Pinning has become a new obsession of mine. I pin what I love, what I want to do, ideas for the future, places to go, and more. Have you heard of pinning? You pin on Pinterest. I recently became aware of the site when a friend invited me to join. The site is a feast for the eyes as it centers on pinners sharing images of their interests, style, books they read, art they love, food, crafts, DIY projects and so much more. The fun is in the simplicity and the enjoyment of sharing dreams of living in a far off place or ways to decorate the house of you always wanted. It is also a great place to store all those great ideas you see online but end up forgetting about. You need not worry about copyright since Pinterest takes care of that for you. Any image you pin will automatically give credit to where the credit is due.
So what does this have to do with homeschooling? I have found Pinterest to be a great place to store ideas for kids’ crafts, storage ideas, or anything else relating to homeschooling. I may see a great kids’ craft on a site about the letter “M” yet I am still teaching “D”. Chances are I will forget about this great idea until I am on Letter “Y”. With Pinterest, I can pin the craft project I like and keep it organized so I when I reach letter “M” I can make the craft. I have found so many wonderful kids’ crafts, school storage room ideas, and other homeschooling ideas on Pinterest. I enjoy sharing my ideas and thoughts and learning from what others have to share. I have one homeschool section or board but you can organize your ideas and backburner ideas in any way you want. You can have a preschool board, high school board, projects board and more! I love having a visual log of all the projects I want to plan for in the future. So give Pinterest a shot, it may make sense of all your random thoughts and ideas.
Happy Pinning!