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Visiting Holyrood Palace–The Palace of Holyroodhouse

March 16, 2018

Holyrood Palace is a pretty awesome place! They have little audio tours–even one for kids–that have lots of information and guide you throughout the whole palace.   I was in Scotland for a month summer of 2016, and when we were there we visited Holyrood Palace! We spent a whole day there, and listened to…

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Filed Under: Homeschool, Scotland, travel Tagged With: castle, Castles, Holyrood Palace, Scotland, travel

Khan Academy’s Grammar Program

February 28, 2018

If you did NaNoWriMo, you have probably heard of the “Now What?” months. Those are the most dreaded times (for most people), and if you’re like me, then you just want to quit.   Even if you try to do it, one of the most common reasons other than “it’s boring” is “what is even…

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Filed Under: Homeschool, Literacy Tagged With: homeschool, NaNoWriMo, Writing

Traveling With Kids and Entertainment

January 30, 2018

When you are in the car or on a plane or in a hotel, then you are generally pretty bored. You can’t pack your Legos, you can’t pack your Playmobil, and you can’t pack all of your stuffed animals. So what do you pack?   You pack everything you need–basically clothes and toiletries. But you…

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Filed Under: travel Tagged With: travel, travel games, traveling with kids

Short Story: A Twist on Snow White

January 22, 2018

“Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?” Queen Evly said, staring into her ornate mirror. The answer she expected was that she was the fairest of them all.   But this time, the mirror surprised her. “You are fair, my queen, but Snow White is more fair than you.”  …

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Filed Under: Literacy Tagged With: fairy tale, Writing

Poetry: Miss Muffet and Spider

January 18, 2018

That huge Miss Muffet Sat on my little home She ate her slimy food I sat down beside her To ask her to leave she screamed and ran away. Well, that worked!   I sat down To eat some curds and whey I hated it Still ate it If I didn’t I would pay A…

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How to Make Gluten Free Bread

January 10, 2018

Ingredients: 2 cups of water mixed with 1 Tbsp of salt (make sure it isn’t heaping), stirred until the salt has dissolved 1 cup of water (warm) mixed with two tsp yeast, stirred Gluten Free Flour (I use Buckwheat, Cup 4 Cup, and Almond Flour) 1/4 cup Honey if desired (for sweetness)   How to…

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Filed Under: gluten free, recipe Tagged With: baking, cooking for kids, gluten free

Books to Read in January

January 3, 2018

2018 is starting, and you might have a resolution to read more books. The only problem with a resolution like that is that you have no idea what to read. (Sometimes I have no idea what to read) So here are some books I love!   Wonder This book is amazing. It is about a…

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Filed Under: books, Literacy, Reviews Tagged With: book review, books, resolution, Winter

Raddish Kids Kit Review!

December 31, 2017

I’ve been doing Raddish Kids kits for a couple months now, and I really love them! They each have three recipes that always work, and their website has allergy substitutes. The first kit comes with an apron. Each kit comes with an iron on patch–but when we tried to iron them on they melted onto…

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Filed Under: gluten free, Homeschool, recipe, Reviews Tagged With: cooking, cooking for kids, gluten free, review

Poetry: When Silence Gleams Bright

December 20, 2017

When Silence Gleams Bright When the trees no longer whisper When the moon no longer shines When silence gleams bright In a misty cold clearing I will be here On those dark days When silence gleams bright And tears freeze to ice I will be here Even though I will be a statue of ice…

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Filed Under: Literacy, Poetry Tagged With: Poetry, Writing

Poetry: Working in a Bog

December 2, 2017

Working in a Bog Working in a bog– On a log Sitting like sod. Blip blop, Stones in water, Fish swimming, Pebbles on The ground. The ground– Pebbles on Fish swimming! Stones in water Blip blop! Sitting like sod On a log Working in a bog.

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Filed Under: Literacy, Poetry Tagged With: Poetry, Reverse

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Hi! I’m Emma! I love to bake, eat (anything gluten free that doesn’t taste like cardboard), craft, write, play cello, sing, do calligraphy and play with my dog, Cali (She’s on Instagram now!) Yeah, my bedroom is also actually the cupboard under the stairs, just like Harry Potter 🙂

 

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