I am not a big fan of Valentine’s Day. To me it is just a Hallmark Holiday that shames men into spending WAY to much to prove their love. Have you looked at the price of a dozen roses on Valentine’s Day vs any other day of the year!?!?! I
Tag: Children
Quiet Country Interrupted
I love my small town, quiet country life. The quack of the ducks, the wind in the trees….. I am not one for the big city. I used to live in Chicago and well I just prefer my quiet. But what is a mom to do when she is offered
Camp Fire Craft
When you think about camping, now is NOT the traditional time of year (at least in our snowy neck of the woods) to be doing such activities. But we love going camping and winter does create cabin fever (also known as “MOOOOOOM, I’m bored!!!.) So what to do, what to
Terra Cotta Snowman
I love snow… it is beautiful to look at out the window from a warm home. The one thing I don’t like about winter is the lack of gardening. I mean who doesn’t love warm earth, packets of seeds and terra cotta pots? Oh how I miss fussing about with
Paint Chip Turkey
I am sure by now you have seen your first Christmas commercial or been to a store that is already fully stocked with holiday spirit….. BUT I REFUSE TO SKIP THANKSGIVING!!! I am sorry, it is as if Thanksgiving has become the neglected step child of the holidays. Forgive me
Haystack Name Card Holders
Fall is here and that means harvest time. When I think of fall, my mind conjures up many images, including haystacks. Yes, those wonderful bundles that harken back to the days of yesteryear. My country kids love to get crafty, so I came up with this SUPER easy little craft! These can
Apple Head Carving
Last summer the oldest country kid really wanted to whittle. BUT, at age six I was not about to give him a pocket knife and send him on his merry way. Heck at seven I think I trust him even less to have one! Sorry, but MY child is not ready
Toilet Paper Tube Owls
When I think of fall, I think of things like pumpkins, corn stalks and owls. Here is a neat little craft I did with the oldest country kid and I bet you have everything to do it in your house right now. Well, if you have kids you probably have
Mummy Jars
One thing I have noticed around our house is we have jars, lots and lots of jars. Canning jars, baby food jars, even large pickle jars we have hung onto. So what do you do with so many jars? You make crafts out of them of course! And what could
Stained glass leaves
If your children are anything like mine, during the fall they pick up all the beautiful colored leaves and ATTEMPT to bring them into the house. I say attempt because around here, I have had to put a stop to bringing large numbers of real leaves into the house. They
Nature art
We have had so much rain this year, which means a bumper crop of fungi! Our yard has had so many different varieties of mushrooms popping up everywhere. We enjoy taking a field guide out and trying to ID as many as we can. The oldest country kid and I
Time for the County Fair
Growing up, I was a fair kid. Each year as summer crept toward the start of school, it was time to pack up all my projects and enter them in the county fair. I have mixed emotions about my time as a fair kid. I loved showing what I had
One little boy, One little turtle……
They say if you love something, you should let it go, if it comes back it was meant to be…… Well this is a story three years in the making and it ends with letting go of something we loved, but happily, it didn’t come back…………. I promise this is
Making healthy snacks fun
Part of being a kid is, well, having fun! And why shouldn’t food be fun for kids as well? Getting children to eat a healthy snack versus a store bought, prepackaged, lord knows what is in them snack is as simple as letting them play with their food! No
Outdoor Education is Fun
Homesteading is about living off of and with the land. Now let me just say, I personally do not hunt, but I have family members who have and do enjoy the sport of hunting. Being as our son is young, his exposure to the whole hunting scene is limited. So