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Easy Paper Snow Cloud Craft

Today, we are sharing an easy yet adorable recycled paper craft.  When the clouds in our sky are not producing snowflakes, we turn to these cuties to brighten our day!…

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Our Favorite French Workbooks

We added French classes to our oldest’s school day this year and it has been a success!  We found a great workbook to help keep us on track and we…

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Easy Wildflower Seed Bomb Tutorial

We have been making “Seed Bombs” every spring for the last few years and thought we would share our easy and blender-free tutorial with you.  “Seed Bombs” are usually made…

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Our Favorite “First Readers” Books

 The very first books that the girls read were BOB Books and Dash Into Learning Books.  I’ll treasure those first little reads forever and ever.  After they mastered those books,…

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Most loved Toys

Our favorite toys and crafts that have stood the test of time and are on repeat throughout the year.  The ones pictured above are as follows, balance blocks (Happy Place…

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Our Favorite Homeschool Language Arts Resources

We have always read to the girls, always and always. Sometimes we read books, sometimes we read recipes, directions, road signs, labels, song lyrics, texts from grandma…you name it, we’ve…

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Our Favorite Outdoor Clothing for Kids

How to Dress for Outdoor Play and Adventure My husband and I grew up playing outside, from sun up to sun down, through the snowy and the wet seasons, we…

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Easy Autumn Leaf Lanterns

If you are looking for a fun, but simple, fall craft…look no further!  This craft requires very little supplies and the results are simply beautiful! The girls, aged 7 and…

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    Our Favourite Lighthouse Books

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    We have always been enamoured with the idea of lighthouse living and these books certainly feed that love.  I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!   Hello Lighthouse by Sophie Blackall The Sea Chest by Toni Buzzeo Birdie’s Lighthouse by Deborah Hopkinson The Lighthouse Family by Cynthia Rylant  (Series) Lighthouse Seeds by Pamela Love The Lighthouse Keeper’s Daughter by Arielle North Olson The Little Red Lighthouse and the Great Gray Bridge by Hildegarde H. Swift Gracie the Lighthouse Cat by Ruth Brown Abbie Against the Storm by…

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    A Visit to King’s Landing Historical Village

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    We spent a beautiful day exploring King’s Landing this summer and we want to share it with you! What we love about visiting this historical village is that it gives you the chance to jump into the past, the 19th century to be exact.  As we strolled along, we were able to meet the “villagers” in their homes or places of work, talk about what was happening in their day and even pitch in and help with tasks and chores. We met mothers and teachers, farmers and a millwright, a…

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    Our Favorite Board Books (Not just for Babies)

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    December 18, 2017
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    February 8, 2019
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    Our Favorite Books about Canada

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    Our favourite books about Canada! Enjoy! ABC of Canada by Kim Bellefountaine 123 of Canada by Kim Bellefountaine C is for Canada by Michael Ulmer  Goodnight Canada by Adam Gamble and Dave Adams Carson Crosses Canada by Linda Bailey M is for Maple by Michael Ulmer My Canada: An Illustrated Atlas by Katherine Dearlove Wild Animals of the North by Dieter Braun The Kids’ Book of Canadian History by Carlotta Hacker The Kids’ Book of Canada by Barbara Greenwood The Kids’ Book of Canada’s Railway by Deborah Hodge The Kids’…

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