Happy Hearts At Home

Homeschooling and Frugal Living on One Middle Class Income.

Saturday, September 24, 2011

This Week's Picture Book Library Picks

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Two quality young children's picture book finds this week from our public library: A bit like Aesop's Fables, The Lion and the Mous...
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Paper Chain Craft Templates

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Simple fun and free to print. See here.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Make a Large Decorative Driftwood Sailboat

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Even though summer is almost over, these would still be fun to make if you have access to driftwood. It's on my list, and this is a grea...
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Monday, September 19, 2011

Organize Your Measuring Spoons and Cups

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If you don't mind putting holes in your cabinet, this is a great idea to keep organized. I am always searching for my measuring spoons a...
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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Store Sheets Neatly Away

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Sheets folded and stuffed into the matching pillow case. If I could get them to fit, this would be a great idea!
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Friday, September 16, 2011

The 50 Best Websites of 2011

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Time Magazine ran this article recently. Interesting educational choices: Education Freerice Khan Academy Open Yale Courses Smarthistory Sta...

Helpful Home Economic Tutorials

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Super quick housekeeping instructionals to watch and read. Although they are not made specifically for young people, I think they are helpfu...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011

Maine Couple's Stylish Frugal Lifestyle on $17,000 a year

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Mr. Fleming and Ms. Wurst are a couple with a talent for living and for furnishing a home stylishly on a budget. Their annual income these d...
Monday, September 12, 2011

Extending the Table Cookbook: Ginger Tea

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In the spirit of the More-with-Less Cookbook (eat better, use less), this book, Extending the Table: A World Community Cookbook covers reci...
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Friday, September 09, 2011

Young Children's Dice Math Game

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ThinkFun Math Dice Jr. My daughter actually picked this out at Barnes & Noble with some birthday money from grandma. This kind of shocke...

Check Utilities for Discounts and Rebates

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Recently, I checked all our utility websites for discounts. I found a few good deals like rebates for an October heating tune-up, free progr...
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Thursday, September 08, 2011

Vintage September Child Birthday Verse Printable

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I found this in a 1910 teacher's magazine. To enlarge click on image, and then right click on image to print/save.
Wednesday, September 07, 2011

Vintage 1910 September Blackboard Calendar

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I print out these old calendars for our homeschool. This one was found in a 1910 teacher's periodical. To print, click on image to enla...
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Sunday, September 04, 2011

Someone is Turning Six

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We had a pizza lunch and some fun at Chuck E. Cheese today for my daughter's birthday. The cake was a simple low calorie white cake ...
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Saturday, September 03, 2011

DIY Replacements for Velcro Wood Play Sets

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This is a Melissa & Doug set which had a missing cookie top. I was able to reproduce the missing piece with some thin pressed board and ...
Friday, September 02, 2011

Printable Vintage Paper Cut-out: Whimsical Squirrel Family Carrying Home Acorns

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Completed today for an autumn unit study. We lightened the original before printing to make coloring easier. Not bad for a free printable ...
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...
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