The 100 best teen art supplies
Art-loving teenagers always need more “art stuff.” Here are the 100 best teen art supplies as rated by an 18-year-old homeschool graduate.
arts and crafts
Unschooling: Our April 2018 adventures
Explore a month in the life of an unschooling family, including building a drawing portfolio for tattoo artistry, Shakespeare, Dungeons and Dragons, The Diary of Anne Frank and more.
The unschooled version of an 11th-grade-ish curriculum plan for 2016-17
We don’t do grade levels, but if you’re wondering what radical unschooling 11th grade-ish style looks like, here’s our 16-year-old daughter’s plan.
The unschooled version of a 10th-grade-ish curriculum plan for 2015-16
We don’t do grade levels, but if you’re wondering what radical unschooling 10th grade-ish style looks like, here’s our 15-year-old daughter’s plan.
A birthday celebration: Leonardo Da Vinci, art and invention
April commemorates the birth of Leonardo Da Vinci, true Renaissance man who embodied the best of both art and science. Learn more about him in this Leonardo Da Vinci unit study for homeschoolers and unschoolers.
There’s beauty in everything: Unschooling fine arts
As part of an iHomeschool Network series in January 2014, we’re sharing how our radical unschooling family “teaches” – or, really, learns – language arts, math, science, history and fine arts. Today, find out how art, music, theater, dance and other fine arts happen in our lives.
A new way for us to build: Making planes, robots and more with BionicBlox (now called Brackitz)
Blocks aren’t just for little kids – in our family, Ashar, who’s 13, has had an amazing time building airplanes, robots and more with our new BionicBlox!
Virtual friends, virtual art: Video games for social skills and creativity
It’s not such a bad thing if all your kids want to do is play video games. Here’s a look at how we use them in our family to build social skills and encourage creativity.
Collages from last year’s Christmas cards
Ashar made some REALLY cool decorations out of our old Christmas cards. Check out photos – and tips for making your own.
Our Christmas gingerbread village
We made a miniature gingerbread village thanks to a kit from Wilton. It was a great holiday activity!