When I first started homeschooling I had all these ideas of how and what I was going to teach my kids. Growing up going through the public school system I knew I wanted better and that included teaching my kids more about music than I was taught. However, as the days went on, the laundry piled up and the kids grew restless after our core subjects. Music kept getting put aside. Sure the kids have tackled instruments that they really wanted to play. For example my oldest loves the guitar and has played for years. However, I didn’t spend the time to teach them the history of music or how to appreciate different styles of music. Somehow I let this part slip through the cracks. […]
Magic Stix Washable Markers – Review
Today I get to bring you a review for a homeschool essential, markers. I have never met someone who doesn’t own markers who also has kids. Let’s face it, besides crayons, markers tend to be the go to product for arts and crafts with kids. Sure kids love to paint but most of the time they can’t or parents don’t want them to, paint on their own. Markers are generally something you can hand to your kid and let them go to town with whatever creative project they have dreamed up. So when I heard about Magic Stix Washable Markers from The Pencil Grip, Inc I just had to give them a shot. When I got these markers in I knew instantly what we were […]
ArtAchieve – Review
Today I get to bring you another review of an art program. We were blessed to be able to review the Entire Level 1 program from ArtAchieve . What is offered by ArtAchieve is not your ordinary art program. What they offer goes beyond art. So let’s jump into the review so you can decide if working with ArtAchieve might just be the tool you have needed for your own kids. So what does this Art program offer you? Beyond the actual art lessons, that we will get to in a minute, this program also offers you many, many cross connections into other subjects. Each of the art projects the kids and hopefully you will be working on are based off some item from around […]
Creating a Masterpiece Monthly Plan – Review
The word masterpiece sounds so sophisticated, elegant and refined doesn’t it. To think that my kids who aren’t natural artists could create something that could hold the title of masterpiece definitely had my attention from the beginning. The fact that I could have my kids work through these projects, at home, by my side, got my full attention. So what is this program, how does it work, and does it stand up to it’s name of having kids create masterpieces? That is what this review will show you, so you can decide if this curriculum is right for your family. Creating a Masterpiece Monthly Plan is an online subscription service. With your subscription you get access to multiple levels of video art instruction that your whole […]
Simple Photo Displays and a Surprise Just for You
Let me start by saying that I am by no way a decorator. I don’t even have the decorating itch or gift at all. It just isn’t my thing. So when I say that I have found something to help decorate, you know it has to be easy or I wouldn’t even be talking about it. So if you are like me and just don’t like decorating or if you are like a lot of my friends and have the decorating gift, this post will help you. I was lucky enough to be approached to review the company Canvas Factory. They gave me a coupon code to “purchase” one of their products(for free) and share with you all about them. Whenever anyone says the […]
Art for the Non-Artsy Teacher
Homeschooling is amazing with how much flexibility we are able to have in our lessons. Not only how we teach, but what we teach. My oldest never really liked art projects but my two youngest sure do. At the end of last school year we sat down as a family and talked about how the school year went, what they liked and didn’t, and what ideas they had to for the next school year. The first thing out of both of my younger two’s mouths was, “ We want more art.” Now, I am not an artist. I am not a designer. Don’t get me wrong, I love art projects, as long as someone else has come up with the idea and given […]
