By Holly Giles | Family , homeschooling
5 best adventure audiobooks for boys Audiobooks for boys are a great way to bring learning to life. Many boys enjoy listening to books to fully enjoy the stories. This allows boys to do other quiet activities, while still enjoying an adventurous tale. Sugar Creek Gang My sons, Grayson and Grant will tell you that […]
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By Holly Giles | Field Trips , Florida , florida vacations , Great Outdoors
Cross Creek Cross Creek State Park is like stepping back in time 75 years ago. Grayson and I took a day trip to visit this historic location after I finished reading the book, Cross Creek by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings for the 4th time. Florida is filled with wonderful places we can visit in a day. […]
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By Holly Giles | Family , Florida , florida vacations
Summer Vacation How to save money Summer vacation savings. Planning Can Save You regardless of whether you travel or have a staycation. Summer vacations when the children are out of school can be very expensive if you don’t plan ahead and look for as many ways to save money as possible. Here are some suggestions. […]
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By Holly Giles | Recipes , Simple Living
Baking Bread Baking bread has been around for thousands of years in many forms. Bread means life and love for many cultures. There are many generations that survived on bread and little else when times were lean and crops were poor. Today we have the opportunity to experience baking bread with wonderful modern machines that […]
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By Holly Giles | Great Outdoors , Recipes
Our family loves smores all year long, in small doses. There is something magical about a fire in a fireplace or in your backyard that beckons the squishy marshmallow to be plunged into it. I classify smores as a life skill for several reasons. No matter where you live, you will have the opportunity at […]
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By Holly Giles | homeschooling , Recipes , Simple Living
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. Younger Children Quick Bread Younger children […]
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By Holly Giles | DIY , handicrafts , Simple Living , Uncategorized
Grapevine Wreath 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. In my college days, I made several Christmas gifts, each with a different theme. Grapevine wreaths are simple for children to work with at […]
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By Holly Giles | Recipes , Simple Living
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 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 year. Use […]
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By Holly Giles | Florida , florida vacations , Great Outdoors , homeschooling , Nature Study
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 you and your children on a […]
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