Homeschool Room Open House Day 1

Hi Friends,
Today is the first day I start sharing pictures of my homeschool room and showing you around.  I was going to do this all in one post, but seriously it would have been overwhelming long and no one would bother reading it - so small chunks over the next few days to show you around my room I'm hoping will be much better!  

As always let me say feel free to ask questions, comment, and ignore any and all of what I say.  I'm just showing you around, hopefully sparking some fun creativity or organization for your homeschool room, and maybe and idea or 2 that will make this school year a little easier for you!

Today I'm simply talking themes with you.  Here are my very unfinished boards (don't worry, they will be more finished in future pictures!)

We are doing a year of American History.  My oldest is doing American the Beautiful with Notgrass and I'm doing a modified version with my youngers.  Since we are learning American History I was planning on doing some kind of patriotic blue and red themed room and then I found this:

Really, can you get any cuter and more American than cute kid cowboys?!?  How could I resist these faces?!?  

And so I bought this cute fabric and my cowboy American homeschool decorations began.  

Themes are such a fun way to add creativity and color to your homeschool classroom and space.  

Here are a few thoughts on themes:

• Pick themes your kids will love: If your kids love legos do a lego homeschool room, if they like Frozen start cutting out those snowflakes!  Decorations made at home are great!
• Pick themes around what you will be learning.  Doing a study on bugs - get bugs all over your room, world history - globes and airplanes and suitcases would be fun!
• Don't forget seasons!  During the holidays make sure you add some holiday cheer to your homeschool space too!  This can be as simple as having your kids make turkeys out of paper plates that you hang on the wall.  You don't have to buy decorations - kids crafts make great decorations!
• Put up photos of your children in the theme.  If you decorate the room in dinosaurs, take a trip to dinosaur park and have your children pose with a T-Rex!   Print out the pictures and stick them on the wall = instant decoration!  If your kids are like mine - they love having pictures of themselves in the room, too!
• Don't let the decorations distract from what needs to be accomplished in the room.  Meaning don't hang beach balls for a ocean room and expect your kids not to hit the beach balls!  Simple decorations are always best.  
• Need some ideas one classroom themes?  Mardel in Cedar Park is packed full of great classroom decorations or head to Hobby Lobby and check out their fabric for ideas.  Another great place to find themes for your homeschool room is at your local party supply store.  Ask your kids what they would like the theme to be - you might be surprised on the ideas they give.  And Pinterest is packed with fun ideas for decorating homeschool rooms too!  Grow has a Pinterest page so check us out: (Click Here)

Alright that's all for today, more to come in the days ahead - wait till you see what I did to Spike our tortious's tank! hehehe!
Questions/Comments feel free to email me, LOVE being a support to you!  
jenny@growaustin.org