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Educational Activities for Children

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Homeschooling LightbulbWhether you are wondering how to start homeschooling your child, or you are just looking for more relaxed homeschooling, this section should kick-start your imagination.


The home school ideas here are shorter activities – most of them can be done in a few hours, but they make a creative and educational way of having fun and adding Fuel to the Fire of your passionate learners!

Creative Homeschooling

In the ideas below I have tried to include everything you will need. The topics can be tailored to your own projects, or used as activities by themselves.

Got a great idea yourself? You can share your homeschool activities or read others contributions.

Character
Random Acts of Kindness Ideas Random Acts of Kindness Ideas Ways of Teaching Kindness.
Homeschool Ideas - THINK Bracelets THINK bracelets. A great way to restore Homeschool Harmony!
Vision Boards Goal Setting for Kids - Use Vision boards to motivate your child to achieve goals sucessfully.
Thanksgiving for Kids - a Thanksgiving Tree Thanksgiving for Kids. Demonstrate the meaning of Thanksgiving!
Crafts
Homeschool Crafts Home school Crafts. Try some new Home school crafts.
Homeschool Crafts Needlefelting. Make a toy.
Clay Projects for Kids Easy Clay Projects For Kids. Lots of clay craft ideas.
Smoke Firing in a Trash Can Firing Clay at Home. How to Fire pottery without a kiln.
Natural Clay Art Work Natural Clay Art Work. Make something beautiful from mud.
Making books with children - Notebooks Making books with children. These easy handmade books are perfect for homeschooling projects.
Nature Crafts for Kids - Stickdolls Nature Crafts for Kids Stickdolls.
Educational
Educational iPod Ideas Educational iPod Ideas Make the most of your MP3 player!
Homeschool timeline Homeschool Timeline
Plan your approach, then
make a timeline.
Kids quiz jar Kids Quiz Jar. Sneak in some homeschooling with a quick quiz!
Educational Screensavers Free Educational Screensavers A low-key way to spark learning.
Homeschool Learning Homeschool learning using Visual Mnemonics.
Free Educational Posters Free Educational Posters Ideal for your classroom, or fridge!
Engineering for Kids Engineering for Kids. Build a Geodesic Dome Model, and play a bridge building game .
Nature
Nature Art for Kids Nature Art for Kids Make some natural art.
Nature Table Set up a Nature Table with or without the table!
Home Schooling Science The Tree Project. We keep in touch with the rhythms of the seasons by using our tree project.
Cabinet of Curiosities Cabinet of Curiosities Make and collect some old-fashioned curiosities.

Science
Water Experiments - children playing with water Water Experiments 31 simple water experiments
Periodic Table for Kids Periodic Table Box - The Periodic Table for Kids. Collect elements for your Homeschool Science.
Homeschool Science Homeschool Science. Find out how to make different chemicals produce different colored flames.
Battery Experiment Battery Experiment. Make some glowing LED fireflies.
Geography
Geography Activities Homeschool Geography - from geocaching to treasure hunts.
Writing
Homeschool Writing - Journals Homeschool Writing - lots of ideas for encouraging your children to write.
Other Activities
Invention ideas for kids - Gears Invention Ideas for Kids. Get inventing!
Cupcake Flags Cupcake Flags. Celebrate a historical or memorable event.
Cooking Home School Cooking Home School - cook up an educational experience for fun homeschooling.
Card Game Make a card game - this is a fun way to research a topic. We enjoyed Top Trumps but make a game you like to play.
Slacklining Homeschool PE - put a little fun into your physical education lessons.
Homeschooling Ideas - Survival Kits Homeschooling History Ideas. Have some fun with history, by making a survival kit.
Homeschooling Boys - Quivers Homeschooling Boys Ideas. Make a bow and arrow - with a quiver.
Photography
Photography projects for kids Photography for Kids - great photography projects for children.
time lapse photography Time Lapse Photography. Play with time by making a time lapse film.
Animation Make your own animation! - a step by step guide to making animations. Use a free animation program, or make a stick figure animation.
Animation Make your own animation! - a step by step guide to making animations. Use a free animation program, or make a stick figure animation.
Seasonal
Halloween Activities Halloween Activities. Have some halloween fun!
Halloween Activities Fall Activities for Kids. Some great ideas for Autumn!

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