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16 Sep

There was a hard and fast rule in our family when we were growing up. My parents insisted that everyone take piano lessons for at least one year. At the end of the year, you could either quit if you hated it, continue if you loved it, or change instruments and try something new. I decided to stay with the piano - and what began as a requirement became an enjoyment. I didn't know the benefits of learning a musical instrument, but looking back, it seems that my parents did. Over time, playing the piano...

06:00 / Homeschool / Our Best Life / Parenting
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13 Sep

Hello! It's time for us to release the eighth video in our Happy Handicraft Paper Sloyd series. This project is all about how to create a paper sloyd basket with handle. We found it to be a little more labor-intensive than previous projects, but we're here to walk you through each step. Just follow along with the video, pause where you need to, and I think you are going to love the results. My children and I are creating this series for other homeschool families, who could use some help. I know sometimes homeschool moms can be...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts
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09 Sep

In our last blog post, How to Create a Paper Sloyd Bookmark, we showed our most recent Happy Handicraft video in our paper sloyd series. It was a very simple way to create a paper sloyd bookmark. I don't know about you, but in our homeschool, we read a lot of books, and we are always in need of bookmarks. These paper sloyd bookmarks are a lot nicer than the scrap paper I normally grab to save my place in a book! Or the piece of random plastic that I found my daughter using as a bookmark! We really enjoyed making these...

06:00 / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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06 Sep

Have you been following along on our adventures? We've been working through the book Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich. We've even created a YouTube channel, Happy Handicrafts, to record our progress, and we hope you can come and create with us! This week, we are working Project Number 7, which is how to create a paper sloyd bookmark or book corner. It's a fairly simple project, and one even the younger kids can enjoy. Paper sloyd isn't just simple origami. It has a much deeper purpose, which we delve into in...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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02 Sep

When I started homeschooling, almost a decade ago, I had not thought out the entire process. There were a few reasons that I was initially thinking to experiment for a year or two. My plan was just to "see how things go." I certainly had not thought beyond the elementary grades! Middle school and high school were a distant vague worry. But now, as we move into these upper grades, I am finding that worry was unfounded. I am finding as much joy and enjoyment as I did with the elementary grades. Here...

06:00 / Homeschool / Our Best Life
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31 Aug

Are you looking for a fun and easy craft for the kids to do? If so, our next video from Happy Handicrafts might be just the thing you are looking for! We are working through the book Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich, and this is our 6th project. In this video we will show you how to create a paper sloyd tray. https://youtu.be/us3zffaPhMo This project requires just a few supplies - all of which I'm sure you will have handy. We make the videos very simplistic, so that a child of any age can follow...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Homeschool
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