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25 Oct

Oh my goodness! It's already our last project from the first year models from the book Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich! We've gotten through 14 different models. Not only have we learned a lot, but we've developed some pretty impressive skills! Our last project for the first year is to create a paper sloyd spool basket. But before we start - what is a spool basket? This book was originally written in 1905, so it's clearly something commonplace from the turn of the century. If you do any sewing, you know...

06:00 / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts
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21 Oct

Fall is here, and it's time to break out the Halloween decorations! It's time to get your home ready for all the ghosts and goblins that will be coming your way! Halloween has always been one of my children's favorite celebrations - not for what it stands for, mainly because it comes with free candy and the opportunity to dress up. So every year, we do seasonal crafts and decorate the house. One of our favorite ways to decorate for Halloween is to make a million little spider webs. They are fun, and an easy...

06:00 / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts / Holidays / Uncategorized
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18 Oct

Last week, in our paper sloyd video series, we made a paper sloyd book cover. Today, we are making Project 13 from the book Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades. This project is the second half of the paper sloyd book cover - we will be making paper sloyd book sheets, otherwise known as pages. After all, you can't have a book without book sheets! Creating paper sloyd book sheets, and putting them into our book cover has probably been our favorite paper sloyd project so far! Once you are able to make one of these book, you...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Happy Handicrafts
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14 Oct

Years ago, when I decided to start homeschooling my children, I didn't have many friends or acquaintances who homeschooled. I couldn't pick the brains of other homeschooling moms, and I never had the opportunity to sit down with a cup of coffee to drill them with my endless list of questions. Despite this, we have somehow managed to navigate the elementary, and now pre-teen years of homeschooling with any massive regrets. Homeschooling has been an incredible blessing to our family. That being said, however, it hasn't always been easy. I've made many mistakes along the...

06:00 / Homeschool
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11 Oct

Several years ago, my children and I had the pleasure of participating in a local Charlotte Mason Co-op. One of the group's handicrafts for a term was to create a leather journal, doing the book binding ourselves. While this would normally seem unbelievably overwhelming to me, the women in this co-op somehow made it so simple and enjoyable. It was this project that convinced me to tackle handicrafts of all kinds with confidence that with a little work and research, we can do anything! I was seriously so amazed at these young kids, able to create...

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

As a hard-core night-shift nurse of almost 30 years, I know a thing or two about sleep. Like any true night-shifter, I obsess about it, I protect it, and I love it. Getting a full night's sleep is something we night-shift nurses dream of, yet despite knowing all of the tips and tricks, we rarely get. Recently, through the fog of my own messed up sleep, I've noticed that my pre-teen son was also struggling with sleep. I often get sweet little texts in the middle of night, letting me know that he is unable to...

18:00 / Health and Wellness / Parenting
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