Shared Experience
by Amy Houts
With the holiday season comes the tastes, smells, and merriment of holiday baking. For many, holiday baking is a communal activity. Traditions are passed down through the generations. There’s nothing quite like a family cookie exchange party to get in the holiday spirit. In the center of it all, sometimes worn and dog-eared, sometimes sprinkled with flour or smeared with a smidge of butter, sometimes brand new and brimming with new recipes to try, is the cookbook.
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Shared Experience
by Samantha Bell
Whether seated in a circle of chairs or in a hollowed out redwood tree, homeschool kids read and learn in environments that cater to their individual learning styles. From North Carolina to California, homeschool book clubs are therefore as different as the families they serve, each one created to meet the needs of students in its community. Most of all, these book clubs give homeschooled students the freedom to experience good books. […]
Shared Experience
by Erin Simpson
When Brenda Ehrmantraut found out that her brother, a member of the National Guard, would be deployed for a year, she knew his departure would have a huge impact on her two young nephews. She wrote a story about a nightly game of catch using the North Star. Now a planetarium show, Night Catch keeps military children close to their loved ones, even when they are oceans, mountains, or deserts apart. […]
