Every year during the month of December, we do an activity advent calendar. It’s become a favourite family tradition and something the girls look forward to each day. Since we don’t do any homeschooling during December, this activity calendar helps keep us busy and entertained. It does take a little planning. I try to match…
Pumpkin Patch and Math
A few years ago, we started going to the pumpkin patch in the fall and it quickly became a favourite family tradition. So, every year during the month of October, we drive out and spend the day at the pumpkin patch. It’s the perfect day. After a few hours of wandering through a corn maze…
Apple Crisp and Eczema Update
Lots of people like to go pick apples at an orchard once the fall weather arrives. Well, the sweater weather is here, but we don’t have to leave our house for apples. We are lucky enough to have a few apple trees right on our property. So we picked some of our apples and decided…
Why We Love the Library
We love the library. When the kids were really little it became a place for us to go and let them play in the kids area. It was quiet, fun and most importantly free! Since becoming homeschoolers, we love it even more. Books to Read We love to read. We read books with our kids…
Fall Theme Microscope Science for Kids
Stéphane has a fascination with looking at things under the microscope. And like father, like daughter, so does Alexie. These two love finding things, especially in nature, and examining them under the microscope. Since it’s fall, he decided to do a Fall themed microscope discovery session with Alexie. He gathered a bunch of cool, autumn…
Leaf Identification Scavenger Hunt
This month, we’ve been slowly getting into the flow of things. Stéphane is back to work, the girls’ groups, classes, and activities are slowly starting up again and we are really starting to find our rhythm. And part of our rhythm has become a daily walk. So far this month, we’ve made it out almost…
Homeschool Supply Haul – Back to School Supply Shopping
There’s a little nip in the wind and there are a single tree here and there who’s leaves have started to change colours. That means summer is winding down and that in a few weeks Stéphane will head back to work and we will return to our “school year” routine. And while we will miss…
Our Curriculum and Plan for 2019-2020 School Year
This is our second year homeschooling. Alexie just turned 4 this summer and she has gone through some pretty big changes in the last 6 months, which will really change what we are doing this year. Back in March, Alexie was diagnoses with 67 food sensitivities which were triggering her sever eczema. Since eliminating those…
Planning Our Homeschool Year
The weeks leading up to September are some of my favourites. I always considered September to be the unofficial but real New Years. With all the schools and programs starting up in September and Stéphane’s return to his teaching job, it just feels like a new start. the unofficial but real New Years. With all…
The Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory
After visiting the girls’ aunt and uncle and their wonderful farmer’s market, we decided to break up the long ride home. We decided to stop at the Cambridge Butterfly Conservatory. Being totally honest, we didn’t expect much. We have a butterfly gallery at our local science centre and we thought it would be pretty much…