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Exploring Nature With Kids: Winter Nature Walk {Animal Tracks}
Winter may not seem like the ideal time for a Nature Walk, but don’t let the cold snowy weather prevent you from enjoying the great outdoors. I guarantee you’ll make a few discoveries that will outweigh the effort required to execute a Winter Nature Walk. For more tips and inspiration, check out: Exploring Nature…
Favorite Stories and Poems for Winter Weather
I don’t know about you, but we’re currently buried in snow. About 16 inches of it, to be exact. Wonderful Books about Snow At the Yankee Homestead, one of the best things about snow is all the wonderful books that are just perfect for snowy day reading. In fact, we never know which one to…
Breaking News from Chick-fil-A: Antibiotic-Free Chicken
Did you catch this post: Changes at Chick-fil-A: A Step in the Right Direction? In that post, I shared about a few positive changes implemented recently by Chick-fil-A, but lamented that the chicken itself could benefit from some improvements. Well, guess what:
Chocolate Peanut Butter Fudge
I suppose there are a few people in this world who do not like chocolate, but none of them live at my house. We love our chocolate here at the Yankee Homestead! And what, I ask you, goes better with chocolate than peanut butter? Technically, you could use any nut butter in this recipe. For…
5 Effective Alternatives to Scolding: Inspirational Models
While scolding may not ruin a child, it’s certainly not the the most effective way to reach the hearts of my children. In the attempt to replace scolding with more meaningful methods of communication, I’ve discovered a few alternatives that have worked well at our house. I’m sharing them here, not as an expert who’s…
Exploring Nature With Kids: Winter Nature Walk {Getting Started}
Don’t let frigid temperatures keep you from getting outside and exploring nature! With a simple plan and proper attire, a winter nature walk can become a highlight of your nature adventures.
Egg-n-Bacon Breakfast Muffins
These egg-n-bacon breakfast muffins make the perfect grab-n-go breakfast.
Sturdy Game Storage
As a homeschooling family that watches very little TV, we have developed quite a collection of games. Many of those games still live in their original boxes and are stored either on the shelves in our Spare Room or in the awesome storage baskets in our playroom. (See below.) A few games, however, suffered from…
Favorite Children’s Books About Birds
In addition to these Best Bird Guides for Kids, we’ve acquired a fantastic collection of children’s books about birds. The following are our very favorites, in no particular order.
Nesting Mode: Organization and Home Beautification
For some reason, January always seems to usher in an enormous wave of Organization and Home Beautification at my house. Add pregnancy to the mix, and I am in serious Nesting Mode.