Raising Arrows How to Turn Your Vacation Into an Education This summer, make your vacation educational no matter where you go with these simple and easy to implement tips and ideas! My dad was 52 and my mom was 36 when I was born. They had both learned to slow down and enjoy life by that point. But, they were also fully aware of what truly mattered, and because of that fact my childhood vacations were not only slow-paced, but interesting and exciting and always educational. I carried these experiences into my adulthood and melded them into my own parenting style alongside my husband who has a ..read more

Raising Arrows The Challenges of Homeschooling Multiple Ages Homeschooling a lot of different ages of children comes with challenges. Learn how to overcome these challenges with simple ideas from a mom of 10! Throughout my 20+ year long homeschooling career, I have homeschooled anywhere from 1-7 kids at one time. Currently, there are 5 children in my homeschool, so I am no stranger to homeschooling multiple ages, and I’m definitely familiar with the challenges and struggles that come with trying teach so many different ages and stages. So, let’s dive in to some of these challenges, and some s ..read more

Raising Arrows Cricut Joy Xtra™ – the best Cricut® for beginners! Never used a Cricut®? No problem! Cricut Joy Xtra™ is the best Cricut® to start with and the reason I know this is because I’m a newbie too! This post is sponsored by Cricut, but the opinions and ideas are mine. And I’m not crafty, so you can trust I’m not going to rave about something like this unless I mean it. The last time I used a Cricut®, my son’s girlfriend (now wife) had to help me. I had no idea what I was doing, and I needed her help every step of the way. So, when Cricut® asked me to take a look at the new Cricut Joy ..read more

Raising Arrows Why My Kids Love Teaching Textbooks! My homeschooled kids share why they love Teaching Textbooks and their favorite parts of this online homeschool math program. This post is sponsored by Teaching Textbooks, but the opinions and content belong to me and my children. We have been fans of Teaching Textbooks for many years, so I am happy to share their program with my readers. “When do I get to do math on the computer?” my little 2nd grade daughter asked the other day. She’s excited every time she gets one more page completed in her math workbook because that means she is one less ..read more

Raising Arrows The Playful Pioneers Volume 1 Review A large family review of The Playful Pioneers – a homeschool curriculum based on the Little House on the Prairie books. Shop for The Playful Pioneers here! use code: peaceful for 20% off! Table of contents Why I Chose The Playful Pioneers The Playful Pioneers Lesson Plans Books included in The Playful Pioneers Projects included in The Playful Pioneers Using The Playful Pioneers with a Large Family Why I Chose The Playful Pioneers In 2018, I was introduced to The Peaceful Press via their lovely preschool curriculum – The Peaceful Preschool ..read more

Raising Arrows Tracking and Planning with Homeschool Hall {Large Family Review} All your homeschool tracking, planning, portfolio, and transcript needs are at HomeschoolHall.com with one price for all your children! I’m always on the lookout for homeschool resources that make your large family homeschooling easier, more efficient and more effective. However, I rarely find a planning and tracking resource that meets the needs of a large family. That is, until now! HomeschoolHall.com came on my radar several months ago, and my first experience with it was in creating a transcript for my graduat ..read more

Raising Arrows Simple Organizational Systems for Your Homeschool that Work! Homeschool organization methods should not be difficult to use and implement. Here are several I use day after day, year after year! As a large family homeschooling mom, I am all about keeping things simple.  I already have enough to do without trying to make my life harder with planners I can’t keep up with, organizational systems that require me to be super hands on, and systems that only work for a little while before they have to be tweaked again.   I just don’t have time for all that. The internet is fu ..read more

Raising Arrows Large Family Homeschool Life – Week 5 of 2023 Lots of recipes and studying of the 1960’s for this week in our large family homeschool life! Read all of the Large Family Homeschool Life! MONDAY First thing this morning, I jotted down some to-do’s for the day and then tidied up my room. My 17 year old son made muffins last night, so the kids had those, which allowed me more freedom during the breakfast hour. I drank some coffee, went through the mail, and even sewed up the armhole of one of my cardigans. For Morning Time, we read in Hurlbut’s Story of the Bible, and then wen ..read more