Family
Roots & Boots Gift Guide 2019
Ready to find the perfect gifts for everyone on your list? You came to the right place! I happen to be a fantastic gift-giver, and this great big homestead gift guide round up is filled with all my best ideas.
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How to Add Bluetooth to an Old Car
If you’ve ever wondered how to add Bluetooth to an old car, you’re not alone. For years, my family and I have struggled through cable clutter, poor sound quality, and connection challenges. All in effort to play music, audiobooks, podcasts, and even phone calls over the stereo of our Bluetooth-less 2011 Honda Pilot.
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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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100+ Non Toy Gift Ideas for Kids
As my kids grow older and their “stuff” seems to multiply overnight, I find myself wondering how many toys a kid really needs.
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Awesome Scripture Music for Kids
Listening to Bible verses set to song is an amazingly effective way to memorize Scripture. What better way to encourage your family’s efforts at Bible memory than listening to awesome Scripture music for kids?
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Skip the Gadgets: Best Toys for Creative Play
Need a little help choosing the best toys for creative play? Each toy listed below has been well-loved by my three children. Your kids will love them too!
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12 Best Non-Gadget Learning Toys for Preschoolers
Looking for non-gadget learning toys for preschoolers? You’re in luck…I’ve got a few ideas to share! Here at Roots & Boots, we try to choose the types of toys and activities that foster creativity and build real skills. Listed below are our very favorite learning toys for preschoolers…from a homeschooling mom of three boys.
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Simple Family Scripture Memory System
This simple family Scripture memory system really works! Finally, my family is memorizing Scripture together with lasting results, in five minutes or less each day. It’s one thing to memorize a Bible verse. It’s another thing to keep that verse memorized as you continue to add more verses to your repertoire. If you’ve become frustrated in…
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What I Learned About Money from a Velveeta Cheese Box
I guest posted this week over at Money Saving Mom, all about my early budget training as a child, my husband’s lack of budget training, and what we’re doing now to train our own children. It all started with a Velveeta cheese box… What I Learned About Money from a Velveeta Cheese Box The irony…
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