Recently, I wandered the showroom at IKEA and found the MÅLA easel – a basic children’s easel where one side is a wipe-off board, and the other side is a chalkboard – for $14.99! I couldn’t believe it! Brand new, and still cheaper than what I was used to seeing at consignment sales for a wooden framed easel. **The MÅLA easel is also available through Amazon if you don't have an IKEA near you. There was only one catch – I really wanted at least one surface to be magnetic, ...
Homeschooling
3 Steps to Tame Our Homeschool Day
Dishes are in the sink. Laundry is overflowing the hamper. Toys are from one end of the living room to the other. You just ran out of milk before getting breakfast for all of the kids. You're not yet caffeinated, and you just stepped on a LEGO. The kids have school in about 15 minutes, and instead of breathing that sigh of relief that you can finally get caught up on the housework and running errands while your children are at school, you grit your teeth, shuffle into your homeschool area, and ...