Party Through the USA

A little over a year ago, my family helped me name this blog during a camping trip.  Today, I have a special treat for you- a guest post from my mom!  She's been a wife to one for 36 years, a mom of five children for 34 years, a grandma to five for 8 years, and a pharmacy tech for 35 years.  She loves camping, gardening, sewing, remodeling, and spending time with her family.  You can follow her on none of the social media platforms.  This is her second guest post on my blog! Oh, and as a bonus, some the pictures from today have been taken by one of my sisters.  She loves photography and does all my kids milestone pictures.  You can also not follow her on any social media outlets, but please follow me ( Facebook  <>  Instagram  <>  Pinterest ). When we think of camping, we all think of the warm, sunny days of summer, but that's not always the case for most parts of the country.  Some people bail at the first sign of bad weather, but we've never cancelled

Last week, I did a series of Circus-themed learning ideas on my homeschooling blog.  I had been planning on posting this coloring book last week, too, but did the one on amazing and huge bubbles instead. My family loves going to the circus, watching The Greatest Showman, and pretending to be in the circus.  Last year, I put together a list of circus-themed road trip ideas, so I thought this year would be a good time to add a printable coloring book to the list. > > > Click Here to Download < < < You can download and print the circus-themed coloring book (I'd recommend one for each kid) and then bind it into a spiral coloring book with a binding machine .  If you don't wish to invest in a binding machine, then I would 3-hole punch the pages and put them in a poly folder or 3-ring binder. Give your kids a pencil pouch or ziplock bag with coloring supplies , like colored pencils or markers.  I would avoid crayons on road trips as they ten

We've been spending a bit of time this summer with a fabulous lady, who is an expert in blowing huge bubbles!  I've been posting her bubbles on Instagram and have gotten lots of questions about how she makes them.  I reached out to "Lady Bubble Bee" and asked her to tell me all her secrets.  This post is compiled from emails I had with her recently and is posed with her permission.  I hope you enjoy! Lady Bubble Bee's Recipe for Amazing Bubbles - 8oz Dawn Liquid Detergent  (must be PLATINUM version- the other's won't work) - 1 tsp J-Lube Powder (veterinary powder) - 1 Tbsp Baking Powder - 1 Gallon of Wate r (distilled is best) In a small bowl, combine the J-Lube Powder and baking powder together and mix well.  Find a container with a lid ( like this one ) larger than one gallon and empty the dish soap into it.  Then, gently stir the powders into the soap.  Very slowly, add the water. After the initial mixing, a white powder will set

"When I drive, I'm in love, I'm alive, and I forget about everything I hate!" (Bonnie and Clyde) I really enjoy musicals.  I love blasting some show tunes when I'm working on my blogs, crafting, making printables, cleaning, or driving.  Especially driving (although not everyone in my family is tolerant of Broadway songs).  Just for absolute fun and silliness, I thought I'd put together a list of show tunes about traveling.  It was very fun to make up the list, so I hope you enjoy it too. *Each family needs to decide what music and lyrics are acceptable within their own family.  I advise pre-listening to this songs before making your own road trip play list* 1- "Traveling Song" from Shrek the Musical 2- "Getting Out of Town" from 42nd Street 3- "Buenos Aires" from Evita 4- "Anybody Have a Map" from Dear Evan Hansen 5- "Before the Parade Passes Us By" from Hello Dolly 6- "Telephone W

It's been almost a year (July 2018) since we went on this trip to the Museum of the Rockies  (in Bozeman, Montana, USA), but I never got around to blogging about it.  I couldn't decide what I wanted to do with these pictures.  Since we had our  first trip to the museum two years ago and I had already blogged about it, I was thinking that I would use the experience to talk about something else.  Maybe a guest post about homeschooling on the road or a tie in with Jurassic World.  Since neither of those things happened, I decided I'd better just do a normal, tourist post about the Museum of the Rockies. Uncle Milton's T-Rex Operation Game National Geographic Real Fossil Dig Dinosaur A-Z Puzzle Safari Ltd Dinosaur Toobs Peaceable Kingdom Dinosaur Escape Dinosaur Fossil Puzzle Solid Plastic Dinosaurs 4D Tyrannosaurus Rex Puzzle Jurassic World Evolution If you are a homeschool family, visit my other blog, Homeschooling My Kineti

Here in the Pacific Northwest, we love our Bigfoot legends!  You'll see his hairy body everywhere- on bumper sticker, store signs, and souvenirs.  There are annual festivals, and our town even has a Sasquatch statue.  His National holiday is October 20th, so mark your calendars and enjoy these great storybooks. The Sasquatch and the Lumberjack   ♦   Sid the Sasquatch   ♦   The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot Bigfoot Cinderrrrrella   ♦   Bigfoot does NOT Like Birthdays Looking for Bigfoot   ♦   Bigfoot Goes on Vacation   ♦   Bigfoot Visits the Cities When you're out in the woods this summer camping or hiking, instead of hunting for the real Bigfoot, you can keep the kids entertained hiding and searching out a toy Sasquatch.   Just like regular hide and seek, one kid can be "It" and find a good place to set up the Bigfoot.  Then, everyone else can work on finding him.  When everyone is done searching, settle down by the fire for some Sasquatch stories or p