Monthly Archives: January 2013

Holocaust Remembrance Day

Today we remember the victims of the Shoah, six million Jews and millions of other people murdered by the Nazi regime. It is one of the two remembrance days we observe, Yom HaShoah being some time in April. (The Hebrew … Continue reading

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Happy Tu B’Shvat

Today Jewish people celebrate the New Year for the Trees, sometimes called the Birthday for Trees. We celebrated by doing tree crafts like making a tree from pipe-cleaners. We also planted a little Jade Tree in a pot Emily made … Continue reading

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Lesson Plan Planning

Today, with three ill and sleepy little ones, I spent some time preparing our homeschool lesson plan for the next twelve months. I have planned all our daily activities and twelve unit studies complete with crafts, lapbooks and field-trips. Each … Continue reading

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Rubens Barn Giveaway

This week’s giveaway is a Facebook only giveaway. All you have to do for your chance to win this beautiful Rubens Barn Doll is hop on over to the Here We Are Together Facebook Page , like the page and … Continue reading

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Grateful Friday

This week I am grateful for snow. The little ones had waited for so long, watching their friends across the country play in the snow, going ice-skating and having fun. When we woke up yesterday morning everything looked just a … Continue reading

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Emily’s Owl Hat

When my friend Karina shared a picture of her handmade owl hats on Facebook I just knew that Emily would adore it! Karina kindly agreed to make a hat for sweet Emi. She shared a picture of all the different … Continue reading

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How to Prepare your Home for Homeschooling

We tend to start our school years around January, we like to take time off for all the December holidays and we like the fresh start that a new year brings. When you first start your home education journey it … Continue reading

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Shaving Foam Fun

Today we needed a quick and easy activity to turn a stressful day around. I looked through my craft cupboard and spotted a can of shaving foam that I had saved for making snow paint. I sprayed it straight onto … Continue reading

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Space-saving Idea, Our Bookshelves Through the Years

Now, I know that you are probably thinking that I have a whole blog dedicated to decluttering, but I have wanted to share this idea with you for such a long time now but kept forgetting. When Anthony and I … Continue reading

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