Author: Jess

Homeschooling mama to five boys, homesteading and cultivating a home in Wisconsin.
Sewing and Crafting Supplies to buy at Thrift Stores

Sewing and Crafting Supplies to buy at Thrift Stores

Let’s be honest… feeding your sewing or crafting habit can be expensive if you’re always buying everything new! It’s a great idea to buy sewing and crafting supplies at thrift stores. When you find these items gently used…

Choosing Homeschool Curriculum

Choosing Homeschool Curriculum

When you’re starting your homeschool from square one, it’s easy to get lost in all the options. There are so many curricula choices out there! I have five tips for choosing your homeschool curriculum to help you get…

Make a Waterproof Bag Tutorial
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Make a Waterproof Bag Tutorial

Waterproof bags are helpful to have around. They’re great for camping trips, pool or beach days, or for carrying wet clothes when you have potty training kiddos. My husband is headed out on a canoeing trip, so I…

Teach Kids to Sew (even if YOU don’t know how!)
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Teach Kids to Sew (even if YOU don’t know how!)

Sewing is a great skill, and it can be very helpful to teach kids to sew at a young age. It’s great not only for their fine motor skills, but also to give them the ability to make…

Teach Kids How to Read: the best resources, curriculum, and tips for parents
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Teach Kids How to Read: the best resources, curriculum, and tips for parents

Teaching kids how to read can feel overwhelming. Whether you are homeschooling and the responsibility is solely on you or if your child is in school but needs extra support, it can feel like a lot – especially…

Resources for Teaching Multiplication and Division
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Resources for Teaching Multiplication and Division

There are so many ways to teach kids multiplication and division, and any math curriculum you choose will cover it. But in my experience, having resources outside of a curriculum, especially hands-on resources, is super important and often…

Sloth Stuffed Animal Sewing Pattern: meet Suka the Sloth
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Sloth Stuffed Animal Sewing Pattern: meet Suka the Sloth

I’ve been needing a creative burst of energy lately, so I busted out my sewing machine and made my little guy a sloth stuffie. He loved it so much (and so did I!) that I polished up the…

Best Unicorn Books and Free Unicorn Coloring Pages
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Best Unicorn Books and Free Unicorn Coloring Pages

Happy Unicorn Day! Did you know this was a thing? Apparently it is! As a kid, I looooved unicorns (any other My Little Pony unicorn lovers??) In a house full of boys, we admittedly don’t have a lot…