25 Great Gifts for Animal Lovers
My house has been a miniature zoo for as long as I can remember. You’ve probably seen our turtles swimming calmly in the background of some of my Facebook live videos. We became chicken keepers this year. At any given moment you can catch my youngest daughter...
Traveling with Kids Who Struggle with Anxiety
As a mom of child with anxiety, I know that the disruptions to routines caused by travel can be the start of all sorts of problems. We love traveling, and try to take advantage of short trips near and far for fun, and to enhance our homeschooling. But, since we’re...
STEM Gifts for Science Loving Kids
How many of you — like me — have kiddos who will get all excited about science gifts if they find them under the tree? Just look at all of these great STEM gifts. You can launch rockets, make perfume, build structures, and even program robots. These...
Why I Still Read Aloud To My Tweens and Teens
Once my children hit their teen and tween years, there was no reason to stop reading aloud to them even though it was a little trickier to schedule. After all, reading aloud has always been an important part of our homeschool family culture. The...
When A Child’s Anxiety Looks Like Anger
“I don’t know!” He was clenching his fists, shaking with rage. His brows were furrowed, his face was red, his whole body sent off one message – he was angry. Yet again. However, he could not tell me WHY. My son had been...Welcome!
Hi! I’m Colleen, gifted specialist, educational consultant, author, speaker, and homeschool mom of four gifted/twice-exceptional kids.
Grab a cup of coffee, some of that chocolate you’re hiding from the kids, and join me as I learn, experiment, and explore with my kiddos — and hopefully inspire you a little in your journey alongside smart, quirky, creative kids, too!
