Farm & Family
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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5 Crunchy Books that are Changing My Life
Just when my friends and assorted family members thought I couldn’t get any crunchier…
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How to Get Rid of Vine Borers for Good
Ready to get rid of vine borers for good? There’s nothing quite so discouraging as watching a perfectly healthy zucchini plant wilt before your eyes, while you stand by, helpless. If you have trouble with vine borers, I’ve got good news and bad news.
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Top 8 Essential Oils for Chickens
Have you ever wondered if you can use essential oils for chickens?
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How to Build a Cold Frame Out of Pallets
Did you know you can build a cold frame out of pallets for next to nothing?
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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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How to Harvest Sunflower Seeds for Replanting and Gift-Giving
Did you grow sunflowers this year? Now is the time to harvest sunflower seeds for next year! Collecting seeds from your own sunflowers is super easy. Homegrown sunflower seeds make great gifts, and saving your own seeds will free up a bit of room in your gardening budget for next year.
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The Best Way to Use Up Lots of Lettuce
All spring long, I needed a good way to use up lots of lettuce. We’re talking buckets and buckets full. It was growing like crazy in our garden! It was way too much lettuce to eat, even if we’d had salad for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I hated to waste it, but you can imagine how…
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