Don’t Get Bored This Winter, Learn a New Hobby!

Jenny/ December 16, 2021/ Grit blog posts

Winter is fast approaching in our neck of the woods, the Midwest. Our average first frost is just around the corner and by the time you read this, I’m sure we’ll have had several and possibly even be firing up the woodstove. There are parts of winter I dread, such as the extreme cold some years, and parts I love,

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“God Made Music” Homeschool Music Program

Jenny/ November 1, 2021/ Homeschool Reviews

Do you struggle to fit music into your homeschool program? Me too! That’s why I was SO excited to review God Made Music from Praise Hymn Inc. (This is Grade 1 Video School). God Made Music is an online homeschool music program that has downloadable workbooks and online videos. The subscription program can be either monthly or yearly (ours is

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Starfall: Screen-Time You Can Love!

Jenny/ October 27, 2021/ Homeschool Reviews

Do your kids love screen-time but you’re a bit hesitant? In our house we severely limit screen-time. (In fact my kids get 15 minutes of screen play a week). But we love Starfall in our home because it’s educational, ad-free and it’s easy to navigate! That’s why we’re reviewing it this week! Keep reading to enter our GIVEAWAY and get

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Online Times Alive for Multiplication Memorization

Jenny/ October 11, 2021/ Homeschool Reviews

Jake has been working on memorizing multiplication so we requested to review OnlineTimes Alive from City Creek Press again! This is a super neat online program that uses songs, video, pictures and catchy lines to help you memorize your multiplication facts. And let me tell you, it WORKS! You can use it on your computer OR get the app! Disclaimer:

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Reading Eggs Learning Program

Jenny/ September 27, 2021/ Homeschool Reviews

You’ve probably heard of the Reading Eggs learning program and perhaps you’ve even read past reviews from me. But if not, here’s a quick rundown of this super cool online learning program! Disclaimer: I received this product free for my fair and honest review. I was not required to give a positive review or compensated in any other way! First

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Fables, Myths & Fairy Tales

Jenny/ August 29, 2021/ Homeschool Reviews

So, we’ve already started another school year around here and while there is always a learning curve, so far its going well! We’re doing a few things the same here and a few things differently. For example, while we’re staying with IEW (because I’m just crazy about them!) we are using one of their focused writing curriculums. I let my

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August 2021 Update

Jenny/ August 9, 2021/ Uncategorised

Wow! I swear time travels faster each year 🙁 I can’t believe August is already here! We’ve been super busy this summer with a very large garden (45 tomato plants, 12 peppers, potatoes, corn, squash, cucumbers, cabbage, herbs and now fall beans and cabbage. The kids started back to school the first full week of July so that’s been interesting

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Britfield & The Rise Of The Lion

Jenny/ July 5, 2021/ Homeschool Reviews

I absolutely LOVE a good book and a couple years ago we reviewed Britfield and my son was crazy about it. He’d been anxiously awaiting the next installment in this 7 book series and here it is: Britfield & The Rise Of The Lion! This is a HUGE 470 page adventure book and is a sequel to “Britfield & The

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AwesomeSciTV & Science for Your Homeschool

Jenny/ June 14, 2021/ Homeschool Reviews

Disclaimer: I use affiliate links of products I love and personally use! I really really like letting my kids watch super cool science movies to help them learn in our homeschool because let’s face it, videos are an awesome learning tool. But unfortunately good Christian based ones that are exciting and well made can sometimes be hard to come by.

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