Encouraging Hearts & Home 3.29.18

Wow, the last week of March is already here! It’s hard to believe! Spring seems so slow to come this year. We have some green peaking through the grass but the ground has been slow to warm. We have been getting some really nice rains so the ponds are full again. I’m celebrating that for sure! Hopefully the sunshine will come out soon and we can get headed to the garden.

Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home!

The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers

Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, let’s shine a positive light!

Anne at Learning TableLinda at Apron Strings & Other Things

Amy at A Nest in the Rocks

***Each week, our co-hosts will each choose 10 of our favorite links, along with the most clicked link, and pin them to our Encouraging Hearts & Home Pinterest board.

The most clicked post from last week’s Blog Hop was from:

Linda at Apron Strings & Other Things

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Carole P. Roman books and collections ~ Review

Learning about history and other cultures can be so much fun with the children’s books from Carole P. Roman! She has written more than fifty children’s books. Recently, we have had the opportunity to review three books:

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Encouraging Hearts & Home 3.22.18

Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home!

The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers

Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, let’s shine a positive light!

Anne at Learning TableLinda at Apron Strings & Other Things

Amy at A Nest in the Rocks

***Each week, our co-hosts will each choose 10 of our favorite links, along with the most clicked link, and pin them to our Encouraging Hearts & Home Pinterest board.

 

The most clicked post from last week’s Blog Hop was:

3 Ways to Sparkle Joy in your Day from Marva @ Sun Sparkle Shine

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Join us each Thursday! Link up your family-friendly blog posts and find encouragement for your heart & home!

How to Link Up

  • Use the form below to share your posts this week, and maybe you’ll discover some new ideas from all the fabulous links!
  • Please share only your family friendly posts with us!
  • Please only link up images that you have the rights to use.
  • By linking up, you agree that if your blog post is selected to be featured on any of our hosts’ blogs, we can use an image from your post with a link back to your post.

Other nice things you can do

  • Follow and/or subscribe to your host’s blog.
  • Visit a few other bloggers and show them your support. We all love getting comments, and who knows what inspiration you may find? Be sure to share the love–that’s what a blog hop is all about!
  • If you are interested in co-hosting, contact Anne at anne@mylearningtable.com

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Home School in the Woods Á La Carte ~ Review

We’ve recently had the opportunity to review two very different Á La Carte products from Home School in the WoodsThe War to End All Wars is a two-player, lapbook game about World War I. The second product is the ancient art of paper rolling known as quilling. The Art of Quilling  teaches the student how to turn small strips of paper into beautiful works of art.

The War to End All Wars Lapbook Game

The War to End all Wars
One of our favorite time periods to learn about has been the World War I era. We are relatively close the National World War I Museum, which is located in Kansas City. We’ve been to the museum twice so far which has helped us experience a hands-on look at many relics from the WWI time period.

So when given the opportunity to review a game that would help the kids understand even more of the dynamics of WWI; of course, I wanted to be able to review it! The first task was to download and print the game board and playing pieces. There are two options for the game board and playing pieces; you can print it in black and white or in color. I chose to print it off in color. I printed all the game components on card stock to make them more durable.

The most time consuming part, was cutting out the individual pieces. I took advantage of “watching” TV one evening to cut out all the pieces. Ok, so I wasn’t really watching all that much, more listening but you get the idea. There are several “tent marker” pieces which need to be folded and glued. I used a small dot of hot glue on each of these pieces to hold them together and hopefully, make them durable enough for my kids to play with many, many times.

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Their learning began right from the start! When setting up the game the wondered why Germany didn’t have tanks while France did. Eli and Brock have really had fun playing! They really like all the strategy that goes into the game. It’s action packed, fun learning.

The game isn’t based just on one battle between the French and Germans. Instead, each time you play the you decide how to configure your troops, artillery etc. The game is designed to show how the new tactics and deadly weapons shaped the war. Initially, the idea was to amass their infantry and try to bombard the other side. This was a costly tactic though with the new availability of machine guns, tanks, gas attacks. This meant that getting caught in “No Man’s Land” was deadly.

The kids have really enjoyed playing The War to End All Wars Lapbook Game! I love that they are learning while having so much fun! The War to End All Wars game is recommended for grades 3-12.

The Art of Quilling

We have some friends who have been quilling as part of their Arts & Crafts projects for 4-H. So when I asked the kids if anyone would be interested in learning to quill, Rebekah said she’d like to learn.

Quilling was popular during the Renaissance period when  nuns, monks, and the leisure class would roll small strips of paper to make delicate artwork.

Home School in the Woods Á La Carte products
The supplies required for this quilling project are pretty basic.

  • Quilling-pg 1 printed off from The Art of Quilling
  • Quilling-pg 2 printed off from The Art of Quilling
  • one sheet of white card stock
  • clear drying liquid glue
  • scissors
  • colored paper strips 3/16″ or 1/4″ wide (various lengths)
  • slotted quilling tool

The hardest part to find was the quilling tool, but it still wasn’t too hard. Sometimes I wish that we lived closer to craft stores. We found a quilling pen for under $10 at the craft store. You can also order them online very reasonably.

The Art of Quilling describes how to make the different types of coils necessary for for leaves, flowers and other shapes. The process is easy to master. The Art of Quilling is recommended for grades 3-8 but I would say those 8 to adult would enjoy quilling.

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Quilling is a fun hobby that doesn’t involve a lot of costly tools.

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Blessings,

Jennifer

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Encouraging Hearts & Home 3.15.18

Wow, what a busy but fun week we’ve had so far. Sunday morning we woke up to HUGE snowflakes. The ground was warm enough that it kept melting underneath but when we left for church there were over 2 inches of snow accumulation!

Tuesday Adisyn, Eli, Rebekah and I ventured to a goat dairy for a field trip. It was fun and very educational. We are in hopes that we will be moving to more automation with our goats in the near future. They biggest obstacle we seem to face though is how to market our goat milk. If you’ve got any ideas be sure to let me know! 🙂

I hope you will be encouraged by this week’s blog hop. Come join in on the fun!

Welcome to Encouraging Hearts & Home!

The Encouraging Hearts & Home Bloggers

Join your Encouraging Hearts & Home Co-Hosts each week for encouragement and support for your heart & your home. We hope to provide a space that builds each other up and lends a helping hand along the way. With all the negativity in the world, let’s shine a positive light!

Anne at Learning TableLinda at Apron Strings & Other Things

Amy at A Nest in the Rocks

The most clicked post from last week’s Blog Hop was from:

I Wash Hoodies Instead of Onesies Now, But My Babies Still Need Me

from

Elizabeth at Guilty Chocoholic Mama

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 ***Each week, our co-hosts will each choose 10 of our favorite links, along with the most clicked link, and pin them to our Encouraging Hearts & Home Pinterest board.

Join us each Thursday! Link up your family-friendly blog posts and find encouragement for your heart & home!

How to Link Up

  • Use the form below to share your posts this week, and maybe you’ll discover some new ideas from all the fabulous links!
  • Please share only your family friendly posts with us!
  • Please only link up images that you have the rights to use.
  • By linking up, you agree that if your blog post is selected to be featured on any of our hosts’ blogs, we can use an image from your post with a link back to your post.

Other nice things you can do

  • Follow and/or subscribe to your host’s blog.
  • Visit a few other bloggers and show them your support. We all love getting comments, and who knows what inspiration you may find? Be sure to share the love–that’s what a blog hop is all about!
  • If you are interested in co-hosting, contact Anne at anne@mylearningtable.com

The most clicked posts of each week will be featured on all of our hosts’ blogs! So, be sure to share the link to Encouraging Hearts & Home via social media with your readers, fans and followers!

By linking up you agree that if your blog post is selected to be featured on any of our hosts’ blogs that we can use an image from your post with a link back to your post.

Please share your family friendly posts with us!

The most clicked posts of each week will be featured on all of our hosts’ blogs! So, be sure to share the link to Encouraging Hearts & Home via social media with your readers, fans and followers! Each hostess will also pin her top 10 favorite links to our group Pinterest board, with over 2300 followers!

By linking up you agree that if your blog post is selected to be featured on any of our hosts’ blogs that we can use an image from your post with a link back to your post. Please note that by linking up, you will be added to Learning Table’s newsletter, which you may unsubscribe from at any time. Thank you for participating!

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Blessings,
Jennifer

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