What we don’t do {Episode 45}

There is plenty that the sisters don’t do. (Especially right now!) Because none of us can do it all.

So in this episode, Cait and Kara are sharing some things they’ve let go of.

And they want to hear from you too. Head over to the show notes at thehomeschoolsisters.com to share what you don’t do in this season of life!

This episode is sponsored by KiwiCo., Kara’s new ebook, Strewing 101: An Invitation to Play, Learn and Grow, available at her site at karaasanderson.com/shop, and Cait’s new membership, Never Board Learning, an online community for parents who love play-based learning and gameschooling.

KiwiCo: 

This episode is sponsored by KiwiCo. A new year is always a great time to discover new things about ourselves and our interests. And it is just as important for the kids in our lives to make these same discoveries. With a KiwiCo subscription, your child can discover something new all year long.

KiwiCo’s seriously fun and innovative crates provide accessible science and art projects to
kids of all ages.  For trailblazing toddlers to more experienced explorers and every stage in between. Encourage your children to be innovators and creative thinkers. They won’t believe what they can build and accomplish with KiwCo. When they’re finished, watch their confidence be as big as their smile.

Your child can get super cool, hands-on science, art, and geography projects delivered to their door every month. While they might be unable to go to fun places, you can bring a “whoa awesome” experience straight to them with KiwiCo. And unboxing a crate feels just as exciting as receiving it! Everything they need is inside each colorful crate so your child can get started right away!

With KiwiCo’s hands-on art and science projects, kids can engineer a walking robot, design a
paint pendulum, conduct bubbling, chemistry experiments, and more – all from the comfort of
Home! You’ll get everything you need to make STEAM seriously fun — delivered to your doorstep.

Get 30% off your first month with the code HOMESCHOOL at KiwiCo. 

Kara’s latest ebook:

Kara’s new ebook, Strewing 101: An Invitation to Play, Learn and Grow, available at her site at karaasanderson.com/shop.

In this new ebook, Kara will answer the questions, “So what exactly is strewing?” and “Do we have to do it to homeschool well?”

Kara will walk you through how to get strewing ideas and how to keep track of ideas you’d like to try in the future. Plus, where and when to strew and how to balance strewing with more traditional learning approaches.

Strewing 101: An Invitation to Play, Learn and Grow will help you to add more strewing to your homeschool routine and it includes more than 100 ideas to get you off and running. Kara shares simple tips to get you started, and a low-pressure approach, plus her best tip for what to do when strewing goes wrong. (Don’t worry – it happens to all of us.)

Kara’s ebook is 33 pages long, includes a printable to track your favorite strewing ideas, and a list of more than 100 ways to strew for language arts, math, science, social studies, art, music and beyond.

There are even directions for 3 next-level strewing projects.

Use the code STREWSISTERS at checkout to get $2 off of Kara’s new ebook, Strewing 101: An Invitation to Play, Learn and Grow, available at her site at karaasanderson.com/shop.

Never Board Learning:

Hi, sisters! Cait here. Want to have some fun??

As a lifelong gamer, school psychologist, and homeschool mom, I have witnessed- time and time again- the power of play.

I believe that homeschooling can be almost all fun and games. Now, does that mean it will be all sunshine, rainbows, and laughter? Heck, no! But I do believe we could all be having a heckuva lot more fun!

And that’s why I created Never Board Learning and I’d love for you to join the fun!

A playful mindset can transform your homeschool routine and family life. Best part? You don’t need an overflowing game closet to get started. You can be a gameschooler today with just a deck of cards. Let me show you how.

Join Never Board Learning, a private online community for creative parents and educators who love play-based learning and gameschooling

Never Board Learning membership includes a private community forum, guest speakers, Q&As, day in the life family spotlights, a private blog, and an ever-growing library filled with printable resources including documentation resources, challenges, and print-and-play activities!

Not ready for the course but interested in gameschooling? Sign up for our FREE 7-Day Gameschool Kickstart!

I can’t wait to show you the power of play and support you on your gameschool journey!!

Listen here:

Links from this episode

• Behold, the power of cropping. | Rachel Wolf Clean
• For the Love by Jen Hatmaker
• Homeschool Bullet Journaling 101 | Kara S. Anderson
• Laser Tag
• Lazy Homeschooler’s Guide to Unit Studies | My Little Poppies
• Live in your reality, not your Instagram feed | Kara S. Anderson, The Homeschool Sisters Podcast
• Melissa Camara Wilkins on Instagram
• Over at Alicia’s by Alicia Hutchinson
• Sensory STUFF & On Sensitivity | My Little Poppies (These two posts are so old, sisters, but it explains the TV phobia a little bit!)
• The Lazy Genius Podcast
• You don’t have to do all the things: A special holiday episode with Melissa Camara Wilkins {Episode 13} | The Homeschool Sisters Podcast

Don’t miss the latest from your sisters!

Listen to all of our fall haul episodes here:

• Fall Haul: Homeschool resources we’re loving {Episode 7}
• Fire Bosses and Walking Tacos: The Sisters Talk Fall {Episode 24}
• Fall Haul 3: Here We Haul Again {Episode 43}

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