Eli’s secret book box
So the other morning I woke up to find Eli at the dining room table hacking away at The Complete…
Chalkboard Labels on Jars
Sometimes, when life gets completely messy or disheveled, I just need to take one thing, one small thing, and organize…
Sewing School
This, my friends, is what homeschool is about for me. I can pick an activity that interests us all —…
Updates
There’s a week and a half before the official baby due date, but things are definitely Happening down there. The…
70s Craft Revival: God’s Eye Weaving
A few Sundays ago, Henry suddenly looked up from his close examination of my childhood copy of Steven Caney’s Playbook…
Summer Jar: Make Your Own Monsters
Without a doubt, my favorite Summer Jar activity was making our own stuffed animal monsters. We got the instructions from…
Summer Jar: Cardboard Stool
The biggest failure from the Summer Jar was making a cardboard stool from Foldschool.com. Or, I guess it depends on…
My first finished knitting in more than four years
Well, my recent dive back into knitting has produced its first finished object: a scarf made out of Patons Pooch….
Multicolored crayon blocks
Another summer jar activity: make multicolored crayon blocks out of runty crayon remnants. I saw it in Scholastic magazine. You…
Gingerbread House
Here’s how the gingerbread house making went: First, we went to the Old Port Candy Co. to get candy. I…