Happy Hearts At Home

Homeschooling and Frugal Living on One Middle Class Income.

Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Easy Squirrel Crafts to Accompany Any Young Children's Unit Study

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These crafts were started with free online printables. The squirrel template is here along with other free squirrel printables. I a...

Free Downloads for Movie and Book: Little Lord Fauntleroy by Frances Hodgson Burnett

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Review from Internet Archives: As the third screen adaptation of Frances Hodgson Burnett's popular novel(click to free copy) , it is an...
Monday, August 29, 2011

Young Children's Squirrel Printables

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The hurricane has brought a premature Autumn to our backyard - leaves and acorns litter the ground. My daughter(age five) has been collectin...
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Tuesday, August 23, 2011

Library Finds: Picture Books

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Two favorites this week for young children: Water Hole Waiting Ages 4-8. The Kurtzes, brother and sister, describe a dawn-to-dusk day at ...
Sunday, August 21, 2011

Harvesting Squash

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I am beginning to get more squash now. What really surprised me was finding spaghetti squash in my garden! I don't remember planting t...
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How to Plant a Victory Garden

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Free download here. Better quality video at this location as well.
Saturday, August 20, 2011

The War on Dust

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Eight Strategies to Reduce Dust in the Home : 1. Keep closet floors clear for easy cleaning. 2. Upgrade your furnace filter 3. Rotate...
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Friday, August 19, 2011

Free Resource for English & Language Arts

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Ignite the Fire has a helpful page of free resources here . These are mostly for middle school and up. I like their writing resources and gu...
Thursday, August 18, 2011

Sew a Giraffe Tutorial

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Click here.
Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Dragonfly Printable Nature Study and Language Arts Resources

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"...the dragon-flies remain not only entirely harmless to man, but in reality are his friends and allies in waging war against flies ...
Saturday, August 13, 2011

Sunflower Seed Harvest

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Cut today from my garden. Edible and pretty(when in bloom).
Friday, August 12, 2011

Abstract Art Project Tutorial

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The tutorial is here , DIY abstract art painting. What a fun art project to do with family! We plan to try this with form core poster boar...

DIY Fabric Wall Art

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I've done this project before, and the results are really professional looking. See here for a tutorial. It's just a matter of st...
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011

Rustic Homemade DIY Twin Platform Bed

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We made this twin bed platform today in about two hours. Using the measurements of the twin bed mattress, we took these to find wood at a ...
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Monday, August 08, 2011

Free Download: C. S. Lewis's Chronicles of Narnia Audiobooks

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See here HT to Southern Savers
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Saturday, August 06, 2011

Vintage Curriculum Guide, Baby to Early Childhood

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Excerpt from The Mothercraft Manual By Mary Lillian Read, 1922(downloadable and free): For the child under six years, and possibly under ten...
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Friday, August 05, 2011

August Grasshoppers

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We got beaned by these today on a nature hike through some wetlands . They were everywhere along the path, and I dared not open my mouth unt...
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