I must admit, I totally dropped the ball on this one. Oops, we had a giant Children’s Film Festival and I didn’t blog it. Sorry. If it soothes you to know, we did not attend it this year. We were too busy avoiding the coyote that roams our park, treating bee stings, making costumes and […]

(Tree on Oct.25th)
Two years ago we went to the Sportsfest (or holiday sports festival) and had what can only be described as a complete blast. Picture rooms so big you can’t see the ends of them. Then pack those rooms with every kind of sport you can imagine, including skateboarding, double dutch jump roping and […]

If you want enrichment classes for your kid, say beginner Chinese, and you don’t exactly feel like setting it up yourself, take heart, colleges are getting in to homeschooling classes for kids nowadays.  The College of Dupage has a fairly wide array of stuff, from art to Lego Robotics. Don’t forget chemistry and creative writing. […]

It is time for the first ever Home-Oriented Teen fest (aka HOT fest) this October 22nd. Sign your teen up and the kid can not just eat a good Italian meal, but also enjoy the hotel waterpark, a dance and a variety of ice-breakers and games. If I know the parents of homeschooled teens at […]

It is no news that the Field Museum has the King Tut exhibit for a wee little bit. But it may be news to you that they are offering interactive classes about Tut to preschoolers, homeschoolers and educators (some even overlap). Most of the programs are very affordable, rannging from $4 for a couple of […]

It is a few days too late to go, but call for next month’s gathering if you are south of the Loop and looking for some homeschooled gatherings!

Homeschooling families may meet and work together as part of a resource and sharing group sponsored by the Oak Lawn Library, 5300 W. 95th St.
Meetings take place from […]

Here’s an email I was excited to receive about the upcoming toy and game fair. Looks like homeschoolers can get in on a more quiet session before the big opening. See you there? Here’s where to see the details.
Attention Homeschooling Families!

The Chicago International Toy and Game Fair invites you as our guest, […]

It is about time! I’ve been checking for months, thinking surely someone would use the awesome meet-up forum for homeschooling. Looks like there is a plan to visit the Art Institute with kids of many ages. Visit and sign up for this and future meet-ups here. Maybe I’ll get my family together enough to hop […]

Here is a resource I keep meaning to use, and never get around to. It seems like a dream come true, a library of homeschooling resources at your fingertips! Check out the website link for a full listing.The following are some of the items that have recently been added to the Johnsburg Public Library’s Homeschool […]

(Millenium Park)
Here in Illinois our kids want for nothing when it comes to homeschooling, except maybe for service projects. They aren’t easy to organize, not everyone welcomes kids showing up in droves to “help” and sometimes busy homeschooling parents can put the service projects on the back burner. That is why Illinois and Chicago in […]