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03 Aug

We are really excited to announce that we have started a YouTube Channel! It's called Happy Handicrafts with Joanna Cinnamon. We will be uploading videos on a regular basis, mostly related to useful arts, crafts, and skills. The first series of videos will be on how to create paper sloyd models, taken from the book Paper Sloyd for Primary Grades by Ednah Anne Rich. This is the first video in the Paper Sloyd series, where we show you how to create a paper sloyd envelope. We used this book in the early part of our education. We...

06:00 / Charlotte Mason / Craft Projects / Homeschool
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20 Jul

When my children were still toddlers and preschoolers, I began to consider homeschooling as an option. I watched and studied homeschoolers and their lifestyles, hoping to get some insight. I witnessed many successful families that I respected and admired. There were other families that did not exactly inspire me. The families who had beautiful results, all seemed to have similar habits. These are the top 10 habits from super successful homeschoolers that I have observed, in no particular order. What is a Super Successful Homeschooler? But first of all, what is a super successful homeschooler? What...

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03 Jun

Any homeschooler who follows the Charlotte Mason philosophy will recognize the word sloyd. Miss Mason incorporated several forms of sloyd throughout her broad curriculum. But, I'll be honest, even after homeschooling for several years, I still found myself asking "What is sloyd - and why is it a valuable tool in home education?" A deeper dive was necessary to clear this up for me once and for all. I knew that sloyd was a system of education focused on manual training in certain types of handicraft, using such things as paper, cardboard, wood, and metals. But what was...

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24 Mar

When I decided to start homeschooling, I had this grandiose vision for our geography lessons. It was my dream to travel and experience the world first hand with my children. I envisioned us learning Roman history while wandering the Roman Coliseum, and getting a good workout while climbing to Machu Picchu in Peru. I imagined exploring ruined castles in Scotland while learning of raging battles, and combing exotic beaches for even more exotic shells while learning natural history. Then, just as we were entering the period in our life when this was going to be possible,...

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