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England with Kids: Oxford

England with Kids: Oxford

Since this was a trip with all of our children- an adult, a teen, and a second grader- each had a say in what with saw on our 13 day, England with kids trip. My older two wanted to see Oxford University and the surrounding town. My middle daughter especially is a big C. S….

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By Donielle, August 16, 2025
England with Kids: Tower of London

England with Kids: Tower of London

We were back to London on our amazing England with kids trip! Next stop was the landmark Tower of London! There is so much to see in the Tower of London that is deserves its own post. We did not know exactly what to expect, but we were shocked by the magnitude of history in…

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By Donielle, August 9, 2025
Scotland with Kids

Scotland with Kids

The next leg of our England with kids journey, was a trip into Scotland. We took the LNER bullet train north from York to Edinburgh, Scotland. We only had a few days in Scotland to see so much! Again, we stayed in an AirBnB. Traveling laundry with kids Something to note: we packed lightly with…

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By Donielle, August 2, 2025
Stonehenge and Bath: England with Kids

Stonehenge and Bath: England with Kids

Our next destination in our Great Britain journey with kids was the historic city of Bath and the ancient Stonehenge. We rented a car using Turo. This was my husband’s first experience driving on the “wrong” side of the road. He did well. I would not have attempted it. It would be entirely too nerve-wracking…

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By Donielle, July 26, 2025
London with Kids

London with Kids

This is the second installment of my England with kids post! We were still in London on the third day of our England trip. We found that we had to book major attractions ahead of time. Day 3 Westminster Abbey This turned out to be one of our favorite places. It can (and should) be…

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By Donielle, July 19, 2025
England with Kids: York

England with Kids: York

Our next stop on our England with kids vacation was the charming old city of York. We chose this city upon the recommendation of a British friend who had lived there many years ago. We saw lots of old stuff in England. But the oldest stuff was here! You get a strong sense of history,…

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By Donielle, July 9, 2025
Silk Road Trading Game

Silk Road Trading Game

Medieval History Co-op Activity We just had lots of fun playing an awesome learning activity – The Silk Road Trading Game! It was more of a special event for our homeschool co-op. We have been busy studying medieval history in Biblioplan. Much of medieval history centers around the trade route known as the Silk Road….

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By Donielle, February 15, 2025
10 Things that work well indoors

10 Things that work well indoors

Here are ten homeschool co-op activities that work better when meeting indoors!

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By Donielle, July 1, 2022
10 Things that work well for outdoor co-ops

10 Things that work well for outdoor co-ops

My list of top ten homeschool activities that work well for homeschool co-ops.

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By Donielle, June 24, 2022
Creating your Co-op Group

Creating your Co-op Group

Chapter 2 of How to Rock Co-op is about creating your own co-op group.

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By Donielle, February 1, 2022
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