• 10 Gift Ideas for Father's Day under $25 | Renée at Great Peace #fathersday #dadgifts #giftsfordads #ihsnet
    Blog,  Family

    10 Ideas for Father’s Day Gifts under $25

    Father’s Day is coming up soon. I’m never one to be very good at buying or sending gifts in a timely fashion. It’s embarrassing really. So much so that if I don’t plan ahead and get something before the date, be it birthday or holiday, then I just don’t get/send anything. There really is no excuse for this bad behavior.  My husband is a great father. As my son get’s older I’m seeing him reach out more and more for his dad. He’s seeking to emulate him, and grow into the man he is to become. It’s a beautiful thing.  This post contains affiliate advertisement links. This year, I’ve purposed…

  • 6 Awesome STEM Gifts for Middle School Smart Kids | GreatPeaceAcademy.com #ihsnet
    Gifted Homeschool,  Homeschool

    6 STEM Gifts for Smart Kid Middle Schoolers

    If you’ve been around Great Peace Academy before you know my son loves all things science, technology, engineering, art, and math. In other words he loves STEM activities. Below I’m sharing 6+ STEM gifts for kids who are enthralled by these areas of learning. His mind is constantly active and it’s hard even for him to fall asleep at night because he’s always thinking about engineering, or drawing something.  Even when he’s processing an activity he’s whistling, humming, snapping his fingers in rhythm because his active, creative mind simply must have an outlet for the many prolific thoughts that are zooming through his brain at any given moment. Finding something…