The Need for Family Internet Security With media constantly reporting about data threats, hacks and even the recent major Experian credit breach, more and more people are paying attention to the need for internet security. Businesses go through thousands of dollars and countless hours to make sure their information is safe. But what about our […]
5 Reasons Why You Need a Creative Writing Retreat
One of my favorite ways to reflect and actually have undisturbed, productive and fulfilling time to sit with God, to create, dream, set goals and work has been to have a creative writing retreat. I’m willing to bet, if you’re reading this, you’ve been craving that time for a creative writing retreat, too. Keep reading for […]
Ten Best Christmas Music Videos of All Time
I LOVE celebrating Christmas, and Christmas music! Here are my votes for the top ten Christmas music videos of all time. Where were you on opening day of MTV? As a mom of an amazing tween boy, one of the ways we are connecting lately is music (when I can get the earbuds out of […]
Free Maps and Travel Guides of All 50 States- The Ultimate Resource!
How to get free state maps and tourism guides If you’re like me, even though GPS has made it simple to navigate, I still love a good map. It’s imperative we teach our children how to use and read maps. Let’s face it- we need to know how to navigate in this technology-filled world with […]
Keeping Your Data & Identity Safe While Traveling
Keep your data safe while traveling When traveling there are some basic safety tips to keeping your data safe. This is a guest post by my friend and cyber-security expert John Berry. With cyber crime and identity theft at all time highs, its important to understand traveling exposes your data to many unique risks. It’s a […]
the Fabulous LEGO Learning Giveaway
My days never seem to pass without building- and stepping on- the fabulous multi colored bricks in our home. Between birthday gifts, chore board rewards, garage sale finds and our own purchases- my ten year old estimates we have 300,000 bricks. Yes. That comma is in the correct spot. A couple years into our homeschooling […]
Learning Valuable Life Skills through Lego Robotics
Of all the adventures we embark upon when we are homeschooling, Lego Robotics. Trumps. ALL. Whoo hoo! First Lego League! Most of the time around here, Homeschooling is a misnomer. We are hardly ever home. And we certainly don’t resemble school. Click To Tweet When season for FIRST Lego League runs around, I am as […]
Teaching LEGO Art with Free Printable Lesson Plan!
Yes, Lego is Art The first time I considered LEGO as an art form was in response to a television special on LEGO Artists. I was amazed to see what these brilliant people can do with Legos as a medium! As I considered ways to bring Lego Art into our homeschool — I thought, “Why […]
