Originally Posted by Midwestmary
Not a trick really - but I've found empty oatmeal containers to be handy - especially when doing handwork - I have a portable waste basket with a lid at my disposal :)
BTW- Ps150 - my daughter is also a homeschooler and the grandones love it...always something fun going on at their house it seems!
I thought it would be interesting to say the least. I went to public school but my DH was homeschooled from 5th grade on and wanted that for our birs. His mom would just give him the books and tell him which lessons to do so he wanted a more hands-on experience for our girls. I spend a lot of time reading homeschool books but it's worth it all to see that "Aha" look on the girls' faces when something clicks. For our first-aid lesson we mixed red food color with petroleum jelly to make "blood". Then we drew different injuries/cuts/scrapes/gouges on our arms. I showed the girls how to clean the "wounds", apply ointment to the proper sized band-aids and then bandage themselves. Since that fun-filled hour we have less frantic fearful boo-boos. :-) They don't fear what they can take care of themselves. On the downside, they seem to need Mommy's Boo-Boo kisses less. :?