Farm & Family
Favorite Children’s Books for Spring
Does your family celebrate the changing of each season? Spring is always an exciting time with so much happening in the great outdoors. Help your kids notice and understand the signs of spring by reading some of these wonderful books together!
Poems for Spring
In preparation for the spring term of our small, Charlotte Mason homeschool co-op, I went looking for some good “springtime” poems. My favorites are listed below. Older Brother and his peers will memorize one of these poems–or two, if they’re short–but I hope to enjoy the entire list at home with the boys as we…
Favorite Children’s Books for Easter
Are there certain books you always read with your family to prepare for special holidays? Every year at my house we pull out the same special children’s books for Easter.
Children are a Blessing
At times, (okay, many times) my actions do not demonstrate my belief in this truth from Psalm 127:3-5, but it is true nonetheless. Parenting is hard. Sometimes I don’t like it. I don’t like it when my kids act like selfish brats. And I really don’t like it when, by displaying their sin nature, my…
A Pot o’Gold: More Irish Culture for Kids
What we love about this collection of “Irish stories, poetry, folklore, and (of course) blarney”: Brief selections. Perfect for kids! I tend to read one or two to the boys as they finish up breakfast or lunch. Excellent explanations. Each selection begins with a short description of pertinent background information, including remarks about the author.…
10 Simple Ways to Weave Holiday Traditions Into Everyday Life
Here at the Yankee Homestead, we love getting into the spirit for holidays and seasonal celebrations. We don’t do anything too elaborate, certainly nothing that would land on anyone’s Pinterest board. 🙂 Children love to celebrate, and I find that holidays make a great jumping off point for learning about all sorts of things–culture, history,…
A Wee Bit o’ Irish Culture
Tales from Old Ireland So I’m about 1/4 Irish. (And 1/4 Mexican + 1/2 German. Amish-German, to be exact. But that’s definitely a story for another day…) Mr. Native Texan also boasts some UK heritage. Not from Ireland exactly, but close enough to make the Emerald Isle dear to his heart. Even without familiar…
What’s for Lunch? (other than bread)
One of the questions I fielded most frequently at the beginning of our Strange New Dietary Journey was, “What do you eat for lunch?” I think the rest of the question was implied: “…if you can’t eat bread?” Whenever we eat lunch with non-Real-Foodies, there seems to be much curiosity over the contents of our…
Children’s Books for St. Patrick’s Day
Looking for the best Children’s Books for St. Patrick’s Day ?
You’re grape! Valentine Bag Toppers
Looking for a cute, edible, non-candy, mass-producible Valentine idea? Try this! This cute idea is not limited to Valentine’s Day. It would make a fun treat for any number of situations: lunchboxes, picnics, classroom birthday treats, birthday party favors and more! When our homeschool co-op of about 30 kids decided to do a valentine exchange,…