Tag: Halloween

  • Middle School Halloween mini unit

    Middle School Halloween mini unit

    I remember fondly coming in for the random school holiday and being excited about what special lessons my teacher might have planned. Through elementary school and for part of middle school my teachers didn’t disappoint. I want to bring that same level of excitement for my kids in their homeschool holidays. Last year I did…

  • Does a pumpkin float?

    Does a pumpkin float?

    Some homeschool science lessons can be super duper simple. OF course, some are not so simple, I went with simple this week because I had in-laws coming and costumes to finish. Lots of costumes to finish for Halloween, sigh silly girl.  But, back to the experiment:  Does a pumpkin float? Before we find out does…

  • A Touch of Evil Board Game review

    A Touch of Evil Board Game review

    I’m going to warn you this is my boys’ favorite board game.  This is also one of the more complicated games I’ll share on this blog, but if you’re willing to put the time into learning the game it’s a lot of fun. {This post contains affiliate links.  For more information read my disclosure page}…

  • Black Cauldron movie night

    Black Cauldron movie night

    When I was in 6th grade I was given a copy of the first three books of the Chronicles of Prydain.  I spent a few years not reading the books, and then devoured all the ones I owned and spent years tracking down the rest. So, I’ve long been looking forward to this book and…

  • The Witches by Roald Dahl book and a movie night.

    I don’t know about you, but I read a lot of Roald Dahl books as a child, and the same seems to be true of many movie producers because in the last 20 years his books have been made into tons of movies, and made my book and a movie night very easy.  The Witches…