I love Autumn. It is by far my most favorite season of the year. Since I am living on the West Coast of the U.S. right now, I miss the season of autumn. Crisp, cool air, beautifully changing leaves, cold football games, and yummy fall foods. I can't change the fact that the leaves don't change here, but I can definitely recreate the foods! We spend all of the next few months baking soft pumpkin Continue Reading >>
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Free Christmas Tree Coloring Page
Judging from your response to our harvest pumpkin coloring page and our turkey coloring page - your kids are loving our detail-oriented coloring pages as much as mine are! We are delighted to bring you this beautiful Christmas Tree Coloring Page. Here are some tips for using the coloring pages we've offered free. We have found these coloring pages work best with Sharpies or Staedtler Continue Reading >>
Fall Field Trips and Activities for Your Homeschool
Fall is a great time to get outside and enjoy the outdoors with your family as part of your homeschooling journey! There is so much to see and do while the air is fresh and crisp! For our family it is important that we get outside and enjoy the fall season because winter is long and cold and spring is far away. When homeschool families take off on a field trip many times they don't think about Continue Reading >>
Teaching Gardening for Kids with Minecraft
Have you ever thought about the fact that the very first place God chose for man to live was in a beautiful garden? Often, when we think of the garden of Eden, we think of the fall of man and the heavy labor of gardening that came about as a result. But in the very beginning, gardening was a labor of love and the pleasure of God's company in the cool of the evening on long walks in the garden Continue Reading >>
Teaching Life Skills: Kids in the Kitchen
So far in this "teaching life skills" series, we've explored different styles of chore charts and why chores are important for young children. Then, I shared my system for teaching my children to do their own laundry. This time, let's explore getting your kids in the kitchen. Getting your kids in the kitchen is a great way to spend time with them. It's a great time to sneak in some learning as Continue Reading >>
How to Make Playdough: Tips, Tricks, and Recipes Galore
Have you ever made playdough? May I confess? I have six children, ages 15 to 5, and before this week I had only ever made playdough once in my lifetime! That seems a bit selfish somehow. I decided to remove this blight from my mommy-record and make playdough this week for my twins. Since Tuesday, we've made no less than seven batches! That's a lot of playdough. One of those batches was for my 13 Continue Reading >>
