The Irish Whistle, also known as a tin whistle or penny whistle, is a simple woodwind instrument. Similar simple flute instruments are found in many cultures, but the basic tin whistle is prominently featured in Celtic music and gained popularityRead More →
I can’t believe that we are already coming to the end of September. This month has flown by for us as we are getting back into our school routines. We also had extended out of town company. My in-laws fromRead More →
We now have Simple Seasons Homeschool Spirit Wear available in our Wee Folk Art Gear CafePress store for both students and teachers. Choose either Homegrown Learner for your student or Homegrown Teacher for yourself. The spirit wear includes shirts, bags,Read More →
Throughout the Cultural Connections units, we will be using a Student Passport to record our time studying each country. There are ready made student passports available for purchase, but they generally come in classroom packs of 12-24. Today we willRead More →
We are pleased to announced that our Advent Activities 2nd Edition is now available in print and tablet ready format from MagCloud. In this version we have added additional crafts, books, music, and poetry. We have also included a resourceRead More →
This morning I’m offering a quick sneak peek into our Second Edition Advent Activities unit. We are working on updating the unit to be available in the same print and tablet format as the rest of our Simple SeasonsRead More →
We are wrapping up the last few projects for our updated Puddles and Ponds unit. Of course at this point we know that many of you are starting Harvest Time, but we want to make sure we have everything doneRead More →
As part of our updated Puddles and Ponds summer unit, we made a mini rain stick using recycled materials. For this project we wanted to come up with a kid-friendly way of making a rain stick that did not involveRead More →
My kids have always enjoyed mixing crayons or oil pastels with watercolor painting. This is a technique we have done a couple different times over the years as you can see in our winter bird paintings and autumn sky paintings. WeRead More →
The last project I needed to finish up, for the updated Spring Bs homeschool unit, were these super easy to make sock bunnies. I completed them two different ways for different age/skill levels. The tall blue bunny was completed without any sewing,Read More →
