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Field Trips
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Tips and ideas for organizing field trips for your family and your support group.

Games 4 Kids
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Directions and rules to favorite children's games suitable for park days or game nights.

Speed Stacking
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Speed Stacking is growing in popularity among homeschoolers, who find the games easy to take to Park Days.

Working With Museums
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Report from the Effective Strategies for Working with Homeschoolers session at the Association for Living History, Farm and Agricultural Museums (ALHFAM) Conference. By Debi Richter.

Corralling the Young'uns
Moms dream of sitting quietly with hot tea, steeped in intimate, uninterrupted conversation that warms the heart. But alas, here come the cowboys and wild Indians stampeding through the tiny living room knocking over teacups as they go. Freeze! What's a leader to do?

Do-It-Yourself Group Activities for Teenagers
Cafi Cohen suggests a variety of activities that have been successful with teen homeschoolers.

Great Solutions to Team Challenges
Kris is the author of several books, including Team Challenges: Group Activities to Build Cooperation, Communication and Creativity When I'm not writing, I encourage kids to work cooperatively and creatively as a team leader for two fabulous Destination Imagination teams, as a 4-H leader and last but not least, as a mom.

Home Education Association Inc.
HEA was formed in April 2001 to promote the practice of home education in Australia and aims to provide members with benefits which would be difficult to obtain by individuals or smaller groups. Event organizers especially should look into this group for insurance.

How to Make Your Own Inexpensive Yearbook for a Homeschool Group
Looking back at a memento of a year with friends is always fun. But how can a homeschool group, with members often on a tight budget for money and time, put together an inexpensive homeschool yearbook that everyone can afford? The answer is: very easily! By Carma Paden.

I Couldn't Believe All the Bones...
A couple of us called our friends and homeschool acquaintances and got together for one (only one!) brainstorming meeting. Our idea? To offer a series of classes, taught by us. Janine Calsbeek, HEM N/O 04.

Joys of 'Park Day'
People often mistakenly believe that Park Day is just for the children. It is not. Instead, it is an important chance for adults to touch base with other adults. Staying home with kids can be challenging and exhausting. By Sarah Wilson, San Jose Homeschooling Examiner.

Keys to a Successful Co-op
Here are tips for a successful homeschool co-op based on the successes and failures of the co-ops I have been part of. By Wendy Roberts, HEM SO 06.

Our Non-directed Support Organization
Earl Gary Stevens advises that you organize an event taking into account what's "right" for your family, and not try to do it as a committee.

Park Day Code of Conduct
One group spells out its behavior expectations for members attending their park days or field trips.

Reeling Dads In
These five simple suggestions will bait the hook to draw fathers into your homeschool group's activities. Their added input, perspective, and many strengths will serve your group invaluably over the years.

Service Activities
You need to take advantage of the service opportunities in your area. Sometimes things just pop up and someone needs help right away and with home schooling we are in the position to help during the day.

momAgenda - get organized with style
momAgenda - Get organized with style!
 
Team Challenges: Group Activities to Build Cooperation, Communication and Creativity
Team Challenges: Group Activities to Build Cooperation, Communication and Creativity
by Kris Bordessa
The activities in the book can work just as well for high-school aged students as for kindergartners. The solutions to the challenges will be very different for different age groups, certainly, but since there is no such thing as a "correct" solution, each team will face the challenge and solve it in the manner best suited to them.
 
The Well-Played Game: A Playful Path to Wholeness
by Bernie DeKoven
Games should be a way for bringing more fun to your life. Too often, they bring anything but fun. The Well-Played Game is a guide for making games into experiences that bring joy and health to you and everyone you play with.
 
Play It! : Over 150 Great Games for Youth Groups
Play It! : Over 150 Great Games for Youth Groups
by Wayne Rice (Editor), Mike Yaconelli (Editor)
Anyone up for FizzerTag? Pucks and Pigskins? How about Missile Mania? You'll find something for any group -- regardless of age, ability, or skill -- in this revised volume of Play It!
 
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