Many new(er) homeschoolers struggle to meet people, and it is usually because they don’t extend themselves a bit. A little tough love here, my friends. Community is what you make of it. Unlike traditional school environments where our kids are with a cohort of more-or-less the same kids for their entire school year for several years, homeschoolers have the freedom to find and create their own “tribe.” That requires some of us to get out of our comfort zones a bit.
Consider hosting some kind of seasonal activity, post it to our forum community and Facebook group as an event so everyone can see it and join you! Here are a bunch of ideas:
- Attend a winter festival or craft fair
- Invite people to your favorite sledding hill
- Make holiday treats and cookies and enjoy hot cocoa
- Create hand-made gifts
- Visit a retirement home and sing Christmas carols
- Take a hike and observe plants and animals that thrive in winter
- Build a snowman or igloo
- Make ice lanterns or frozen suncatchers using found nature items
- Build a bird feeder and do bird watching
- Make clay ornaments or orange-slice garlands
- Go ice skating at a favorite rink or pond
- Create a winter-themed journal or sketchbook
- Make nature-printed Christmas cards
- Organize a food drive for a local food pantry – makes a great service project!
- Collaborate on a puppet show and give a performance at a senior center
- Make snow ice cream
- Host a Valentine’s Day party with a craft or activity
- Shovel snow for seniors and veterans in your neighborhood
- Do a series of different winter-themed art projects
Local libraries are usually eager to work with homeschooling families. Reach out to them to help host activities and events such as game days, craft activities, book clubs, or something else of shared interest.
Are you looking for connections for your pre-teen or teen? We have a forum community specifically for this group to help making connections a little easier. We also have 17 local and interest groups in our resource database that are specifically for them!!
Get out there and meet new people and make friends!
