Doing December Differently

Isn’t it exciting? December’s here. We have all kinds of exciting activities that we’re doing. We are going sledding and having snow days and, you know, going to see Santa, if that’s your thing. We have church activities and all kinds of family that are going to be visiting. And additional fancy meals that you’re supposed to put together. And oh, by the way, on top of that, educate our kids. Right. I don’t know about you, but I have always loved December, but… Being really vulnerable here… It’s also when I kind of had a couple of breakdowns over the years. It can be a crazy, crazy month, especially when we have already taken on so much more just by taking the responsibility of educating our kids at home. So, this is my little “Yeah, have fun for December, but take care of yourself” episode. When my kids were little, I would often take the entire month off of school for December. So we would not do regular school. Now, that didn’t mean that learning wasn’t happening. It was happening all over the place. We were doing so many different things. But it just looked a lot different, and it lowered my stress a little bit by doing that. If something came up, it was like, okay, well, we aren’t doing school. In this episode, I share some fun activities you can do during the month that are simple, but there is some learning going on. Be sure to join my Facebook Homeschool Support group for ideas and reminders about making December fun but less stressful. WARNING: I talk about Santa in this episode. If you have your kids believe in Santa, be sure and put the headphones on. LINK Saint Nicholas: The Real Story of the Christmas Legend by Julie Stiegemeyer