This weekend I have a really fun giveaway. The Homeschool Experiment is a novel written by Charity Hawkins. It tells the story of a mom who has just decided to homeschool her three children. The only problem is, she has no idea what she’s doing. I have to tell you, I wasn’t sure how...
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Amazon has a bunch of e-books for free right now. Click through to amazon to order Little Women (Sterling Classics) on Kindle for free. Remember, even if you don’t have the Kindle device, you can read any Kindle book simply downloading “Kindle for PC”. I also saw Pride and Prejudice, Emma, Great Expectations, Treasure...
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Part one in this cooking series: Kids age 2-5 Part two in this cooking series: Kids age 6-9 By the time kids are 10 or so, their reading skills are generally solid and they have enough focus to follow a recipe from start to finish. They have enough fine motor control to learn to...
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I shared this recipe before at myrecipes.com, but since it is a favorite at our house, I wanted to add it here too. Nothing jazzes up a simple meal of soup or salad more than a batch of fresh biscuits. Here’s a hint to make biscuit-making even quicker. Shape your biscuit dough into a...
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Here’s little Zechariah meeting Uncle Daniel. For more pictures, go check out our daughter Erika’s blog.
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Part One: Teaching preschoolers to cook When you’re first starting out teaching kids in the kitchen, it often feels like a lot of extra effort. It can be tempting to just do things yourself. When I was in the midst of those early years, I had to remind myself that my job was NOT...
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Waiting for Zechariah’s arrival last week made me forget all about my last book giveaway. The winner of the book Just a Minute is commenter #5, Sophie. The winner of my most recent Saturday giveaway Spot It is commenter #34 Holly of Not Leftovers Again. Thanks for all your comments, everyone!
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I’m one of those people for whom delegation comes naturally, and my to-do list is usually much longer than I can do all by myself. Because of this, a routine part of life as a kid in our house is helping mom in the kitchen. I start kids out at a young age, helping...
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Come on everyone See what He has done He has lifted us He has overcome The power of the grave And the sin that once enslaved Couldn’t hold Him in the ground Couldn’t keep Him down
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I love, love, love discovering good family games that can be enjoyed by many people of different ages. This week I was sent the game Spot It, produced by BlueOrangeGames.com. This game comes in a cute little tin, which was the first thing I liked about it. Cardboard boxes almost inevitably fall to bits...
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