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2024 Olympics For Kids

August 6, 2024 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy Leave a Comment

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I have always loved the Olympics. I’m not athletic, so it’s not like I could see myself ever participating. lol I’ve just always loved everything about the Olympics. The ceremonies, the events, the personal triumph stories. Just everything. lol

So I always incorporated the Olympics into our homeschool. In fact, we would stop our regular studies and do Olympics studies and activities whenever the Olympics were happening. There are so many subjects, and learning activities that can happen. World history, science, math, statistics, vocabulary, reading & writing. I homeschooled our 6 kids for a total of 27 years. So we experienced learning with the Olympics several times. lol

And perhaps the family favorite. Cooking! I always made several dishes from the host country while the Olympic were on. This year, I get to try my hand at some of French dishes. You know there are some pastries happening here! lol

Olympics Videos

Olympics History For Kids

2024 Olympics for Kids

2024 Olympics Activities for Kids

2024 Olympics Schedule

10 Facts About The Olympics

Olympic Games on Kids Britannica

Olympic activities for preschoolers

30 Ways to make your own Olympics

10 fun Olympic game ideas for kids

Olympics Books For Kids

This is the unit study I used the most: Olympics: History, Geography, & Sports.

Here’s an Olympics Coloring Book to keep them busy while you watch your favorite events. lol

Olympics Goats: The Greatest Athletes of All Time

More Olympics For Kids Fun

Another thing we did was try some of the sports for ourselves! It doesn’t have to be a huge time commitment, or expensive.

Play a tennis game as a family, borrow rackets or buy used.

Go swimming at a community pool and time the kids swimming from one end to the other.

Mark out 100 yards (meters) on your street, or visit a local track, and time the kids running.

After you have timed them, compare their times to the times from the same events at the Olympics.

Kids can appreciate how fast the athletes really are when they time themselves doing the same event.

Your kids may find a new sport that they love. And this may inspire them to work towards competing in the Olympics themselves!

I encourage families to use the Olympics, whether you homeschool or not. There is so much learning and fun for the whole family.

For more ideas, and learning activities, visit my Olympic Activities For Kids post.

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My Top 20 Free Educational Websites for All Ages

July 24, 2024 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy Leave a Comment

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Yes, there are free educational websites available! Here are my top 20 picks. They are either websites that I used with my own kids, or that I would recommend for my grandchildren. I have found them to be fun, and educational.

So check these out, and have fun learning with the kids in your life!

My Top 20 Free Educational Websites for All Ages

For Kids in All Grades

Brainpop

IXL

Brainscape – Use their flashcards, or make your own

Quizlet – make your own study aids and quizzes

Coolmath

Coolmath Games – games for all ages!

Khan Academy – learning for all ages

PBS Learning Media – learning for all ages

TEDEd – TED talks for students of all ages

How Stuff Works – for all ages

Elementary education

Elementary

SplashLearn

Reading Eggs

Cool Math 4 Kids

Funbrain – learning games through 8th grade

National Geographic Kids

Scholastic Kids

TIME for Kids

Daria Music

Art for Kids Hub – a YouTube channel

ABCya

Check out my other educational posts!


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St. Patrick’s Day Ideas for the Whole Family

March 8, 2023 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy 1 Comment

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Even though I do have Irish blood, I don’t remember doing anything special for St. Patrick’s Day growing up. Well, except wearing green to school so no one would pinch me. I always felt sorry for the kids who forgot to wear green, and got pinched so much. I have never really celebrated St. Patrick’s Day with my kids, either.


Don’t pinch me, ok?

So when my kids were still being homeschooled and requested to learn more about St. Patrick’s Day, I did some research, and we tried a few things.

St. Patrick’s Day Ideas for the Whole Family

Watch this History of St. Patrick’s Day for Kids video. It shares great information, dispels some myths, and is fun to watch.

And of course, my favorite, books!

Now, here’s some fun stuff!

Play these fun St. Patrick’s Day Online Games with the kids .

Throw a St. Patrick’s Day party! Whether it’s a kids party with gold coins, or a whole family party with friends, this party kit is awesome!

St. Patrick’s Day Food Ideas

Corned beef and cabbage is a traditional dish to eat on St. Patrick’s day. If your family doesn’t like corned beef and cabbage, here’s a pancake recipe you can try.  Boxty is a traditional Irish potato pancake. Irish Soda Bread is also tradition on St. Patrick’s Day. Or try my Cabbage Casserole recipe.

For an easy dessert, decorate a cake or cookies with green frosting. And these St. Patrick’s Day Sprinkles. The kids will love it!

Now it’s time to decorate! Basically, anything green, and shamrock/clover works! lol Give the kids some paper, and let them go to town making decorations. Paper chains, shamrock drawings, leprechauns, pots of gold, and rainbows.

Here are a few cute decorations to try.

Since we all know what happens when we give kids paper to make things. lol Here are some fun craft kits to make with the kids. They will be a little less messy. lol These can easily be added to your St. Patrick’s Day décor, as well

Don’t forget costumes! Kids love dressing up!

Just a few St. Patrick’s Day Ideas for the Whole Family!

What do you do to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day?

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Stop Summer Boredom With These Educational Kits!

June 17, 2022 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy Leave a Comment

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Summer can be rough on moms! Kids are bored. They don’t want to do anything except electronics – phones, games, tv, etc.

Sometimes it’s best to let them be bored so they can use their imaginations. But sometimes, giving them something educational to do is the way to go.

Stop Summer Boredom With These Educational Kits!

Nasco Education has multiple kits to keep you kids learning this summer. Including STEM/STEAM kits, and science kits with dissection kits. I’ve done dissections with my high school kids. Don’t let it intimidate! These kits will make it so easy!

There are educational kits for all ages, and skill levels. And kits for keeping them physically active.

Continue to build their math skills over the summer, build early learning skills, and expand their art skills.

There are literally kits for everyone!

Click on one of the pictures below that you think your kids will like to visit the website.

Boost SEL kits with easy-to-implement kits STEM Science classroom kits

Physical and health education Nasco Education Math classroom kits

Early education Art classroom kits

Seriously, go check out these kits on the website!

You won’t regret it!

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The Homeschool Awakening Review & Giveaway

June 10, 2022 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy 2 Comments

I’m a veteran homeschool mom, so I was excited when I heard about The Homeschool Awakening. Check out my The Homeschool Awakening Review below!

Families across the nation are experiencing the homeschool awakening, taking advantage of the freedom and opportunities for self-discovery — with the world as their classroom. Join award-winning actor, Kirk Cameron, as he dives into the adventures of dynamic American families on a mission to put fun and faith back into learning. The Homeschool Awakening explores the ins, outs, and honest answers to homeschooling’s most frequently asked questions.

The Homeschool Awakening Review

We began homeschooling Kindergarten with our oldest in 1991. That’s not counting preschool, etc. We finished homeschooling in February 2019 when our oldest graduated. That’s 28 years of homeschooling!!

Needless to say, I was excited to watch The Homeschool Awakening. It did not disappoint!

I love, love, loved The Homeschool Awakening!!

Whether you are a seasoned homeschool veteran, new to homeschooling, thinking about homeschooling, or just know someone who homeschools, you need to see The Homeschool Awakening! Everyone will benefit.

Know someone who homeschools but you don’t really understand it? Seeing the stories of several different families, from all walks of life, will help you understand homeschooling better.

If you are thinking about homeschooling? Seeing how all the families arrange their schedules, “how” they homeschool, and how it has benefited their family will help you in deciding the best schooling path for your family.

Already homeschooling? You will get tons of encouragement, as well as gleaning new ideas from watching The Homeschool Awakening. Watching this made me miss our homeschooling days!

Take your friends, and/or relatives to see it that don’t understand homeschooling. Let The Homeschool Awakening tell and show them what homeschooling is all about!

Check out The Homeschool Awakening trailer!

The Homeschool Awakening releases in theaters nationwide June 13 & 14!

For more information, visit The Homeschool Awakening website.

Buy tickets now to see The Homeschool Awakening!

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Food and the Olympics

August 6, 2021 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy Leave a Comment

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As part of using the Olympics as a learning experience, we always make food from the host country. This year 2020, happening in 2021, the host country is Japan.

Here are some recipes that we have used so far this year. with pictures of our food!

Food and teh\\he Olympics

Food & the Olympics

I started with Japanese Zucchini and Onions. Very good! I served it as a side dish with burgers. Sounds weird, but it worked. lol Everyone liked it!

Japanese Zucchini and Onions

After starting my Japanese cooking endeavor with a side dish, I moved on to a main dish. Bone in Chicken Curry. There is no coconut milk in this recipe, so it’s different than an Indian curry. So good! And again, everyone like this recipe.

Bone in Chicken Curry

There is no coconut milk in this recipe, so it’s different than an Indian curry. So good! And again, everyone like this recipe. I’m not a fan of dark meat chicken, but really liked it in this dish.

Bone in Chicken Curry

I made a Chicken Stir Fry. I kind of followed my recipe for Left Over Stir Fry, except I diced up chicken breast, cooked it part way, added the frozen stir fry veggies, some soy sauce, a little chicken broth, and thickened it with a little cornstarch. Instead of adding the rice to the pan, I served the stir fry over rice. So, yeah, nothing officially Japanese about this dish. lol But it was yummy! lol

Stir Fry Chicken

My daughter made these Japanese Savory Pancakes. They are not for breakfast! They are Japanese street food. And very good!

Japanese savory pancake

Another night she made Japanese Rice Balls. The whole family was glad she left off the sea weed. lol Of course we didn’t know until she told us. lol But thank you Hannah for not feeding us sea weed! lol She put salmon in these rice balls. Cooked! lol And served it with salmon filets, for those that wanted more salmon. She also served them with the green recipe below.

Japanese Rice Balls

She made this Green Bean Gomaae recipe. It might look a little messy, but it’s really good!

Green Bean Gomaae

I think it’s a given that we would have Japanese snacks while watching the Olympics! We went to the local Asian store for ingredients for these recipes, and snacks. Then as if that bin wasn’t enough, my daughter went online and bought a bunch of different snacks, too.

Japanese Snacks

These strawberry covered chocolate biscuit sticks Pocky were our favorite flavor. Yum, yum, yum. lol

Last night, my daughter made the best recipe yet. Japanese Cheesecake. Oh my! It’s sometimes called a Soufflé Cheesecake. I think that if lemon cake and cheesecake had a baby, this would be it! lol It’s such a different texture. Unbelievably good! We polished off this cheesecake in one sitting. lol But there was 6 of us, so it’s not quite as bad as that sounded. lol

We are definitely going to make sure she makes this again! lol She will probably have to make 2 at a time from now on. lol

Japanese Cheesecake

So it’s been fun trying out new Japanese recipes. And trying new Japanese snacks. We have a few more recipes that we want to try.

Like Cucumber Sunomono. And we have some Nama Chocolate chilling in the fridge.

Whether you are using the Olympics and food as a learning experience, or just looking for new recipes to try. I highly recommend these recipes!

Check out my Olympics Activities for Kids post for some fun, and educational, things for the kids to do.

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Olympic Activities for Kids

August 4, 2021 by Linda @ Linda's Lunacy Leave a Comment

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My youngest just turned 21. I thought my days of doing Olympic studies and lapbooks were over. We had a foster kid for the week, so I was able to do some with him!

Homeschooling with the Olympics

He had never done a lapbook before. He seemed to really enjoy doing it. Here’s what he did. I was having printer trouble, so just overlook that part. lol

I used this Olympics Lapbook.

I have used this Olympics Unit Study with my kids in the past. It’s so good! I highly recommend it.

You can see some of the things I used to do with my kids in my Homeschooling with the Olympics post.

Here are some more links. I ran out of time to use them with my visiting kid, but they look great!

15 FREE Olympics Printables and Easy Olympic Crafts for Kids

Free Summer Olympics Activity Pack

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