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Each year, we make these fun and easy applesauce ornaments with the kids.  It gives them an opportunity to make their own gifts, which they hand out to friends and loved ones.  We also save a few each year to commemorate their current likes and interests.  This year, we're featuring&n…

Who's ready to kick-off the holiday baking season?!? Let's see if we can lighten it up just a bit this year.... All of the recipes are kid-tested for both ease of baking and delicious-ness! Find more at http://homeschoolontherange.blogspot.com Whole Wheat Sugar Cookies Cookies 1 1/2 c wheat fl…

Road-schooling means limited space for carrying everyday items, and we are all about maximizing that space!  If you've got a road-schooling family on your Christmas list this year, or if you're just thinking about hitting the road yourself, here are some of our top picks for a road-schooler's w…

  Everyone is getting excited about Christmas.  They're putting up decorations and pulling out advent calendars....maybe the Lego one or a chocolate-filled one...but do we truly remember the meaning of Advent? Advent means 'Coming' in Latin, and the season is about celeb…

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Oklahoma Hall of Fame : A Hidden Gem!   Tucked into the heart of downtown OKC, there's a hidden gem of pioneer history -- the Oklahoma Hall of Fame!  If you haven't heard of it, you're not alone.  We only recently discovered it, but are already anticipating some excellent homeschool…

Cowboy Take Me Away (Dixie Chicks)   From fine art, pop culture, and firearms to Native American objects, historical cowboy gear, shopping, and dining, theNational Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City tells America’s story as it unfolds across the West...   Running now thru Ma…

A Knight to Remember...   I have to admit that I thought this would be a really cheesy theme park-type place...something that kids love and parents tolerate...but I am happy to say I was wrong!  ...so wrong, in fact, that I'm encouraging you to take your family as soon as you can..…

  Check out what made last year's best gifts for road-schooling families!   Education-Specific Adventurous Mailbox – (See more details here) Created for children aged middle school and above, I cannot say enough good things about this program!!!  Short of gl…

Brick Loot is a subscription box for people who love LEGOs.  It is designed for ages 6 and up and is $27.00/month, plus $6.00 shipping.  Each box is filled with Legos, Lego compatible products, and other brick items.  It is a very build-heavy box, meaning that ther…

Located near the Capitol Building in Oklahoma City, Harn Homestead is a breath of fresh air and a step back in time to early Oklahoman history.  We've taken history field trips here a couple of times, but our most recent visit was on a crisp autumn day! The boys began our visit wit…

As we approached the anniversary of the Oklahoma Land Run (April 22, 1889), we spent a few weeks at home learning about Oklahoma state history.  This was a bit like the blind leading the blind in our family, as neither my husband nor myself grew up here.      &…

This past weekend we loaded up the car in the dark hours of the morning...the time that no one...I repeat no one should be awake...and we went on a little adventure. The kids had no idea what we had planned, which for us made the trip more fun.  We drove the five and half hours to our destinati…

Strange Cup of Tea (Sister Hazel)   January and February are so COLD!!  Sometimes, it feels like I'll never warm up!  My best trick is to warm up from the inside out....hot beverages, soups, and sitting by the fireplace with a good book.   If you're not wa…

The perfect partner in the pursuit of a healthier you, Bulu Box is like having a personal trainer and a nutritionist as a best friend.  Each month, a box of healthy discoveries is shipped right to your door for just $10.  You learn about that month's 4-5 premium samples, try each…

Do you have a LEGO lover in your house? If so, this is going to be perfect for you to keep the inspiration flowing and achieve master-builder status!   BrickSwag is box full of LEGO-themed merchandise that arrives in the mail just for your builder. It even arrives with their name on …

The boys have been wanting to do this for a very long time, so we jumped at the chance to time travel to the Carolina Renaissance Festival!  And, the Ren Fest folks are so nice, that they're offering FREE Child Admission (for childrenage 5 - 12) with purchase of one full pri…