Homeschool Convention Haul 2026 | Everything We Bought at Our First Expo!

Y'all, we just got back from our FIRST homeschool convention, and the expo hall got us good. This is our complete Southeastern Homeschool Convention haul: Story of the World at 40% off from Well-Trained Mind Press, history paper dolls (all of them, thanks to my husband), Simply Charlotte Mason's brand-new geography study, the Memoria Press Blue Fairy Book, All About Spelling 4, draw-along history notebooking pages, dry erase state and continent maps, and a Barnes & Noble bonus stop with the prettiest literary puzzles. We're a secular, eclectic, Charlotte Mason inspired homeschool family with a third grader and a preschooler, and this is our third year homeschooling. Fair warning: my husband came with me, and we spent MORE because of it. Worth it. We also ordered BookShark history, Beyond the Page science, and TalkBox Mom Spanish at the show (hello, convention discounts). Full unboxings coming as soon as they arrive! Want a flip through of anything in this haul? Tell me in the comments and I'll make it happen! ⏱️ TIMESTAMPS 00:00 Our first homeschool convention! 01:00 Why shopping with my husband cost us more 01:30 BookShark: the big purchase (unboxing coming!) 02:00 Dry erase state & continent maps + placemat hack 04:30 Simply Charlotte Mason's NEW geography study + our 4-year rotation plan 07:00 Memoria Press: The Blue Fairy Book 08:00 Draw-along history notebooking pages (cheaper than Amazon!) 09:45 All About Spelling 4 10:30 Well-Trained Mind Press: history paper dolls (the husband purchases) 11:30 Preschool Math at Home 12:00 Supporting small: the celebration stick 12:30 Story of the World at 40% OFF (Early Modern + the new edition + Yoto card) 14:00 PaperPie (Usborne) art cards 14:45 My Well-Trained Mind book, SIGNED by Susan Wise Bauer! 15:15 Even more paper dolls (Middle Ages, Civil War, Famous Egyptians) 16:00 Ordered at the expo: BookShark, Beyond the Page & TalkBox Mom Spanish 16:30 Barnes & Noble bonus stop: literary puzzles + Frog and Toad 18:30 What's coming next 🛒 MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO Well-Trained Mind Press (Story of the World + paper dolls): https://welltrainedmind.com Simply Charlotte Mason geography: https://simplycharlottemason.com Memoria Press: https://www.memoriapress.com BookShark: https://www.bookshark.com All About Spelling: https://www.allaboutlearningpress.com TalkBox Mom: https://talkboxmom.com Homeschooling Down South podcast Draw Write Now History notebooking pages: https://amzn.to/3RUaeWI Artist Flashcard: https://amzn.to/4x5dSvS 🎥 WATCH NEXT Homeschool Haul 2026 (Memoria Press unboxing):    • Homeschool Haul 2026 | Memoria Press, Thri...   Our 2026-2027 Third Grade Curriculum Picks:    • 2026–2027 Third Grade Homeschool Curriculu...   2nd Grade Curriculum Review (What Worked & What Flopped):    • 2nd Grade Homeschool Curriculum Review | W...   Coming up next: our full convention experience video (biggest takeaways, what it was like going as husband and wife, and the honest talk about curriculum noise on YouTube), plus our BIG 2026-2027 curriculum changes and all the unboxings. Subscribe and hit the bell so you don't miss them! Hi, I'm Brandi! I'm a full-time homeschooling mom AND a full-time working mom, and my husband does half our homeschooling. We share real, practical homeschool content: curriculum reviews, hauls, organization, and what our days actually look like. Have you ever been to a homeschool convention? Love it or hate it? Tell me in the comments! #homeschoolconvention #homeschoolhaul #storyoftheworld