tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436023705720483297.post1518258206063949892..comments2023-12-06T02:32:41.848-06:00Comments on SnowDen with the Fam' Homeschooling: RAW NECESSITIES TO START YOUR HOME SCHOOLDaneille Gray Snowdenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14683329042229851350noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436023705720483297.post-46561984815934033792013-04-17T16:32:37.502-05:002013-04-17T16:32:37.502-05:00My boys like to draw a lot. I have discovered tha...My boys like to draw a lot. I have discovered that if I buy the sketch pads that are typically used for this type of drawing that we would be bankrupt quickly. So we buy as many notebooks as we can store while school supplies are on sale and then use them for just about everything. We have saved tons of $$$ by using these as opposed to sketch pads. So our boys know Notebooks for everyday use and sketch pads for special projects. <br /><br />Then just being creative with what you have. My sons are saving their pistachio shells. when we have enough we are planning to use popsicle sticks to make a model of the settlement DeSmet in Dakota Territory that we have been reading about in the Little House series. The Pistachio shells are going to be used on the roofs of the buildings. My oldest son came up with this idea. That leads me to one last thing that is absolutely a key necessity to have when home schooling-- an open mind. Be open to new and creative ideas-- especially from your children. This will keep homeschooling fresh. Your homeschool and my homeschool will look entirely different and that is a good thing.Vanderhoof Familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13445846894711490243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436023705720483297.post-64458443132698900292013-04-16T23:18:12.623-05:002013-04-16T23:18:12.623-05:00Thanks Carie for sharing---smart shopper that you ...Thanks Carie for sharing---smart shopper that you are. I love the back to school time and then the no tax weekend. So much cheaper than buying through out the year.<br />Appreciate your input!Daneille Gray Snowdenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14683329042229851350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8436023705720483297.post-60022183403228164382013-04-16T20:42:34.981-05:002013-04-16T20:42:34.981-05:00Great ideas! Every year I stock up on folders and...Great ideas! Every year I stock up on folders and notebooks. When they are really, really cheap. Then the kids can just go get one and use them for "whatever" and I don't monitor them. Abby glues little pieces of paper in one and Bear draws in another. Cariehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18423023401847281069noreply@blogger.com