Maria’s Gourmet Kitchen – it’s not Blue Apron, Hello Fresh, or any of the other ones that bloat your Facebook Feed Recently, I was contacted by Chef Maria Bedrosian who is the executive Chef and owner of Maria’s Gourmet Kitchen and she graciously offered to let my family try her dinner kits. If you are…
Houston is a font of homeschooling awesomeness and our abundance of Houston homeschool days and classes are proof! This is is a list of day-to-day activities available to Houston homeschoolers. As you are planning out a weekly schedule and you find holes check in here to see the options. If you know of something that…
Houston Summer Camps Guide & Activities Who doesn’t love camp! Kids, parents, parents who act like kids! Everybody loves going to camp and Houston has a lot of options! We have such a great community of businesses that put together some amazing Houston Summer Camps opportunities. In fact, it grew so large we now separate the…
Houston Field Trip & Group Tour Opportunities It’s field trip time! Sometimes you just have to get a group together! Here are some great places to go and things to see with your group, be school, scout, or any other! Check out our Calendar of Events for information related to specific education days and events….
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Houston Homeschool Days and Ongoing Weekly Events & Activities 2016-2017 There are many resources for finding classes and groups for homeschoolers in and around Houston. What I was in need of was a relatively simple list of day-to-day activities so that I could better manage what will fit into our schedule on a given day…
Arvind Gupta Trash to Toys Once upon a time there was a man from India named Arvind Gupta. He loved children and wanted to change their worlds by making it one of fun and exploration. He’s most known for turning trash into toys. He has a TED talk on this topic. He also has a…
Periodically, I get motivated to unload the accumulation of crap sitting around my house. Then, I start selling it online and I am reminded of why I just donate everything. The buyers, man! I mean, I know there are some shady sellers, but the buyers, man! From the first interaction, I am able to determine…
Copywork, dictation, and narration are essential parts of a Classical or Charlotte Mason-esque homeschool. The virtues of copywork are well documented across the Internet. It develops natural skills necessary for spelling, grammar, and writing – so I will not take that tangent. However, if you are unfamiliar with it I suggest starting with the two…
The Girls in the Garden: A Novel, by Lisa Jewell (The book cover is a referral link. Read our disclosure policy for more info.) The Girls in the Garden is a quick read that I would certainly recommend to others. The writing is solid. The story is good. The characters are unique. So, unique that…
