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A Closer Look at Chickens

  We recently were offered the opportunity, through our home educators group, to incubate and hatch chicks!  We, of course, jumped at the opportunity!  Then…panic set in…what did we know…

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Easy Busy-Bag Ideas

“Busy Bags” were first invented to keep your littles busy…NOT you!  So, step away from your laminator, drop the glue gun and quickly put together these EASY busy-bags! Toss one…

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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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A Closer Look at Bees

  In following The Playful Pioneers curriculum this week, we were led to study bees, beeswax and their common nectar sources.  This study inspired the below activities and then so…

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A Closer Look at Pumpkins

We have been following “The Playful Pioneers” curriculum this year and today’s activity included making pumpkin pie.  In true homeschool-style…we turned the activity into a full-blown pumpkin study…we chopped, dissected…

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A Closer Look at Birds

As the weather cools and the world gets buried in white winter, we begin to set up our patio bird feeders and wait for them to be discovered.  Living in…

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A Closer Look at Cows

During our time using “The Playful Pioneers” curriculum by The Peaceful Press, we spent a lovely week studying cows and I thought I would share our adventure with you! First…

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Easy Play Dough Activities

Today we are sharing ten of our favorite, EASY play dough activities!  These all can be done with things you have in the house already! Enjoy!   Use puzzle pieces…

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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 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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    Easy Paper Snow Cloud Craft

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    Making Chia Seed Jam with Kids

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