Easy-to-Make Accessories for Cowboys and Indians
Our family really loves Schleich figures. Schleich is a German company that makes realistic plastic animals and people. They are a little on the expensive side, but we have found them to be totally...
View ArticleAidan’s Garage Sale Teepee
(This post was up this morning, but then I had some technical difficulties this afternoon resulting in an un-planned blog overhaul after a wordpress update gone bad! I lost the post, so I’m writing it...
View ArticleAmerican West Pioneer Activities: Part 1
We’ve been having so much fun studying wagon trains and the American frontier in Aidan’s history this year (Sonlight Core E)! In fact, we are just about to start studying the Civil War, but I decided...
View ArticleAmerican West Pioneer Activities: Part 2
If you missed Part 1 in our Pioneer Series, you can find it here. Field Trip After learning about wagon trains and American frontier life, I wanted to find a way for the boys to experience it. Last...
View ArticleUnion Soldier Costumes
Last night we went to our church fall festival. Aidan has been learning about the Civil War in history, and he wanted to dress up as Ulysses S. Grant. We went to the Texas Civil War Museum last week,...
View ArticleCode Activity for Kids: Make a Spy Decoder
Aidan (age 10) really enjoys secret codes, and we were thrilled to find this idea on Spoonful for making a spy decoder! The fun part about this decoder is that it provides 27 different codes, making...
View ArticleLego Court: A Mock Trial Lesson with Legos
Last week, we husband went to jury duty for the first time ever. He was actually kind of happy to be summoned as he has never received a jury summons. I think I’ve been summoned 3 or 4 times, so I...
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