When I was about nine, my grandmother* took me to Plimoth Plantation in Massachusetts. It was a cool New England day in the summer, a bit misty and damp, and I’ll never forget how shocked I was as I stood inside those tiny houses, amazed at how dark and smoky and damp they were. I… Continue reading Life as a Pilgrim: Cooking
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“Lamb of God” Cupcakes
I recently saw a picture in passing of fluffy cupcakes decorated as lambs for Easter, and since My Little Man loves to bake, I knew this project would be right up his alley. I don’t remember where we saw the picture, so we decided to make up our own ‘recipe.’ These cupcakes are not exactly… Continue reading “Lamb of God” Cupcakes
Making Job-Inspired Snow Art
I love the end of the book of Job. I realize that might sound a bit strange, but I love the way that Job, Elihu, and God talk about just how amazing God really is. One of those sections talks about how He controls the weather. It says in Job 37:6-7 that “He directs… Continue reading Making Job-Inspired Snow Art
DIY Puffy Paint
My kids love to paint with puffy paint. It adds dimension to their work and makes painting even more fun. The best part: you can make it easily with ingredients you already have home! To make your own puffy paint, simply mix one part of paint to one part of shaving cream. Stir together gently… Continue reading DIY Puffy Paint
DIY Egyptian Cookie Map
Whenever we kick off a new unit of a place, we start out by watching a few YouTube travel videos and studying maps. The kids love maps. They love trying to determine what the weather might be based on the location’s proximity to the equator, what sort of animals might live there, and even to… Continue reading DIY Egyptian Cookie Map
Chinese New Year Party with Winter Promise
I received a free copy of Winter Promise’s Children Around the World curriculum in exchange for a series of posts about how we are using it. This is one such post. For my complete review and disclosure policy, click on the ‘Full Disclosure’ tab above. We recently spent several weeks studying China for our… Continue reading Chinese New Year Party with Winter Promise
World Tour – Italian Lasagna
Lasagna isn’t something I make often, simply because my family just isn’t that fond of noodles. I love it, though, so when we began our study of Italy, I knew it had to be on the menu. After collecting all of the ingredients, I started planning out our day and realized something: this was a… Continue reading World Tour – Italian Lasagna
France – Chicken Cordon Bleu
Each week I try to have at least one nice dinner where we can all eat together and not be in a rush. We generally are all home and eat at the same time, but often someone’s hurrying off somewhere or bathtime is approaching. I decided this week to make our French dinner our fancy one,… Continue reading France – Chicken Cordon Bleu
World Tour – European Castles
While studying Germany and France we looked online at webshots and saw some amazing pictures of castles. When we began to study the United Kingdom, we decided that this was the time to really dig into the history of castles: how they were built, who built them, who lived in them, what they looked… Continue reading World Tour – European Castles
World Tour – An English Tea Party
Who can study the UK without studying tea? We read about tea traditions online, and then we chose a date and time for our tea party. My Big Helper created an invitation for her friend, and we delivered it to her mailbox that night. We chose to have our tea party on an early release… Continue reading World Tour – An English Tea Party
