Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. If you buy through them, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend books I'd put in my own kids' hands. Christmas is one of the few times of year you can create magic from practically nothing. You can visit lights and markets, and you can fill your home with the feeling of the season. But what kids remember most is how those days felt. One of the simplest ways to build that feeling is to read aloud.

This post contains affiliate links. If you buy something through one of my links, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. I only recommend books we own, have borrowed, or would happily put on our own shelf. The moment I realized we needed more My son hit early elementary age and something shifted almost overnight. Suddenly everything was a question. Why do volcanoes erupt? Where is Egypt? How does a rocket actually leave the ground? What's inside my arm? He was

Create a Thanksgiving basket that brings books, creativity, nature, gratitude, and a little bit of magic into your homeschool this fall. There are some holidays you grow up with. And then there are holidays you discover later in life. For me, Thanksgiving is one of those holidays. Growing up in Eastern Europe, I never had Thanksgiving. It simply wasn’t part of our calendar or our family traditions. When I came to America and started celebrating Thanksgiving with an American f