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Ways to Creatively Repurpose Your Kids’ Arts and Crafts Projects It’s a commonly known fact that homeschool families have lots (and lots and lots…) of books around the house! But other than books, what else do we have lots of? Yep! Arts and crafts projects! Crafting, drawing, and painting are fantastic activities. Most of us…
One of the reasons I chose to homeschool was to allow my children to follow their individual interests and passions as well as to encourage them to grow in their strengths. We learned early that several of them excel at the fine arts. This is one of my weaknesses, except for dance, but I’ll leave…
So you’re making important plans for National Get Organized Week, right? At this moment you are eagerly anticipating the arrival of October 4-10 so you can spend every waking moment of that joyous week reorganizing jumbled closets and straightening those messy homeschooling materials. Oh, what a blissful week it is sure to be! Okay,…
Mom, meet your new best friend – Circle with Disney. Managing children’s online presence is getting more and more challenging. Most of us have a story about one of our kiddos stumbling onto a website that was inappropriate. And as our children mature, they are online more and more. The internet is the wild west frontier of…
For the first time in their lives two dozen recently rescued ducks get their first taste of life in a pond. Woodstock Farm Sanctuary had been trying to rescue these birds for over a year! They had been living for years with a hoarder who had them in pens without adequate access to water or…
Since it’s the holidays, you probably have a party to attend or pot-luck dinner at your church. Or you may just be going to visit a friend or take a treat to a friend or relative. But if you prefer to eat “real food” instead of processed foods, it can be hard to decide what…
There are times when a soup can make you feel like a kid again. I think this Mac & Cheese Soup just might be one of them. With the creamy, cheesy noodles of a macaroni and cheese dish, along with ham and broccoli – this soup will be perfect for both the little kids and…
If you’re looking for a very kid-friendly recipe that takes little effort on your behalf, these Pizza Joes are right up your alley. Sloppy Joes that are made with light ground turkey and taste like pizza? Of course that’s a winner!
Steak doesn’t have to be difficult to make. This Easy Skillet Steak is my favorite way to cook it and one of my favorite easy recipes. Steak isn’t always on the menu at my house, but my husband and I love it. It’s more of an it-was-on-sale or special occasion dinner idea. My kids usually…
The other day, my son asked me to make “dipping cookies.” He wanted crunchy chocolate cookies that were ideal for dipping in milk. These crunchy cookies got his nod of approval. They have that classic chocolate chip cookie flavor, but with the crunch that is reminiscent of a biscotti. So whether you like dipping in…
With dairy-free, sugar-free options required more and more these days, it can be difficult to find desserts that replace the deliciousness of the dairy and sugar-filled versions. Recently, a friend shared her version of this one for chocolate ice cream, and it’s been a WINNER! It’s simple, not too expensive, and simply delicious. It can…
Sometimes you simply need a really easy meal because your day is so busy that you just won’t have time to cook. These Easy Meatball Hoagies are just the thing you need!
