Homeschool Headlines & Rainy Day Boredom Busters

Nor'easter. Is that a word that should be exiting my lips in mid-April? NO, not in my opinion anyway. Who ordered this depressing weather? We have had enough and we may have to resort to an indoor playground if this lasts much longer. Even worse, there are flood watches and warnings in every county in the state..so I guess I am feeling pretty grateful that we are only missing the sun and not our home.

Here are a few links to rainy day activities to keep your homeschoolers from boredom when the schoolwork is done.

Play Post Office - Instructions on making a play school post office.
Home Jeopardy - These fun instructions are for playing Home Jeopardy.
Other great Rainy Day Ideas - A variety of different activities to amuse the kids.
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Homeschool Headlines-

HSLDA - The U.S. Marine Corps recently announced that homeschool graduates after a long struggle to be treated equally are eligible for all enlistment programs.

The statement was made by Master Sgt. James D. Edwards, Marine Corps recruiting command public affairs chief, in a recent article in which he said: “Home-school graduates are afforded the same opportunity to enlist as graduates from public and private schools. They can sign up for all enlistment programs, as long as they are mentally, morally and physically qualified for enlistment and score appropriately on the required Armed Forces Vocational Aptitude Battery Test. And they can often receive an enlistment bonus.”

This is music to the ears of homeschool graduates who desire to serve their country...read full article here.
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Homeschool Books-

Since I really love this coloring book I decided to use it as our feature book this week. The Renaissance Coloring Book from Bellerophon Books is a super way for kids to learn about art history while coloring their own masterpiece. Another great boredom buster for those rainy days. You can find it here.