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Summer Reading Club Programs Around the Miami Valley Area

May 5, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

We love taking advantage of various Summer Reading Club programs from a variety of different libraries. Since I look up lots of different Summer Reading Club dates and activities I thought I would share those with my loyal local readers! Our family usually takes part in a handful of programs at various library locations around the Miami Valley but I am always looking for more free family friendly events especially for my teens.

Check out the 2022 Summer Reading Club Programs Around the Miami Valley Area List #SummerReading

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Each Summer I build our calendar around the free programs that I find and Summer Reading Club programs are a big part in our fun! I am loving all the variety of programs the libraries I have contacted so far have told me about from STEM to music to art. We also make sure to prepare Summer Reading spaces as soon as the weather is warm and are sure to look up the Kids Summer Movie schedule.

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Real Homeschooling for Real Families Blog Series

May 3, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Just wanted to let my lovely readers know about a new blog series that I have been working on called Real Homeschooling for Real Families. I have been gathering guest posts over the past few months from other homeschooling mama’s who have offered to share their homeschooling method or homeschooling style.

Join us each Monday for Real Homeschooling for Real Families Blog Series #Homeschooling styles and methods! #hsmamas #homeschoolbeginners

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Each week we will be adding a new post to the series until we no longer have submissions. (If you would like to write a guest post for this series or about a curriculum that you love, please contact me!) This series will include posts about the following homeschooling methods: Charlotte Mason, Classical, Eclectic, Lifestyle of Learning, Montessori, Principle Approach, Unschooling and Unit Studies so far.

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Amphibians and Reptiles Field Guide Books for Kids #NatureStudy #NatureBookClub #Booklist

May 1, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

It’s May 1st and that means a new topic for Nature Book Club. This month we are learning all about Amphibians and Reptiles. I wanted to make sure and round up some great non-fiction books for kids and thought that a variety of field guides might be helpful. I hope you join us this month a we learn all about different amphibians and reptiles through books, play and hands-on activities.

If you need some resources to explore your local pond or if your family wants to learn all about frogs then I got you covered with blog posts.

Explore all things #amphibians and #reptiles with this list of books for Kids for May #NatureBookClub theme! #naturestudy

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Check out the Nature Book Club Facebook Group!

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Tips for Having a Garage Sale and NOT Lose Your Sanity

April 22, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Summer is a great time to hold a garage sale since you can enlist your children and friends to help. You can have your children try on their Summer wardrobe at the end of Spring so you know what still fits. Then you can sell items that are too small and won’t be passed down to other family members. If you have a large list of items that you need to buy then you will want prepare for garage sale season early so you are ready to hit some sales yourself.

Make sure you have a successful garage sale with these tips and keep your sanity in the process!

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Learning about Monarch Butterflies and Raising Monarch Caterpillars #NatureBookClub #NatureStudy

April 20, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

We have loved discovering Monarch caterpillars and Monarch butterflies in our garden each year. Last year we were able to raise and release four Monarch butterflies throughout the Summer. We usually do not see many butterflies until early to mid-June from looking through a few years worth of pictures. Learning about Monarch butterflies and raising Monarch caterpillars is a great Summer activity as well as Citizen Science project.

We live in Ohio and many of the Monarch caterpillar’s and Monarch butterfly’s food sources are not blooming until that time of year. We usually do not even look for Monarch’s until the Praying Mantis’ have hatched and our garden is growing well. Last year the first picture we took of a Monarch was June 28 on a bright Purple Coneflower.

We decided to try our hand at finding Monarch caterpillar’s, raising them and releasing the Monarch butterfly since we have seen them around our house for the last few years. I was the one to find the tiny caterpillar’s munching on some Honeyvine Milkweed (Cynanchum laeve) near our vegetable garden.

Learning about Monarch Butterflies and Raising Monarch Caterpillars #NatureBookClub #NatureStudy #homeschool #CitizenScientist

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