Archive for November, 2008

Homeschool LEGO projects

LEGOs are incredible little teaching tools disguised as toys and they fit in well at our household because our motto is that learning should be fun!  At the moment, we are just having fun building space ships, planet rovers, and Star Wars-inspired speeders. However, a bit of research has inspired us to plan on doing [...]

The Artist’s Toolkit

Kids really enjoy making arts and crafts. The only problem I have with arts and crafts is that kids don’t necessarily learn about art principles. Art should always be fun and teaching art theory to kids can take the fun right out of the art activity. However, the Artist’s Toolkit is a website that teaches [...]

Obama Wins!

Change has just come to America. A significant change. Epic change. Change that occurred when American astronauts landed on the moon! People around the world are excited — they love Obama (and maybe now America?).  Anyway, take some time today to teach your children about this historic event. Make sure they understand and remember. CNN.com [...]