Homeschool Unrefined

Do you tend to overthink Holiday shopping? Us too! This year, we've done all the hard work for you. We've asked our kids, looked around our houses and reviewed our Amazon histories to bring you a curated list of gifts our kids have LOVED over the years. So sit back and enjoy knowing your shopping experience can be a little bit less stressful this year. All of the items mentioned can be found in our Amazon shop at www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined

Below you will find links to each individual item mentioned in our episode. To make it easier, you will find all of the items in our Amazon Shop at www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined

In our Amazon Shop, you will also find our very favorite Holiday Books. Click here for those books.

We recorded a special Holiday Gift Guide episode for our Patreon supporters where we talked about our favorite gift subscriptions, gifts for parents (and what we're asking for this year) and our favorite homeschool-specific books for kids. To hear that episode and many more we've recorded just for supporters, go here.

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Legos - aircraft carrier, architecture buildings here, here and here.

Magic Set

Tumble Trax Magnetic Marble Run

Citiblocs

Rain Cloud Tub Toy

Army Men Play Bucket

Dress Up Clothes - Capes, Capes, Playsilks

Indoor Gym

Mini Trampoline

Snap Circuits

Fidget Spinner, Fidget Cube

Microscope and Prepared Slides

Bacteria Plates Kit

Harrisville Designs 10" Potholder Loom Kit

Magnetic Poetry Kit

Manic Panic Hair Dye

Art

Fine Line Markers

Sharpies

Coloring Books - Gretchen Rubin, Harry Potter

Washi Tape

Hot Glue Gun

All In One Art Kit

Oil Pastels

Paint Brush Kit

Charcoal Pencils

Sketch Books - 9x12, 5x8

Slime Ingredients - Gallon Glue, Shaving Cream, Contact Lens Solution, Baby Oil

Spirograph

Play Dough and Kit

Spin Art

Candle Making Kit

Paint By Sticker - younger kids, older kids

Sun Print Paper Kit

Tech

Walkie Talkies

Karaoke Machine

Compose Yourself

Camera Stand

Selfie Stick

Osmo (*often goes on sale on black Friday)

DSLR Camera

Echo Dot

Games

Skiwampus

Mancala

No Stress Chess

Wooden Tetris Puzzle

One Person Puzzles - here, here and here.

Blokus

Outdoor

Spider Swing

Swiss Army Knife

Bow and Arrow Sets - here and here

Slackline

Big Scooters

Pogo Stick

Butterfly Growing Kit

Hammock

Kitchen

cutting boards

soda stream

cast iron pan

apple slicer

vegetable peeler

food chopper

food processor

panini grill

tea - here and here

tea kettle

water bottle

Music

ukulele, picks, case, holder and strap

harmonica

music stand

egg shakers

Loving This Week

Angela: This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps

Maren: Billie Razor

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Ever wonder how interest-led learning even works? Ever wonder what it even is?!? We're here for you! We define it (in our own Homeschool Unrefined words), we walk through how it benefits our kids and can be an ideal way to learn, and as usual, we work through the challenges we have with it every single day. It's a beautiful, wonderful, challenging, amazingly effective, and sometimes daunting way of homeschooling. We'll walk you through it.

Busy Tonight

Why Not Me? by Mindy Kaling

Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates

Loving This Week

Angela: Athleta Salutation Stash Pocket Tights, Sperry Saltwater Rain Boot

Maren: GoodPup App

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Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela

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It's check-in day, which is quickly becoming our favorite! This week we update each other on past all-important LTWs. We also get real about what's going well, what needs tweaking, and how we're doing at self-care. We do this, because so much growing happens in the processing. We don't have all the answers, and even if we did, they might not be the answers you need! Processing helps us all feel good about what we're doing today, gives us clarity, and reminds us we're all in this together. Check-in here, if you'd like! We'd love to hear from you.😊

What we're listening to on Audible: This Will Only Hurt a Little by Busy Philipps, The Notorious RBG by Irin Carmon & Shana Knizhnik

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@juliebravewriter on Instagram

Prodigy Math

CTC Math

Kiwi Crate

A Star Is Born

A Gracious Space

Renee Tougas on Homeschool Unrefined Part 1 and Part 2

Do you have a question for us to possibly use on a future episode? Send us a dm on social media or email us at [email protected]

Loving This Week

Angela: OurStory App from We Need Diverse Books

Maren: The Nineties on Netflix

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In this episode, we enjoy talking about all the ways our kids learn outside of traditional curriculum. We want to give value to all this learning by talking bout how we support it. We share a talent for supplying kids with the resources to learn in a very natural way, and we want to share them with you here!

Loving This Week

Angela: Vital Proteins Collagen Peptides

Maren: The Exile Podcast

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In this part 2 of our amazing interview with Renee Tougas, we dive into what is great about having high schoolers and touch on a challenge or two that might go along with them. We ask Renee how she handles our ever-changing world of technology with her teenagers. Finally, we dip our toes into a conversation about Renee's sense of adventure and how it drew their family closer together. This conversation fired us up, not only about having high schoolers, but about loving this adventure called homeschooling.

92: Where We Relax Into High School With Renee Tougas, Part 1

How to connect with Renee:

Blog: http://renee.tougas.net/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reneetougas

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneetougas/ My part-time work: content writer, community, marketing, and media manager for B-RAD Podcast & https://bradtoews.com/ Renee's Appalachian Trail Thru-Hike Information on her blog and Youtube.

Loving This Week

Angela: Venus to Mars

Maren: A Star Is Born

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Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela

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Need a Pick-Me-Up no matter what the age of your kids? Renee Tougas is the answer. Renee is a homeschool mom to 3 teenaged and young adult children. She is a talented blogger and adventurer. Her words are profound, inspiring and beyond encouraging. You could not ask for a better person to turn your homeschool from frustrating to flourishing! We walked away from this conversation feeling great about what we're doing now to prepare for life with teenagers. Listen now!

How to connect with Renee:

Blog: http://renee.tougas.net/

Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/reneetougas

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reneetougas/ My part-time work: content writer, community, marketing, and media manager for B-RAD Podcast & https://bradtoews.com/

Loving This Week

Angela: Accuweather App

Maren: Y Weave Rectangle Storage Bin - Room Essentials

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Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers

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Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela

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We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

In this episode, we navigate the ups and downs of being a working parent, especially when it comes to homeschooling. This gig isn't easy, but for so many of us, working is an important part of our lives. If you think this episode isn't for you, think again! We are all working and parenting. We could make a list a mile long of the many tasks we all do that hold our house together. Let's give ourselves credit for the many hats we wear. How do you balance working and parenting?

Loving This Week

Angela: Grain Free Pumpkin Bars (also mentioned this pumpkin bread)

Maren: Forever

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We loved our summer check-in series so much, we decided to make it a monthly reoccurring episode. We'll check in with what's going well, what needs tweaking, and how our self-care is going. If you have a friend who can do this type of check-in with you, go for it now! If not, we're here for you. What's going well, what needs tweaking, and how is YOUR self-care going?

Loving This Week

Angela: Slow Burn Season 2

Maren: Fatboy Spray Putty

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This week we reflect on 21 years of homeschooling with THE homeschool guru and veteran, Pam Barnhill! Pam brings insight and encouragement to our discussion. Ready for some serious truth bombs? Get out a Sharpie and notecard. You'll want to tape these on your cupboard and be reminded of them everyday.

Connect with Pam on her website, here.

Loving This Week

Maren: Hello Activated Charcoal Toothpaste

Angela: Beloved Cami

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This week, we dive into the vital skill of self-evaluating. We hone in on why it's so good and how we do it (or how we WANT to do it more). We also think of some good examples of what it looks like when there is successful self-evaluation happening. As always, we have a fun chat to start out the episode, and we end with our LTWs (Loving This Weeks).

Loving This Week

Angela: Doterra Past Tense

Maren: GT's Unity Kombucha

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Join our closed Facebook group: Unrefined Homeschoolers

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Angela on Instagram: @unrefinedangela

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Email us any questions or feedback at [email protected]

Visit our Amazon Shop: https://www.amazon.com/shop/homeschoolunrefined

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.