We are with a charter and I just buy a ton of fun stuff to go with our history and science. We are doing anatomy so I got the squishy science kit, my body book to make a life size human body. History I am doing american history while going through the american girl books. We are buying craft kits that go with each time period like a flower press, hoop to make a sampler, scrapbook box (decoupage), gardening (victory ww11 garden), composting, tie dye, sand art and I'm thinking of ordering time capsules and having my girls fill them with current event things. We buy most of the curriculum ourself so I use our money on fun stuff that will add to what we already have. My younger daughter also has asked for some rock kits so I'm ordering that for her. I also bought some games and time tales (dvd to help memorize multiplication). Oh and ink and paper. You can never have to much of that.