Adventures of a Catholic homeschooling family in Alaska.
There’s a new online game in town and my boys have been trying it out. Time Island is a virtual world where kids explore an imaginary island while trying to avoid Groggs, strange green creatures found there. While the play environment is meant to be fun and engaging, they also are encountering different challenges [Read On]
Are YOU wild about Harry? As in Harry Potter, that is! My boys (with the exception of J as he’s too little to notice or care) are all big Harry Potter fans. And they can hardly wait until we make our trek to the movie theater. Good thing they had the opportunity to play the [Read On]
Both on Palm Sunday and then a few weeks back, the parish held youth retreats on a Sunday afternoon for grades 6 – 12. Apparently, there was a vibrant youth group a few years back. But, it dwindled and died. Now several parishioners are trying to bring it back. These retreats for a few hours [Read On]
Welcome to Pearl Girls™ Mother of Pearl Mother’s Day blog series. The series is week long celebration of moms and mothering. Each day will feature a new post by some of today’s best writer’s (Tricia Goyer, Megan Alexander, Suzanne Woods Fisher, Beth Engelman, Holley Gerth, Shellie Rushing Tomlinson, and more). I hope you’ll join us [Read On]
If there is one skill that I worried about teaching my younger boys, it is the ability to read. For me, learning to read had been easy and something I tackled on my own before even entering school. However, I knew that each of my boys was unique and might not have inherited the same [Read On]
Anyone that knows my boys knows that they enjoy video games. Like other kids their age, they can get sucked into them at times and need parental prodding to get off. Thankfully, there are many sites that are fun and educational so I can feel better about giving them screen time. When asked if our [Read On]
I have to admit that it becomes a bit overwhelming keeping all the boys on task for all subjects when they are all working at different levels. Just writing that sentence almost has me in need of a nap! While it can be easy enough to merge some subjects with a little tweaking of expectations, [Read On]
Anyone that knows my boys, knows that they love a good computer game. They’ll try almost any game out there, but are quick to set aside one that does not engage them. While they gravitate more towards ‘fighting’ games or ones with a touch of fantasy, they do enjoy others as well.Roman Town from Dig-It [Read On]
Every year, we have been blessed with a new game through the TOS Crew. This year is no exception. We were sent Wits and Wagers Family by North Star Games to test out in our house. Can I just say that my boys and I LOVE this game!! The family edition has each [Read On]
Over the past few weeks, I’ve shared about a few printable products from Python Printable Products. This next one we were sent to review is titled Camel Race Bible Trivia Questions Game. I am hopeful that this will provide entertainment for the boys while reinforcing learning of the Bible. (Homeschoolers, can you just see something [Read On]
Day 15, so half way through the challenge this month. Today I am grateful that homeschooling is an option for our family. I recognize that homeschooling is not always allowed outside of the United States and that even within our nation there are locations with so many hoops to jump through that it is difficult [Read On]
When we were asked if our family would be interested in reviewing the new LEGO game, Creationary, I knew what the boys’ response would be even before I asked them. A resounding YES! came from P, R and D. We’ll just say that these boys love LEGOS. They eagerly anticipated the game’s arrival at my [Read On]
When I heard that Super Star Speech was going to be a vendor, I figured that we would not be reviewing them. The boys do not have any speech issues to tackle, unlike what I went through as a child. But, I was wrong in my assessment as Super Star Speech offers more than products [Read On]
Role playing games have been the rage for my boys for a few years now. There are a few different ones they registered to play on the computer. However, there is always that concern over who they might meet online and whether the particular game that is the current favorite with their friends is really [Read On]
Just about every kid I know enjoys playing at least one video game that’s out there. With computer games, Nintendo 64 games, Wii games and handheld systems in our house, the boys have plenty of options as to how they’ll spend their game time. However, we’d never tried to create our own games to play. [Read On]
For many children, there is something appealing about life on a farm. Toddlers and preschoolers often enjoy a good round of Old McDonald Had a Farm with the opportunity to make different animal sounds. With a few family members that have ‘fun farms’, my boys have a real attraction to farm life. So, they were [Read On]
