This post is for letter āJā in the 2016 ABCs of Homeschooling Through the Holidays series on Life of a Homeschooling Mom. Click here to see all posts.
It is HARD to stick to the lesson plan when the holidays are in full swing. Sometimes I’m so preoccupied with Christmas planning that days come up where I suddenly realized that it’s 11 o’clock and we haven’t done any school yet. Has anyone even eaten breakfast? Christmas cookies? Those have eggs in them, right? Sometimes?
On those frazzled days, it’s nice to throw lesson plans out the window and do a fun activity with the kids instead. Especially if that activity results in beautiful gifts to share with friends and can be documented in the homeschool agenda as a lesson. Like making a delicious hot chocolate mix from scratch, as an example. It’s the perfect Christmas gift to make with your kids.
Making mixes is so easy and SO tasty. And so homeschooly, too, because I make my kids double and half the recipe, based on the size of the mason jars that we find. Math lesson? Done.
Head on over to Life of a Homeschool Mom to find the recipe and ways that you can up the schooliness while you do it. Or just make it for yourself and stash it in your secret drawer of mom treats. I won’t tell.
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