Even Homeschooling Can Hinder Creativity
And so we begin our last week of homeschooling. This year has been very difficult which has come through in various posts. It started to come through in things I wrote last school year. I can’t …
Homeschooling a Fifth Year of High School
Caroline and I have discussed the idea of extending her high school studies another year off and on over the past several weeks. Today we came to a conclusion and shook on it. We are adding a fifth …
The INFP Child and Her Stuffed Animals
Over the years I’ve invested a lot of energy into understanding my child and the way God created her as an individual. I’ve written about that journey from many different angles in the …
Themed Copywork Printables – Print & Cursive
Copywork is a fantastic way for children to practice a number of writing skills. I’ve taken the concept of copywork in a bit of a different direction by offering a collection of fun facts about …
Caroline’s Recent Creative Projects
I haven’t done a post about some of Caroline’s creative projects in four years. Four! The last one was Caroline’s Creative Endeavors from July 2018. Like many creative kids, Caroline …
10 Reasons We Enjoyed the Tween Years
There are so many warnings out there to enjoy your children when they are little because the tween years hit and things are never the same again. It’s strongly implied that the years are …
Making Peace With Your Creative Child’s Clutter
One of my blogging friends, Jimmie, wrote What My (Messy) Artist Daughter Has Taught Me. I totally got that post as I had been thinking about the struggles of being a neat person who likes everything …
Homeschooling A Creative Child For The Future
David knew when he was still quite young that he would be an artist or architect of some kind. I knew from an early age that I was good with words and wanted to be a writer (but ended up a teacher for …
Understanding Why Your Creative Child is Lazy
Creativity is an often admired but frequently misunderstood trait. Most of the time it doesn’t matter if creative people are misunderstood. They simply go about their business and accept that …
100 Art Supplies For Creative Girls
Because I’ve been blessed with a creative and artistically gifted daughter, I’ve learned a great deal about art supplies over the past several years. As a highly creative family, …