Kathleen | Roots & Boots
Favorite Books for Homestead Kids
It’s been a while since I’ve shared a “best books list” here on the blog. This year we’ve had homesteading on the brain in a major way, so I’m excited to present a collection of our favorite books for homestead kids.
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5 Benefits of Dry Brushing Your Skin (& a Live Demo)
Dry brushing is exactly what it sounds like: you take a body brush (like this set that I have) and lightly brush the skin, usually in long strokes towards the heart. If I can demonstrate dry brushing on live video, I promise you can do it in the privacy of your own home!
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DIY Carpet Freshener with Essential Oils
When your family gets food poisoning the day before your house goes on the market, which is the same day the realtor arrives to photograph the house and a random prospective buyer stops by for a tour, it’s DIY carpet freshener to the rescue!
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Sausage & Sweet Potato Soup with Spinach
Tasty and packed with veggies and nutritious bone broth, this sausage & sweet potato soup with spinach is sure to become a family favorite at your house.
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Our Big Meat Bird Mistake: How We Accidentally Killed 35 Chickens
I almost don’t even want to share our great big costly meat bird mistake of 2018, because it was so terrible and so avoidable. It was possibly the most discouraging set back we’ve experienced in our homesteading journey. But we want to be transparent with you. And since we ourselves have benefited from the mistakes of…
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What Would You Do If You Weren’t Afraid?
What would you do if you weren’t afraid? Is it big enough and important enough that you’d do it anyway, even if you were afraid? That’s what we did in 2018.
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Homemade Flubber with Essential Oils
Have your kids experienced homemade flubber with essential oils? They’re going to love this recipe!
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How to Start a Jesse Tree Advent Tradition
A few years ago we decided to start a Jesse Tree advent tradition and it’s become one of our favorite parts of the Christmas season.
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Great Big Homestead Gift List
Just in time for the holidays, I’m excited to share my Great Big Homestead Gift List with you! You’ll also find lots of great ideas for cooks, foodies, and gardeners.
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Perfect Gifts for Farm Kids
It can be tricky to find the perfect gifts for farm kids, so I’ve worked hard to put together a list of tools, gear, and other things we consider to be essential for the kids on our own small farm.
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