Farm & Family
Favorite Children’s Books Roundup {Gift-Giving Alert}
Christmas is just around the corner (yikes!) and what better gift for the young friends in your life than an excellent book? If children’s books are on your shopping list this year, you’ll love this roundup of my family’s favorite children’s books. Before we get to the list, this seems like the perfect opportunity to…
November Nature Study {with book recommendations and free printables}
It’s here! The Handbook of Nature Study Newsletter for November came out today! It’s packed with lots of great tips and resources, including an article by yours truly. 🙂 The entire newsletter is all about using wonderful nature books to enhance your family’s nature study. (Sound familiar?) As usual, wonderful (free!) nature printables are included.
Running Behind: Happy {Belated} Fall!
What with our trip to London {it was so great, and I’ll be blogging more about it sometime soon…} at the beginning of the month, and then trying to play catch up in all areas of life upon our return, we basically skipped the first half of fall. Which is a little bit sad, because…
Tips for A Real Food Halloween
As I’ve pondered how to address today’s Big Candy Fest, I’ve come across a few great tips I thought you might enjoy, too.
Why I’m Sort of Excited {and a fantastic nature study resource}
I’m sort of excited, because one of my very favorite nature bloggers has invited me to contribute to her monthly newsletter.
The Long Way Home: God’s Provisions in the Midst of Disaster
This is the story of how a major mistake (mine) led to an opportunity for blessing, through the budding faith of my seven-year-old son.
Why She Gave Up on Being the Perfect Mom
I love this recent post from Crystal (aka Money Saving Mom). She’s kind of one of my blogging heroes–I have great admiration for her priorities and balancing act as a homeschooling, blogging, frugal mother of small children. I hope her message* encourages you as much as it did me… For years, I had visions of…
Exploring Nature with Kids: Take-Along Guides
Have you seen this series of nature guides for kids? We absolutely love them at our house. These Take-Along Guides are not incredibly comprehensive, but they’re just right for young, budding naturalists. They’re a bit too large to tote along on nature explorations (we love these pocket guides for that), but we use them often…
5 Best Things About Used Books
Old, used books are one of my very favorite things in life. Seriously. I could get lost for hours in a used book shop. In fact, I hope do just that on our Anniversary Trip to London–I’m really hoping to score some great old English titles. What’s so great about old books? Well, I’m…
8 Great Ideas for Fall Nature Walks
Fall is the absolute best time for nature walks, in my humble opinion. Here are 8 easy ideas for outdoor explorations with kids, with free printables.