I love the thrill of growing food we can eat and flowers to enjoy every year. I probably come by it honestly - my dad grew up on a farm, and grew a huge garden for as long as I lived at home and for many years afterward. Even now, in his 70s, he grows a garden bigger than most and has yummy produce! Anyway, I'm not as good at it as my dad has always been but I do love "real" homegrown tomatoes Continue Reading >>
Free Mother Goose Printables plus crafts, activities, and more!
May 1st is Mother Goose Day. I'm thinking Mother Goose Day would be a lot of fun to celebrate during our homeschool day so I am sharing the links I've found with you, and, well you can do them next year. Or you can have fun learning about Mother Goose any time! Let's start with a short history lesson and then move on to fun times! The History of Mother Goose So who exactly is Mother Goose? You Continue Reading >>
25 Awesome Mother’s Day Crafts for Kids
It's that time again! Time to help the kids in Sunday School make beautiful crafts for Mom to take home -- or maybe time to help your own kids make something for your wife or mother. In any case, we've searched the web to find some beautiful and unique Mother's Day crafts to help your kids celebrate the moms in their lives. I would love to get any of these beautiful Mother's Day crafts myself, and Continue Reading >>
Celebrate the National Day of Prayer with Your Kids
Are you celebrating the National Day of Prayer today? We are going to this afternoon/evening and I wanted to share with you some of the fun free printables, lessons, activities, crafts, and books I found to choose from! National Day of Prayer Lessons, Activities, and Crafts Seven Ways to Pray on the National Day of Prayer from Joni and Friends The Lord's Prayer Puzzle from Teach Us To Continue Reading >>
Making Your Own Shirts for Family Travel
When we were getting ready to move across the country and planning the path we would take to maximize learning and fun, my husband came up with a brilliant idea. He made family shirts for us. We didn't wear the shirts every day of the trip or anything -- just on the first day so that our "leaving pictures" matched and I think one other time on the trip. It was a fun way to bond as a family and Continue Reading >>
Product Review: Kings of Israel Board Game by Funhill Games
We got this box in the mail a few weeks ago -- and I'm accepting so few review products these days the kids got super excited to see what it was. We pulled the Kings of Israel Board Game from Funhill Games out of that box, and set it on the counter to wait for a better time to play. And my goodness, you should have heard my kids beg to open that box and play the game! "It's a strategy game, Mom. Continue Reading >>
