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Cozy Reading Days on Cold Winter Days

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Pillows and Blankets

Pile up the pillows and blankets and make yourself a nice, comfy cozy “fort” space to spend the day reading. You pile them up on the floor, as my kids like to do, or pile them up on the couch or in a chair as a I prefer to do.

Have everyone grab their sleeping bag and a pillow and lay in front of the fire reading. You just might get a relaxing nap there too.

Light a Fire

We have an electric fireplace that is perfect for reading and drinking hot chocolate, tea or coffee in front of. We don’t have to turn the heat on, just the lights of the flames is enough to make it feel super cozy while you read. Though it is nice to have the heat on just a little sometimes to make it feel even more cozy.

Hot Chocolate and Snacks

Hot chocolate and treats make everything better. Bake cookies and eat them hot from the oven. Nothing is as great as curling up on pillows, drinking hot chocolate and snacking on cookies.

Read Aloud

While curling up together to read books yourself is pleasant on a grey afternoon, don’t forget how great it is to listen to stories together. Pull out your current read aloud or turn on an audio book.

Invite Friends Over

Instead inviting friends over to the park invite them over for a cozy reading afternoon at home. Have them bring sleeping bags, pillows, and favorite books share. This is a great time to pull out some fresh baked cookies or muffins to have as a treat as well.

Homeschooler’s February Funk is real! I am in the February funk, you know when you just feel blah and all you want to do is nap and read books. It’s the weather right? If you live in the colder climates like we do here in Saskatchewan, then the weather is enough to give anyone a case of the funks.

Beating the Homeschooler’s February Funk

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The weather here has been enough to drive us crazy lately, who wants to go outside in -35C weather, no one, not even my kids who love being outside. But we’re also starting to get on each others nerves and no one wants to sit down to do workbook stuff, not even the teacher.

How about changing things up a little bit in your homeschool, even if it is just for a week.

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Science (with Dad)

I do most of the homeschooling, but dad is more than capable of doing science experiments with the kids on the weekends which gives Momma a break, and they get some hands of fun.

The first one they did together was Magic Rocks and we were all interested in watching the magic happen.

You don’t have to leave science experiments to dad though, I enjoy doing them with my kids too, and they have gotten to the point where sometimes I just need to do the set up and then they go and do it. They usually do better than me because they are so much more open to trying out new and different things, and usually testing out their own way of doing things.

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New Read Alouds

We have just started reading Alice Adventures in Wonderland. It’s not part of our BookShark curriculum, but just something for fun, and then we’ll be watching the movies. I choose this book because I though they would enjoy it. Pick a book that you think your kids might really enjoy.

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Take A February Break

Take a week off from school. Here in Saskatchewan public schools have a February break and an Easter (Spring) break. I have to think that there is a reason for the February break and it might just be due to that funk we’re feeling as homeschoolers affecting everyone.

You can make up time later for this break, or not worry about it in general.

If you don’t feel up to taking a week off, maybe shorten school days or or weeks to give everyone a little break while we wait for spring and warmer weather.

Get Out of the House

Get out of the house a little each day, or every other day, to change things up. Getting into a rut isn’t going to help. You don’t have to stay at home to be a homeschooler, head to the library, science center, or museum. Meet up with some friends at one another’s homes for play dates for your kids and coffee and chat for you.

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