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Category Archives: children
Slushy Day To Play
Who wouldn’t want to stomp on iced-over puddles, feel that delicious crackle as you splash through to mud underneath? Who wouldn’t want to pick up pieces of glass-like ice, feel them fall to smaller pieces in your hands, see if … Continue reading
Mentor: Fancy Name For Grown-Ups Kids Need
What happens to a little boy who wanders the neighborhood asking to help? Continue reading
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What Kids Learn On The Farm
What can children learn on the farm? Continue reading
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Sarcasm & Self-Sufficiency
“Come here Slug Weasel,” she commands. Obediently her younger brother does as she bids, helping her carry 50 pound bags of chicken feed to the barn. They chat pleasantly on the way. By pleasantly I mean he doesn’t just point … Continue reading
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Idleness Is Not The Devil’s Workshop
What can be learned from eating dirt. Continue reading
12 Ways To Raise Healthy Happy Eaters
No need for nagging, bribing, or power plays. Raising kids who love to eat healthy food just takes a creative and relaxed approach to eating Continue reading
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Why Kids Belong In The Kitchen
Nine ways cooking helps your child learn. Continue reading
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Sneaky Geography
Hoping to spare my kids my own geography impairment, I hung a large world map in the kitchen a few years ago. But how to make that map a go-to place? I know the ho-hum status educational products achieve around … Continue reading
Can’t See?
Find out how spending too much time indoors actually limits what we see, causing nearsightedness. Continue reading
What’s With Materialism Anyway?
Offering the occasional post from Farm Wench’s main blog where she writes about learning, simplicity, and other cheerful topics. You can’t have everything. Where would you put it?” Steven Wright When times are hard, my husband and I tend … Continue reading
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