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Homeschooling using Librivox

March 17, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

I’m not quite sure how long ago I found out about Librivox but I love free resources and audiobooks could be expensive if you had to buy them. I enjoy homeschooling using Librivox and using Librivox for personal growth. There’s two different ways that I use Librivox so I will share those with you first.

LibriVox website and App

Homeschooling using Librivox! Easier then you think! #audiobooks #education #freeapp #charlottemasoneducation #ENWC

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1. Download audiobooks for old cellphone or iPod via the Librivox website. Yes, we still own old tech that doesn’t have WiFi or use apps and read more about this on our post –Digital Devices for Homeschool. Librivox online works very well with these types of devices. You go to Librivox via PC and find a couple classic Literature titles. Then you can download them chapter by chapter or zip file or via iTunes!

librivox website

 

2. Use the free Librivox app or the paid ad-free version to listen to audiobooks on the go! No waiting for your turn like Overdrive. If you download the audiobooks to your device then you won’t use up your data when off WiFi.

Related posts: Free Apps We Use in Our Homeschool, Free Benefits at Ohio Libraries, How I Taught my Son to Read and What is Family Culture?

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Filed Under: Book Lists, Frugal Living, frugal tips, Homeschool Resources, Homeschooling Tagged With: audiobooks, parenting

Egg Hunt and Easter Bunny Events In Miami Valley

March 15, 2019 By Thaleia 1 Comment

Are your little one hopping to find some Easter eggs? How about a family event that includes a visit from the Easter Bunny? I have found some free and paid events around the Miami Valley! This year it looks like 3 weekends in a row of great Egg Hunt and Easter Bunny events!

Check out some of the BEST Egg Hunt and Easter Bunny Events In Miami Valley. #Easter2019

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Filed Under: Frugal Living Tagged With: Easter Bunny, Easter Egg Hunt

How to Find Summer Camps and Activities

March 2, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

While it’s only March, many Summer camps and activities have early registration times. If you have multiple children interested in Summer camps then you will want to find out what your options are as early as possible. There’s nothing like the sinking feeling of finding the perfect program for one of your children to discover it conflicts with another program. I am going to share how I go about finding Summer Camps and activities as well as how I decide what to register my children for.

Camps and Activities

Do your kids get bored in the Summer? Read how to find Summer Camps and Activities! #Summer #Soccer #Sports #spon

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Filed Under: Budget Friendly Summer Tagged With: summer, Summer Reading, Summer Vacation

Trammel Fossil Park (Sharonville, Ohio)

February 15, 2019 By Thaleia 3 Comments

We were heading to Cincinnati for a media dinner at Freddy’s Steakburgers and Frozen Custard and decided to stop and play along the way. I looked up some parks in the area and found out about the Trammel Fossil Park located in Sharonville.

Trammel Fossil Park

I had never heard of the Trammel Fossil Park and I have lived in Ohio all my life. We have been fossil hunting before at Caesar’s Creek before Lil’ Red was born so I thought it would be fun for him to hunt some fossils. We brought some empty ice cream buckets to help with our fossil collection.

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Filed Under: Budget Friendly Summer, Family Travel, Parks and Playgrounds Tagged With: field trips, fossils, Geology

Sky and Space Educational Items Under $25

February 5, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Educational Games for 2-8 Year Olds

If you have some sky and space lovers in your house like I do then you will want to be sure that they have some basic sky and space equipment. I have scoured Amazon to bring you a list of some fun and educational items related to sky and space. I am hoping that your family will enjoy some of these items as much as my children have.

Sky and space educational items

Explore all things #Sky and #Space with this list of educational items for kids for February’s #NatureBookClub theme! #naturestudy
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  1. Basic Telescope– You do not need to spend a fortune on a really good telescope to encourage your young sky observer. Starting with a much simpler and cheaper telescope  will allow you to see if a larger investment is worth it down the road. Or you could take your family to an Observatory or Star Gazing event as well as check with your local library to see if they offer equipment to borrow.
  2. Binoculars– Many times during the year you can observe some items in the sky with a pair of binoculars. We own multiple pairs of binoculars and share with you how to pick a pair of binoculars for your child. 
  3. Solar System– A nice 3D solar system can bring learning about each planet a little more real to life for your child. 
  4. Space Station Play Set- We picked up a set many years ago when our teens were younger. It’s been played with by all four kids! You can choose from a simple toob with 12 items or a huge bucket with 60 pieces. 
  5. Books about Sky and Space- There’s a ton of great books both picture books and field guides so I dedicated an entire post to a list of sky and space books for kids.
  6. Constellation Flashcards– This unique tin holds the Qurious Space game that can be played by up to 18 people!
  7. Space Science Kit- The Magic School Bus offers a nice kit called The Secrets of Space for children ages 5-12.
  8. Women of NASA LEGO Set- If your child wants to learn about the women who have been a part of space history then this Ideas Women of NASA LEGO Set. 
  9. Field Guide- We own the National Audubon Society First Field Guide Night Sky edition.

I hope your family enjoys some of these sky and space educational items while exploring and learning about stars, planets and the history of space.

 

Link up your sky and space nature study post during the Nature Book Club on February 20-28!

FEB 2019 Skay & Space Nature Book Club IG 2019

 

Filed Under: Gift Guides, Homeschool Resources, Homeschooling, Nature Book Club

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