Creating Your Homeschool Registry

Public school teachers have wish lists for their classrooms. You can have a wish list too.

This is a good way to ask for help and support from your friends and family. This is also a good way to organize your purchase wish list and save them for later.

Here are some tips to make it great:

• Be reasonable about what you are asking for. Respect boundaries. A request for a $600 playground may be OK to send to grandparents, but not your neighbor. Make your requests for homeschool things in a respectful way. Be selective who you send the list to.

• Consider adding things to a birthday registry. You can send the link to friends and family when you are having a birthday party.

• Add things to it year round. You might see some great books at the book store or learn about a fun science kit, but you can't justify buying it right then. Add it to the list!

• Go on Youtube and search for board and card games. A lot of games are educational and would be great to add to your registry. Many content creators will also teach you how to play with Youtube videos.

• If you put media on the list, such as books, audiobooks, fitness DVDs, or documentaries, be specific about your titles.

• Keep your items education focused.

• Include "Money towards music class/ballet/marshal arts" or some other activity.

• Just like any help, gift, or favor, if anyone buys something from your registry, it is an act of kindness and should be treated with great appreciation. Do not expect it. Send them a thank you card after you receive your gift!

• Ideas for things to add:

  • Science things: a prism, break your own geodes, microscope, science kits, butterfly growing kit,

  • PE: Ballet shoes, resistance bands, hand weights, soccer ball and back yard net. bosu ball,

  • History stuff: a quill and ink, period specific costume,

  • Art: watercolor paints, colored pencils, markers,

  • Music: sheet music, ocarina, maracas, music stand,

  • Cooking: baking kits, cookbook

  • School supplies: pencils, markers, notebooks, erasers, dry erase markers.

  • Board games: Scrabble, boggle, banagrams, Ticket to ride.

  • Documentary DVD: be specific!

  • Puzzles

  • Homeschool room supplies: electric pencil sharpener, educational posters and placemats, reams of paper, printer ink,

  • Curriculum: workbooks, subtraction workbooks, flashcards, etc.

For educational toy ideas, you can find suggestions on our toy list linked here.

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DON'T FORGET TO SEND THEM A THANK YOU CARD!

Have your child write it and/ or decorate it!

Template incase you need it

"Dear------"Thank you so much for the ( Air dry clay/ specify item here). The kids have already made several things from it including a snowman, a key chain and a pinch pot". They really love it! Thanks again for your "presence". We look forward to seeing you all soon. -- Love, the -------- family. "

If given money, include what you used the money for

"Thank you for the money."

"We used it to buy a microscope. They kids really loved learning about cells. They liked looking at the leaves and dandy-lions we found in the back yard."

"We used it to go towards Ballet classes. Kelsey has been dancing at a local studio for the past year and really loves it."

"We used to towards a recent trip to the Zoo." They kids had a great time on this field trip. Kelsey's favorite animal was the giraffe. The kids got to feed some animals in the petting zoo area. It was a lot of fun. Thanks again for helping to make this field trip happen!"

Support homeschooling! Our community thrives when we help each other. Participating in meal trains, supporting businesses that cater to homeschoolers and voting pro- homeschool are a few ways to support homeschooling. Here are some more ideas. Share it online to invite others to support homeschooling.

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