One Second Every Day {October 2016}

One second every day during the month of October... lots of fall ball, baking pumpkin bread,

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Our 2016-2017 Homeschool Year: 12 Week Update

We're 12 weeks into our 2016-2017 homeschool year... already 1/3 of the way through.  So I figured it was time for a check in.  Here's what's going on with our K, 3rd, and 6th graders.

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50 Great Ideas for Operation Christmas Child Shoebox

It's seems crazy to already be thinking about Christmas.  After all, my kids' Halloween buckets are still full.  But if you're thinking of filling an Operation Christmas Child shoe box, now is definitely the time to start thinking about Christmas.  Our shoe boxes are due at the end of the month and I've been trying to fill mine with items that are both practical and fun, while still communicating cross-culturally.  Here are 50 items that we've come up with:

Hygiene Items--
Bar soap
Small soap container
Washcloth
Hand towel
Hand towel roll to contain hygiene items
Toothbrush
Toothpaste
Wet wipes
Deodorant
Tissues
Lip balm
Hair brush
Comb
Hair ties
Bandaids
Sanitary napkins
Barettes

Tools--
Small fishing kit
Small sewing kit
Small crafting kit
Small tools
Duct tape
Small tarp

School items--
Colored pencils
Pencils
Manual pencil sharpener
Highlighters
Pens
Watercolor paint set
Erasers
Coloring books (simple, without words)
Notebook

Clothing Items--
Scarf
Socks
Watch
Bracelets/Necklace

Toys--
Bouncy ball
Travel size games
Harmonica
Yo-Yo
Small stuffed animal
Glitter
Deflated Ball
Pump
Stickers
Playdoh
Jump rope
Matchbox cars
Kaleidoscope
Small puzzles in ziplocks

Have you packed an Operation Christmas Child Shoebox?

What items did you include?

The Weekly Wrap: Rewarding Good Behavior

In This Weekly Wrap…

We hit the baseball field, Josiah gets turned into a burrito, and the kids earn a treat for their good behavior.

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September/October Homeschool Favorites

Some of our favorites this month in our homeschool!

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