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Valentine’s Day Love Bugs

Valentine’s Day Love Bugs

Posted on January 26, 2014February 4, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Quiet Country Interrupted

Quiet Country Interrupted

Posted on January 15, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Children, Experiences10 Comments on Quiet Country Interrupted
Camp Fire Craft

Camp Fire Craft

Posted on January 11, 2014January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Children, craft24 Comments on Camp Fire Craft
Terra Cotta Snowman

Terra Cotta Snowman

Posted on December 12, 2013January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Children, Christmas, Chritmas, craft, homemade gift ideas, xmas round up24 Comments on Terra Cotta Snowman
Paint Chip Turkey

Paint Chip Turkey

Posted on November 2, 2013November 1, 2019 by Jessica

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

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Posted in CraftsTagged Children, craft, Fall Round Up, Thanksgiving66 Comments on Paint Chip Turkey
Haystack Name Card Holders

Haystack Name Card Holders

Posted on October 14, 2013January 3, 2018 by

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

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Children, craft, Fall, Fall Round Up, Thanksgiving12 Comments on Haystack Name Card Holders
Apple Head Carving

Apple Head Carving

Posted on September 27, 2013January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Apples, Children, craft, Fall Round Up15 Comments on Apple Head Carving
Toilet Paper Tube Owls

Toilet Paper Tube Owls

Posted on September 23, 2013January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Children, craft, Fall Round Up, Halloween15 Comments on Toilet Paper Tube Owls
Mummy Jars

Mummy Jars

Posted on September 12, 2013January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Children, craft, Fall Round Up, Halloween113 Comments on Mummy Jars
Stained glass leaves

Stained glass leaves

Posted on September 6, 2013January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Children, craft, Fall, Fall Round Up9 Comments on Stained glass leaves
Nature art

Nature art

Posted on August 23, 2013January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Children, craft9 Comments on Nature art
Time for the County Fair

Time for the County Fair

Posted on August 12, 2013January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Posted in UncategorizedTagged Chicken, Children, Experiences, Fair, Homestead14 Comments on Time for the County Fair
One little boy, One little turtle……

One little boy, One little turtle……

Posted on August 6, 2013January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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Making healthy snacks fun

Making healthy snacks fun

Posted on August 1, 2013January 3, 2018 by Mindie

  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

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Outdoor Education is Fun

Outdoor Education is Fun

Posted on July 10, 2013January 3, 2018 by Mindie

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

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