Comments on: The Family Hour: Recess for Everyone http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/ Never let your schooling interrupt your education. Sun, 05 Feb 2012 12:01:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Amida http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1451 Amida Thu, 04 Mar 2010 06:33:08 +0000 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=733#comment-1451 Leslie, Thank you! I just had school-less day with my kids. It's a great way to recharge and reconnect. .-= Amida's last blog: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyIntoUnschooling/~3/cmsioqAZwA8/launching-boats.html" rel="nofollow">Launching Boats</a> =-. Leslie,
Thank you! I just had school-less day with my kids. It’s a great way to recharge and reconnect.
.-= Amida’s last blog: Launching Boats =-.

]]> By: Leslie http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1450 Leslie Thu, 04 Mar 2010 04:53:52 +0000 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=733#comment-1450 I really love this. I'm getting a little overwhelmed and stressed out with homeschool right now, and maybe what we need is a family "day" not just an hour! I need to re-connect, and just enjoy my kids for a day - get back to the basics of loving and playing, and maybe then we can move forward with school in a more positive way. .-= Leslie's last blog: <a href="http://adventureswithmyfour.blogspot.com/2010/03/spontaneous-math.html" rel="nofollow">spontaneous math</a> =-. I really love this. I’m getting a little overwhelmed and stressed out with homeschool right now, and maybe what we need is a family “day” not just an hour! I need to re-connect, and just enjoy my kids for a day – get back to the basics of loving and playing, and maybe then we can move forward with school in a more positive way.
.-= Leslie’s last blog: spontaneous math =-.

]]> By: Misha http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1449 Misha Thu, 04 Mar 2010 02:27:27 +0000 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=733#comment-1449 Amida - I love, love, love this and how you say it. It is entirely possible to be with my kids all day and never "be" with them. So beautiful. .-= Misha's last blog: <a href="http://beautyandjoy.blogspot.com/2010/03/and-so-they-say.html" rel="nofollow">And So They Say</a> =-. Amida – I love, love, love this and how you say it. It is entirely possible to be with my kids all day and never “be” with them. So beautiful.
.-= Misha’s last blog: And So They Say =-.

]]> By: Ashley http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1448 Ashley Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:00:39 +0000 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=733#comment-1448 We've started a bedtime routine of reading a chapter from The Jesus Storybook Bible each night before bed. It helps us to come together as a family and spend some quality time together at the end of the day. .-= Ashley's last blog: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/XaUs/~3/x9Gy_s2pgYU/i-love-oxi-clean.html" rel="nofollow">I love Oxi-Clean!</a> =-. We’ve started a bedtime routine of reading a chapter from The Jesus Storybook Bible each night before bed. It helps us to come together as a family and spend some quality time together at the end of the day.
.-= Ashley’s last blog: I love Oxi-Clean! =-.

]]> By: Simple Homeschool~Jamie http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1447 Simple Homeschool~Jamie Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:01:14 +0000 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=733#comment-1447 I think baking together is one of the times that represents our family culture. I'm not a gourmet cook by any means, but there is something nurturing and comforting about being in the kitchen with little people. We all love it. Thanks for the great post, Amida! Jamie .-= Simple Homeschool~Jamie's last blog: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SimpleHomeschool/~3/776vLYFg-GU/" rel="nofollow">The Family Hour: Recess for Everyone</a> =-. I think baking together is one of the times that represents our family culture. I’m not a gourmet cook by any means, but there is something nurturing and comforting about being in the kitchen with little people. We all love it.

Thanks for the great post, Amida!

Jamie
.-= Simple Homeschool~Jamie’s last blog: The Family Hour: Recess for Everyone =-.

]]> By: Amida http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1446 Amida Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:19:55 +0000 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=733#comment-1446 We do the same thing! My husband reads to the youngest and I read to the oldest. Then at some point the little one joins in and snuggles (or plays) until we are all done. .-= Amida's last blog: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyIntoUnschooling/~3/cmsioqAZwA8/launching-boats.html" rel="nofollow">Launching Boats</a> =-. We do the same thing! My husband reads to the youngest and I read to the oldest. Then at some point the little one joins in and snuggles (or plays) until we are all done.
.-= Amida’s last blog: Launching Boats =-.

]]> By: Amida http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1445 Amida Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:14:57 +0000 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=733#comment-1445 Our kids had asked for new board games last Christmas and every now and then, we skip school altogether and go on a game marathon. Needless to say, they love when that happens! .-= Amida's last blog: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyIntoUnschooling/~3/cmsioqAZwA8/launching-boats.html" rel="nofollow">Launching Boats</a> =-. Our kids had asked for new board games last Christmas and every now and then, we skip school altogether and go on a game marathon. Needless to say, they love when that happens!
.-= Amida’s last blog: Launching Boats =-.

]]> By: Amida http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1444 Amida Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:12:04 +0000 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=733#comment-1444 Legos are awesome. Our Lego time tend to last way over an hour! .-= Amida's last blog: <a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/JourneyIntoUnschooling/~3/cmsioqAZwA8/launching-boats.html" rel="nofollow">Launching Boats</a> =-. Legos are awesome. Our Lego time tend to last way over an hour!
.-= Amida’s last blog: Launching Boats =-.

]]> By: Jennifer Jo http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1443 Jennifer Jo Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:53:57 +0000 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=733#comment-1443 We read out loud every night. My husband reads to the two younger kids and I read to the bigs---they are 8 and 10 years old and we're in the thick of To Kill A Mockingbird. It's one of my favorite parts of the day (aside from when everyone is sleeping and I can do as I please...). .-= Jennifer Jo's last blog: <a href="http://mamasminutia.blogspot.com/2010/03/punchy-pie.html" rel="nofollow">Punchy pie</a> =-. We read out loud every night. My husband reads to the two younger kids and I read to the bigs—they are 8 and 10 years old and we’re in the thick of To Kill A Mockingbird. It’s one of my favorite parts of the day (aside from when everyone is sleeping and I can do as I please…).
.-= Jennifer Jo’s last blog: Punchy pie =-.

]]> By: Rana http://simplehomeschool.net/the-family-hour-recess-for-everyone/comment-page-1/#comment-1442 Rana Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:24:08 +0000 http://simplehomeschool.net/?p=733#comment-1442 We like to have a story before bed, and we love Legos and baby dolls. .-= Rana's last blog: <a href="http://freetolearnanlovinit.blogspot.com/2010/03/when-is-it-going-to-end.html" rel="nofollow">When is it going to end?</a> =-. We like to have a story before bed, and we love Legos and baby dolls.
.-= Rana’s last blog: When is it going to end? =-.

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