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I have always loved Shakespeare. Who doesn’t? His words are witty, his characters familiarly flawed, his story lines delightfully convoluted.
And so, when our homeschooling book list included selections of the famous poet’s tales for children, I was delighted. That is, until my poor firstborn son showed signs of difficulty in keeping up with the characters. And the places. And all the twists and turns in the story lines.Read More
This project was exactly what I needed to add extra book storage to a few spots in our home:
The best part is that it’s mounted to the wall and takes up absolutely zero floor space! How “crate” is that??Read More
Before this Nature Walk series comes to an end, I can’t resist sharing one final bonus tip. It’s super easy and fun to do, and will add much more meaning to your nature walks…Read More
Are you running out of summer activities at your house? How about a trip to the library to check out some fantastic children’s books about summertime?
In addition to these 11 Favorite Children’s Books about Seeds and Gardens and these 4 More Delightful Children’s Books about Gardening, we’ve got yet another list of Favorite Children’s Books about Gardens to share with you.
And just in time for this year’s growing season! Read More
Happy Memorial Day from the Yankee Homestead!
As you know, we like to celebrate seasons and holidays with books. Above is a peek at our current book display, in honor of Memorial Day.
Many of our patriotic books for kids are nothing too special–just patriotic songs and the pledge of allegiance that I’ve picked up here and there.
However, we added a great new book to our patriotic stash this year that I’d like to share with you: Read More
We love to read here at the Yankee Homestead, as you may know by now. In addition to just plain good stories, we especially love to read books that correspond to the seasons, holidays and events of our lives.
At this time of year, it seems particularly appropriate to share with you our favorite titles about Rain. I’m also including a few favorite rainy day poems and songs.
We’ve still got snow on the ground here in Northern Virginia, but according to the calendar, spring has sprung! Indeed, we did spot our beloved purple crocus in bloom just days before this last snow fall. Those crocus always help me hang on–surely warmer temps are just around the corner…
In the meantime, here’s a list of some of our favorite ways to celebrate the arrival of spring.
A sweet friend recently gave me this book about gardening with kids. I love it! It’s packed with fun ideas and adorable drawings, along with specific instructions for tackling a variety of projects: Roots, Shoots, Buckets & Boots: Gardening Together with Children
St. Patrick’s Day is just around the corner. From the archives, here are some of our favorite {easy} ways to celebrate the occasion…Read More
