Just some quotes today… Geography is, to my mind, a subject of high educational value; the peculiar value of geography lies in its fitness to nourish the mind with ideas, and to furnish the imagination with pictures. Geography should be interesting-The child’s geography lesson should furnish just the sort of information which grown-up people care…
Doing some shopping for your homestead kid? Stumped on what to get them and need some gift ideas? How about getting them some presents that actually make your child want to help out on the homestead? In my experience with children (and I’ve had 8 my own), it seems like after a certain age their…
How do you fit in “school” lessons, laundry, cooking, etc. amidst the farm life? I understand that the “life” lessons are just as valuable, but we still need to teach our children to read and write so they can soak in the Word. I’m sure you can’t give me a schedule set in stone considering with…
I made quite a discovery during our last outing to the library in a beautiful cookbook for children called Grow It Cook It. My daughter is eager to try her hand at many of these recipes and is begging me to add this one to our cookbook bookshelf. Through the discussion of plant biology, this…
Learn how to quickly and efficiently hand wash dishes from start to finish in 15 minutes or less!