led and focused on fun. We do lots of crafts, reading and exploring. I'm madly in love with my brilliant, goofy lug of a husband and I don't get nearly enough sleep.