It has been a longer-than-usual winter here in North Carolina and we are ready for some spring weather! Because we were pining for a warm day at the park, my children and I decided to have a nature study day at the park last Friday morning. We had a wonderful time despite the fact that it …
Help for New Homeschooling Moms (and Ebook Bundle Sale w/ Chalk Pastels)
This post contains my affiliate links. You can view my disclosure policy here. This is the time of the year for eBook Bundles (hint, hint…there’s a biggie coming out next week you will not want to miss!). Tricia from Hodgepodge is one of the wisest, most gracious homeschooling mamas I know. So when she writes anything, …
Mama’s Review: BabbaCo Activity Boxes
My little people and I are fairly crafty and enjoy making craft projects a routine part of our homeschool. Our history curriculum encourages a hands-on project each week and I frequently have crafts set up for my little girls during school time. Needless to say, craftiness and projects are pretty frequent around the Hill House. …
Elijah and the Ravens Craft & a Breakthrough in Our School Schedule
My children and I use Tapestry of Grace for our history curriculum. We’re currently in Year 1, Unit 3. (Just as a reminder, I have an almost 7-year-old, just turned 5-year-old, almost 3-year old and the baby who is 15 months.) Honestly? I’ve struggled to keep up with history this year. I just couldn’t figure …
Join In the Christmas Link-Up
We’ve talked Christmas here all week long! I hope you’ve gotten some great ideas for a few children’s crafts to make with your little people this Christmas Season. But now it’s your turn. The bloggers who participated in 5 Days of Christmas are hosting a Christmas Link-up for everyone to participate. Your post doesn’t have …
Children’s Crafts: Cotton Ball Candy Canes
Day 1: Children’s Crafts: Sequined Ornaments Day 2: Children’s Crafts: Felt Christmas Trees Day 3: Children’s Crafts: Jesus Candle Day 4: Children’s Crafts: Painted Glass Ornaments Our last Christmas craft of the week is an easy one! Some days allow for more involved crafts, while others don’t. These Cotton Ball Candy Canes are simple and …
Children’s Crafts: Painted Glass Ornaments
Day 1: Children’s Crafts: Sequined Ornaments Day 2: Children’s Crafts: Felt Christmas Trees Day 3: Children’s Crafts: Jesus Candle Be forewarned: Making painted glass ornaments is messy and requires some time {and patience}. But it is well worth the effort! This was by far my children’s favorite Christmas Craft and they are so sparkly and …
Children’s Crafts: Jesus Candle
This Jesus Candle craft is extremely versatile for many different projects – any study of Jesus as the Light of the World and of course Christmas! All three of my bigger kiddos loved making these lights. Use your own creativity with this, as there are multiple ideas on how to use them! We …
Children’s Crafts: Felt Christmas Trees
Felt Christmas Trees are a great craft for even the littles. If you don’t have the felt at home, you can fudge and just use a piece of green construction paper. If you are interested in using the felt, I purchased 9 x 11” sheets of the stiffened green felt at Michael’s. One side is …
Children’s Crafts: Sequined Christmas Ornaments
Welcome to 5 Days of Christmas Crafts at Mama’s Learning Corner! Get your craft supplies ready – this is going to be a fun week. We’re starting out the first day of Christmas Craftiness with Sequined Ornaments. I remember making quite a few Christmas ornaments as a child, but this Sequined Ornament was one of …