Your first homeschool convention can be quite overwhelming. Here are some tips to make it a more enjoyable and successful time for you.
Difficulty: Easy
Time Required: varies
Here's How:
- Leave children at home.
- Go with your husband or a friend.
- Plan a nice lunch.
- Choose workshops that sound interesting to you.
- Choose workshops that are age appropriate for your children.
- Not all methods of homeschooling are for everyone, don't feel intimidated if you don't agree with the speaker.
- Don't take any one teaching as the "only way".
- Feel free to leave one workshop and catch the tail end of another.
- Glean the information that fits your style and needs of your family.
- To avoid impulse buying and overspending, leave your checkbook and credit cards at home.
- Take a small amount of cash.
- Pick up catalogs.
- Listen to demonstrations and take notes.
- Ask the vendors questions.
- Go back and look again at what caught your eye.
Tips:
- If you already know what you want, go prepared to make your purchases. The vendors often offer convention discounts and you save shipping charges.
- It is very easy to overspend on things you don't really need and might not use. If you plan on making purchases, find a quiet spot to make your decisions.
- Bring home something fun for the kids to get them enthused about the school year.
