A morning basket is one of those ideas that makes you stop and think, "Whoever came up with this was a genius." I wish I could take credit, but I can't. Someone far wiser than me figured out that a simple basket of good things, waiting for your kids at the start of the day, can change the whole feel of your homeschool morning. We use ours all year, and it has been so good on completely ordinary days. But here's what I've noticed: holidays and special occasions are a wonderful

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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