By Holly Giles | homeschooling , Recipes
Learn Science Through Baking Baking is a tasty and fun hobby. Most people probably would not equate it with science, but the truth is, it can be used as a tool to teach certain concepts. Here are a few ways to teach science through baking to children of all ages. Use Quick Bread recipes Younger […]
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By Holly Giles | handicrafts , Simple Living
How do you make a wreath out of grapevines? I remember making grapevine wreaths with my grandmother at their farm in Alabama in the summertime. It was a fun way to pass the time and make something useful. I made several Christmas gifts in college, each with a different theme. Grapevine wreaths are simple for […]
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By Holly Giles | Recipes
Venison Jerky Recipe Grayson is an avid hunter. He has been since he was nine years old. It has been a process to get used to your son bringing home the meat. I grew up with a grandfather who hunted however I never experienced the harvest and processing of the meat. Now, I have turned […]
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By Holly Giles | DIY , handicrafts , Simple Living
Recycling tin cans into lanterns speaks pioneer to me! Our Prairie Life book club decided that the chapter on Christmas was their favorite. I can see Laura and Mary helping Ma make handmade ornaments and dressing up the ordinary into something beautiful. These recycling projects for tin cans can be done any time of the […]
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By Holly Giles | Florida , florida vacations , Great Outdoors , homeschooling , Nature Study
What is the purpose of a nature walk? Having a natural curiosity to explore the world around us is what makes us human. Having the tools to explore makes it more interesting and easier to do. Create your own family nature kit. Fill it with items that will help you learn more about what interests […]
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By Holly Giles | Great Outdoors , homeschooling , Nature Study
During the rainy season, we always find the most interesting mushrooms growing right in our backyard. Going on a mushroom hunt can be a fun project. Mushrooms belong to the kingdom classification, Fungi, which is separate from plants. Earning its Keep Fungi are an amazing part of the decomposition and recycling process in the earth. […]
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By Holly Giles | homeschooling , Inspiration
Recycled Jewelry One of the great blessings of being an exhibitor at a craft show is meeting the other exhibitors! This was true for us last spring when the boys and I set up at a craft show and met a family who turns trash into recycled jewelry. I knew I had to get out […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , Inspiration , Simple Living
Family Relationships Our last installment of the Pioneer Culture is all about family relationships. How life really revolved around the importance of having those connections. “The true way to live is to enjoy every moment as it passes. And surely, it is in the everyday things around us that the beauty of life lies.” -Laura […]
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By Holly Giles | DIY , Family , handicrafts , Simple Living
Pioneer Culture: Living off the land In our fourth post in this series, we talk about the idea of living off the land. What did that look like 100 years ago and can that be achieved today? After she got married, Laura partnered with Almanzo in everything they did, even in business. She could run […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , Simple Living
Pioneer Culture: Use What You Have The third post in our series Pioneer Culture is considering a “use what you have” and what you have on hand to live daily life. Many of us would consider recycling a form of re-using, however, pioneers had a whole other culture of re-using most of what they had […]
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