Posted in 29 Day Giving Challenge, cooking/home ec, recipes on Aug 16th, 2008 1 Comment »
I stumbled upon this recipe at the neat blog By Sun and Candlelight and we made it yesterday to use up some of the zucchini people have been blessing us with. It was so delicious both loaves are long gone and we’re making more today.
Not only is this tasty, healthy and easy, but it’s […]
Posted in cooking/home ec, crafts, Fun, art on Aug 1st, 2008 1 Comment »
Baby
Play with water together– in the sink, in a baby pool or in the bath. I’m especially partial to the bath one because any way you can make someone happy by lounging in a bathtub is a good thing in my book.
Go for a walk with baby in a stroller or a sling. Talk about […]
Posted in cooking/home ec, magical moments, Victoria, pictures, Daily log, geography, Fun on Jun 24th, 2008 3 Comments »
Yesterday was Victoria’s “mom and me” day so Daryl took the other kids for a couple of hours in the afternoon.
She decided she wanted to spend it making cookies, playing Scrambled States of America, and doing a craft. We generally only get an hour so I explained we might not have time for […]
Posted in nutrition, cooking/home ec on Mar 9th, 2008 No Comments »
I found this idea online somewhere a while ago and it works so well for our family.
My kids used to constantly ask me “what can I eat?” and pester me for snacks between meals. Then I saw a post about leaving healthy snacks out on a platter for kids to visit any time they wanted. […]
Posted in cooking/home ec, art, holidays, science, math on Feb 13th, 2008 No Comments »
Valentine’s Day: theme by theme….
Here’s ways to work the holiday into every subject. I wrote this for my newsletter a few years ago & I haven’t rechecked the links yet, so apologies if any are dead.
Art:
This site has instructions on how to make a beautiful little heart shaped scrapbook
http://crafterscommunity.com/view/220/Valentine_Scrap_Book […]
I'm a frazzled AP mom to 4 fabulous kids in rural Minnesota. Homeschooling here tends to be child-led and focused on fun. We do lots of crafts, reading and exploring. I'm madly in love with my brilliant, goofy lug of a husband and I don't get nearly enough sleep.