Erin Chase, the $5 Dinner Mom, has put together a simple holiday entertaining guide to help you be the best…
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Archives for October 2011
Simple Thankfulness Tree
On the last Saturday of October, even before breakfast, we got out the paper roll. And we sketched a simple…
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Fast Food for Slow Sundays: Beef Burgundy
From the red-and-white-checked cookbook Nana gave me… This is good served over noodles, rice or whipped potatoes. ~ Nana :…
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Up-Close Leaf Study
Our leaf studies started when the first leaves started to change. We enjoyed the fall colors with a local trip…
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Thankful No Matter What the Outcome
The last two days I have been consumed with trying to solve problems with my desktop computer. I was going…
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October Potatofest at $5 Dinners
Our feeding the larger family ways will help you feed a crowd and take a break during the holidays! October…
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Chocolate-Chocolate Chip Pumpkin Muffins
I’ve seen this all over Pinterest lately but Nana was making these years ago! And her recipe calls for chocolate…
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How Are the Human Eye and a Camera Lens Different? – 8th Grader
For my board I compared the camera to the human eye. I chose that topic because the eye was something…
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Medieval Castle: A Pastels Tutorial
Inspired by our current Tapestry of Grace studies, Nana taught us how to create castles with pastels! Gather your castle…
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What is a Sea Turtle’s Life Cycle? – Fourth Grader
I wanted to learn more about sea turtles ever since we went to the beach. There was a sea turtle…
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Thanksgiving Thankful Countdown Jar
We enjoyed this last year so much that it is officially an annual habit. You simply ready a mason jar…
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Thanksgiving Thankful Countdown Jar
We enjoyed this last year so much that it is officially an annual habit. You simply ready a mason jar…
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New Recipe Index and the Hodgepodge Family Cookbook
“Memories…the food of our childhood; food that meant love.” ~ Susan Branch I’d like to think that I grew up…
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