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[[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"40033","attributes":{"class":"media-image","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","alt":"Chrystal Turner family"}}]]Meet Chrystal Turner, one of our brand new Children's Museum Blog Ambassadors! Follow Chrystal's posts on the blog or follow her on Twitter @seaofsavings.
Hello, friends! My name is Chrystal Turner and I work to save my readers lots of money at Sea of Savings. I am a wife and homeschooling mom to an 8-year-old princess who keeps me on the go constantly. I love spending time with family, gardening, and shopping. As a life-long resident of Indiana I am super excited to be a part of the first Children’s Museum blogger team! I have grown up with The Children’s Museum and love that now as a mom I can take my family there and experience many new memories that we'll remember many years from now.
If anyone would have asked me a few years ago if Homeschooling was for our family, my answer would have been, "no." I felt that I just didn’t have the patience, and wondered how moms do it. We never know where life takes us! And now we're in our second full year. Our decision to homeschool our daughter takes a lot of patience and sacrifice, but so far it’s been a blessing for us and we’re taking it day by day.
One of the greatest advantages of homeschooling is that it allows us to make everyday adventures a learning experience that's hands-on. We're able to explore more deeply into certain subjects if we choose. We love taking a field trip day to The Children’s Museum—our visit always opens up so many opportunities to learn and talk about subjects we may never get to experience or might not otherwise study. Last week we got a chance to explore the new Take Me There: China exhibit, and it was amazing! While we were there we discussed all kind of things, like the fact that a baby panda is the size of a stick of butter when it’s born. Who knew?! This sparked so many questions that we came home and researched all about pandas! This is one of the many things that makes The Children’s Museum more valuable than just a day of fun. The museum provides open-ended learning experiences that we can take home and talk about.
I welcome you all join me these next few months as we explore all the museum has to offer and what we learn along the way! I know it will be great.
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