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Hank the Cowdog

Hank the Cowdog
Life on a cattle ranch from a dog's point of view. That's Hank the Cowdog! As a member of The Old School House Homeschool Crew, I had the opportunity to review several Hank items: Tales and Tunes from Hank the Cowdog CD Hank's Tornado game Hank&…

Homestead Happenings in Town and Upland

Homestead Happenings in Town and Upland
I see more green than straw when I peek out my back door, so I am excited to finally be able to share a few garden pictures. Humble as they may be, I am happy! And my potatoes are growing great, so I hilled them up with some hay. I peeked out this morning and…

Tot School ~ Open Ended Summer Play

Tot School ~ Open Ended Summer Play
~Eliana is 30 months~ Tot School for the past two weeks has been all self taught! Summer here has been full of projects and free play time for little ones. Even so, I grabbed a few shots to share with you. Open Ended Art The theme was tissue paper and yo…

Day Book

Day Book
For Today. . . my thoughts on feelin' feminine (see below). Outside my window... the sun is setting and there is a slight breeze blowing the leaves on the trees. I am thinking... how much I love my family. I am thankful for... a clean house. From the lea…

Open Ended Art - Tissue Paper

Open Ended Art - Tissue Paper
I have been wanting to let my little ones do more open ended art, so I am happy to participate with Open Ended Art , a weekly meme at Teaching My Little Bookworm . Theme: Tissue Paper My intention was to give them a variety of colors and shapes of tissue …

Imagination!

Imagination!
My children never used to use their imagination during play. They do now and I have my husband to thank for that! He has done a wonderful job encouraging our children to use their imagination.  Here are some of the ways: Create a Storyline First, h…

Adventures in Lacto-Fermentation {Homemade Yogurt}

Adventures in Lacto-Fermentation {Homemade Yogurt}
This is a post from my homeschool blog , but I thought it would fit perfect here! For Lifeskills, we made yogurt, kefir and kefir cheese. To make the yogurt, Nathan is adding 1 cup of Mountain High Yogurt (a yogurt with live and active cultures) to 2 1/2 cup…

Adventures in Lacto-Fermentation

Adventures in Lacto-Fermentation
For Lifeskills, we made yogurt, kefir and kefir cheese. To make the yogurt, Nathan is adding 1 cup of Mountain High Yogurt (a yogurt with live and active cultures) to 2 1/2 cups of milk in a quart jar. The jar is then placed in a warm oven (turned on to 170 …