Half a Hundred Acre Wood

Christian homeschooling integrating Classical and Charlotte Mason principles

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A Construction-Themed Party

A Dump Truck Birthday Cake made from… 1 and 1/4 Sara Lee Pound Cakes (use the rest for cake pops?) Graham crackers – stacked 4-graham-crackers-high underneath the cake (with icing between each layer) to lift the dump truck off the “ground,”  two side by side for the bottom of the truck bed, layer of icing, […]

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The Miracle Worker

I hear a blood-curdling scream rip through our home. With horror rolling in the pit of my stomach, I dart into the family room to see Levi holding a pick-up stick… in his eye. Trembling, I race to him, this miracle child that I thought I would never have, the one that places his nose […]

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Thanksgiving Treats, History, and Family Fun

A few last minute ideas for making memories this Thanksgiving season. Fun Family Recipes Marshmallow Pilgrim Hats – Click here for instructions Peanut-Butter-Cup Pilgrim Hat Cookies – Click here for instructions Sweet Turkey Treats – Click here for instructions Sweet Scarecrows – Click here for instructions Nutty Acorns – Click here for instructions History & […]

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Nature Study: Ewww!!! Evergreen Bagworms!

It has no eyes.   It has no legs.   It cannot eat.   Its sole purpose is to become a mummy for its offspring. It is the Evergreen Bagworm. So began Stephen’s first 4-H speech…  Quite enthralling. Have you ever seen one of these thingiemajiggers? It’s not part of the tree.  There’s a gross […]

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From a different perspective

What happens when a little boy gets hold of the camera. …if only I, too, would open my eyes to see and appreciate all the little things. Yes, I just posted a picture of the toilet. Sorry y’all.  Those boys convince me to do crazy stuff. Even really embarrass myself. Photo Credits:  David, Age 6, […]

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Mutant Mummy Hotdogs – A Perfect Pinterest Flop

The original pin:  a cute and simple recipe to celebrate our study of mummies and King Tut. Only three ingredients? Now THIS is my kind of cooking project! …or so I thought… My mummies did not look so cute.  They lost their eyeballs and were coming out of their wrappings – something akin to a genuine […]

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Free Grammarland Unit Study

When I printed out Grammar Land: Or Grammar In Fun for the Children of Schoolroom-Shire, by M. L. Nesbitt, I didn’t realize how passionately my 2nd grader would tackle it.  It is advanced for a 2nd grader (he reads at about a 6th grade level), but he really enjoyed reading it and found it humorous even though […]

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Tabletop Geography

With the purchase of a clear vinyl tablecloth – and the printing, cutting and taping of a few of National Geographic’s Tabletop Maps – we now enjoy extended geography lessons at the dinner table.  I think we are finally able to identify all the countries in Africa now, which is great for having this in […]

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The Ship that Won the War

Three excited boys prepare to tour the LST-325 in the Cumberland River, Clarksville, TN. The LST-325 – a Landing Ship Tank, or amphibious vessel (I knew we’d get our memory work in there somehow! Ha!). This is the largest ship ever designed to place tanks, troops and cargo onto a hostile beach and then retract […]