Written by contributor Rachel Wolf of Lusa Organics and Clean This summer I'm reviving one of my favorite homeschooling traditions. Mystery Day. Mystery Day begins with a simple set of instructions. I tell the children what to wear (a swimming suit, a nice outfit, or maybe their muck …
field trips
How to forage for wild edibles with kids
Written by contributor Rachel Wolf of Clean and Lusa Organics Weeds. They invade our gardens and lawns. They choke out the plants we're trying to grow. We did not invite them, yet there they appear in abundance. So we seek them out and destroy them. But Ralph Waldo Emerson said, "A …
Planning a European vacation
Written by contributor Jessica Fisher of Life as Mom and Good Cheap Eats I spent my twenty-first and twenty-second birthdays in France. I lived a year in Bordeaux, studying and perfecting my French skills. My husband and I honeymooned there. At 22 years of age, I considered myself a world …
4 weeks on the road
Written by contributor Rachel Wolf of Clean and Lusa Organics My son once mistook Lake Michigan for the ocean. So we sat down with a map and found the Great Lakes. And then we found the Atlantic. Lake Michigan is big, but the ocean is immense. He wanted to see it for himself. So did his …
Gearing up for a month overseas
Written by Jamie Martin, editor of Simple Homeschool and Steady Mom Something exciting is happening in our family tomorrow. We leave on a trip we've been planning for years --a month in England. Why England? Well, my husband Steve is British. All of his family (my children's grandparents, …
