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  • Artist Study: Frida Kahlo

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    We were very excited when we learned that the Nova Southeastern University Museum of Art in Fort Lauderdale would be showing a traveling Frida Kahlo/Diego Rivera Exhibit.  Last spring we traveled to the Yucatan for a family wedding.  While my husband had been before it was the kids and my first time in Mexico.  We…

  • Book Review

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    Non-fiction can be seriously dry and boring.  We came across these two books this week and really enjoyed them both.  They were both really well written, informative, and entertaining. “Buried In Ice The Mystery of a Lost Arctic Expedition” Is the story of Sir John Franklin’s ill fated arctic expedition in search of a northwest…

  • FREE American Girl Doll Club

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    My daughter and her American Girl Doll “Emma Clara” have thoroughly enjoyed the Currclick American Girl Doll Club.  It is hard to imagine in this day and age, but it is free!  Each month the participants read a different American Girl book.  A supply list is sent to participants in advance of the club’s meeting. …

  • Thomas Edison Lap Book

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    Lap books are a great way to organize facts that we have learned.  I found this lap book on the blog “Confessions of a Homeschooler“.  They use Mike Venezia’s book as a basis for the information.  You can purchase the template on the Confessions of a Homeschooler website for two dollars, extremely worth the money. …

  • Bunny Munch

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    With Easter right around the corner I made bunny munch.  It makes a great snack for when you’re dying your Easter eggs.

  • Field Trip: Sandy Hook

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    When I was a kid growing up in Florida, seafood restaurants with Christmas tree lights, nets, sailfish trophies, and other eclectic tropical garb hanging from the ceiling and walls were a dime a dozen.  Now they are a rare find in the sunshine state just like vacant land.  For that reason when we are on…

  • Thomas Edison Books

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    For all of you homeschoolers, did you know Thomas Edison was homeschooled? Before our trip to Fort Myers to visit the winter homes of Edison and Ford we decided to study Edison during our science time.  These were some of our favorite books. Time For Kids Thomas Edison Thomas A. Edison Young Inventor Thomas Edison for…

  • Field Trip: The Edison & Ford Estate

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    I had remembered loving the Edison/Ford estate as a child and was really excited to take my kids.  It is still as wonderful as I remembered.  You can’t help but be inspired by Edison’s constant curiosity and desire to invent and push forward progress.  You are able to tour Edison and Ford’s homes, Edison’s lab,…

  • Crave: Fort Myers

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    I have been wanting to take a field trip to Fort Myers for quite some time.  I remembered enjoying the Edison Museum as a kid and couldn’t wait to share it with my kids.  I am so glad we finally made the jump. It did not disappoint. We had so much fun, I can’t wait…