Weather Unit Study
My favorite way to learn about a topic with my kiddos is to do a unit study. With a wide age range (I have five kids, ages 13 down to 4), I find that literature-based unit studies work…
Author: Jess
Homeschooling mama to five boys, homesteading and cultivating a home in Wisconsin.
Lucerne Blouse – sewing for women
Since the release of Hey June’s Lucerne pattern, I’ve made two different versions. But I realize they never made their way over to the blog! These shirts are some of my favorites, and despite the word “blouse” in…
Homemaking | Homesteading | Recipe | Round up
Best Sourdough Bread Baking Resources and Recipes
All the time at home in the last year has pushed a lot of people to learn new skills and hobbies – myself included. I’ve really been honing in on my homesteading skills (baking from scratch, preserving, gardening,…
Homeschooling with Toddlers and Preschoolers at Home
We’ve been a homeschooling family since the beginning – my oldest is 13, and our homeschool days have morphed and changed a lot over the years. But with five kids at home, one constant is that we’ve had…
Buying Fabric on a Budget
A lot of people believe that sewing your own clothes is expensive. And it can be, if you buy only expensive fabrics. But what if you don’t have a big budget for sewing? Can you buy fabric and…
Create a Story Basket Learning Invitation
In my days as a kindergarten and preschool teacher, one of the things I loved was creating learning centers for my students. When I started homeschooling my kids, I wanted to bring this concept into our home. So…
Valentine’s Day Learning Invitations
I’m not a fan of crafts. I know, I know… it’s the homeschool-y way, to have a Pinterest perfect craft every day. And as someone who has written a DIY blog for ten years, I realize this is…
How to Felt Wool Sweaters (and what to make with it!)
If you’ve been around the blog much, you know I love to upcycle. I have a habit of picking up clothes and linens at thrift stores just to cut them up and use them as fabric! One of…
Back-to-school | Book List | Homeschool | Kids | winter
Winter Books for Kids
One of my favorite things about the changing of seasons is the books! I store seasonal books separately from the rest of our books, so it’s always so fun to pull out the new (old) books as the…
Easy Laundry System: get a handle on laundry
I used to be the mom with a huge pile of laundry on the church or bed. I used to feel overwhelmed and like I was never caught up on laundry. Can you relate?? But a couple years…