Living Learning Moments and Homesteading
Posted By Jacque on January 29, 2009
I have been so crazy busy these past two weeks, and I feel like I am still way behind!Though, I don’t know how with all we have accomplished lately!
I have some announcements to post, but they are currently just drafts waiting to become posts: The Frito Pie Story and Midwifery Bill in IN. I cannot get to these yet, because we are so busy with Gleaning the Harvest! PTL!Please go over to GTH and read the posts, leave a comment, let the families know you support us.
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Here is previous post I wrote on The HSBA Post. Enjoy!
Whether you live on a homestead or in a small apartment, there are many homestead lessons that you can teach your children during the school year. We have lived on our 2 1/2 acres for nine years now, but we have only been doing “homestead-y” things for about five years. Honestly, I just never thought about it. I didn’t think we had time.
Once we rearranged our schedules, and I decided we were homeschooling at home, instead of wherever, I found we not only had time, but we were thrilled to be able to get to quilting, gardening and baking.
The greatest thing I have loved about being a homesteading family is all of the hands-on learning our children have experienced. You don’t have to have a great big barn with 50 chickens and a dozen goats or horses. You don’t have to drink raw goat’s milk to be a good homesteader (though it is really good for you!). You really can do what many consider homestead-y projects anywhere. Here is a list of things we do around our homestead, and a list of resources you can try follows!! Happy homeschooling this year!
Some of the “homestead-y” things we have put our hands to:
- quilting: we decided we wanted to, we bought the material and other supplies and thought out some patterns.
- crocheting: our children wanted to learn, so they looked it up online and are still crocheting and learning
- knitting: same thing. They looked it up online and asked Grandma Starr. They are now purchasing their own needles and yarn and making plans for the creations they are going to be making!
- tilling, planting and caring for a large garden: you don’t have to go large. A few planters, some dirt and seeds, and you are all set.
- canning the harvest of our garden: This was a blast! You do not have to have a garden. You can buy veggies and can those too!
- homemade applesauce: this one is easy
- hand sewing projects
- sewing projects on the machine
- baking our own breads
- growing our own herbs
- making teas out of herbs
- raising and breeding goats
- milking the goats
- making goat’s milk soap
- building stalls for our animals
- horses
- raising chickens from chicks
- mixing our own feed for our animals
- we added on to our home: which isn’t necessarily a homesteady thing, but, and our children have learned to hang drywall and siding, and numerous other things.
- meal planning: also not just a homesteading thing, but important to learn, easy to teach and a great necessity.
- grocery shopping: same for this one
Some Homesteading – Home Economics Resources:
These DVDs are some of our very favorites! Our children like to watch them just to watch them and have already referred to them several times in the short time we have had them. The tips and recipes on the Bread-Making dvd have already been put into practice in the Dixon home!
Not only that, but the West ladies are delightful! You feel like you are sitting right there with them in their kitchen, 
baking bread, dipping candles and cutting soap with them. You will thoroughly enjoy these dvds and learn from them as well!
The Art of Bread-Making from Franklin Springs
The Art of Soap-Making from Franklin Springs
The Art of Candle-Making from Franklin Springs
These 3 items are currently in Jocelyn’s Winter Bundle giveaway!
Create Your Own Homestead Candle Kit ~ Homestead Originals
$12.50
Now you can create your own all natural soy wax candle at your homestead! Everything needed to make a half pint jar candle! Includes instructions, wax, wick, wick color chips, fragrance (varies), ribbon, container to melt wax in, half pint mason jar and a blank label to create your own design~even the gift bag to give it in! Perfect for gift giving, homeschool co-ops (call for group discounts), for childrens projects (with adult supervision, of course), or just plain fun!
Basic Cake Decorating DVD! by Teaching Good Things
$21.97
Have you ever wanted to take a CAKE DECORATING CLASS but couldn’t find the time?
Is it hard to squeeze the extra money from your budget to take a class?
Have you ever wanted to learn how to decorate cakes for your family’s birthdays?
Is cake decorating a skill you want your children to learn as part of their Home Economics course?
Do you have a child that loves to be in the kitchen ‘creating’ things?
At a fraction of the cost of taking classes, you can learn the basic techniques in the privacy and convenience of your own home.
Basic Crochet DVD by Teaching Good Things
$21.97
With this DVD you will learn:
- The difference in yarns and hook sizes.
- How to make the most common stitches.
- How to make a dishcloth.
- How to make a Granny Square.
- How to make a scarf.
- How to change colors of yarn.
Trigger Memory Systems has many great resources for your home!
Catch the Sewing Bug/Devotional
Catch the Sewing Bug is especially designed for younger hands working with adult ones, and is written in such a way that adults with no sewing skills can easily work their way through it.
Stitches & Pins/18″ Doll Patterns/Devotional
Learn to Sew! From plugging in the sewing machine to creating a pair of pajamas, Stitches and Pins guides the novice seamstress with clear, step-by-step instructions.
Pins & Needles/18″ Doll Patterns
The format of the book is laid out like Stitches and Pins, techniques are introduced followed by projects to apply the new techniques – from garment construction to quilting. There are over 30 projects in all,
Buckles & Bobbins/18″ Doll Patterns
Learn to Sew! From plugging in the sewing machine to creating a pair of pajamas, Buckles and Bobbins guides the novice tailor with clear, step-by-step instructions.
Sixteen projects, complete with patterns, are useful items you will be proud to use, wear, or give. Pillowcases, potholders, duffle bags, blankets, vests: each project focuses on mastering specific techniques, and builds upon skills learned.
Special techniques beyond the basics ensure that the final creation will be as professionally constructed as it was fun to make.
Zone Cleaning Clean ‘N’ Flip
Bedroom Cleaning Clean ‘N’ Flip
Laundry for Kids Clean ‘N’ Flip
Corps of Re-Discovery
You will find many different craft kits at this site. I know I am going to regret putting these on here if Eric sees them, but here are some of the great kits they have:
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Leather Vest Kits | |
Hope Chest Legacy
blessings,
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Wow! Thanks for the resources! A lot of these look like fun for us to do! Knowing you guys have introduced me to how wonderful having a farm can be! I never thought like that growing up, but I would love to have one for my boys.
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