I homeschooled my kids from kindergarten through high school, and this fall my daughter, our first born, heads off to college. I guess you could say I have a bit of experience when it comes to homeschooling kids. However, I do remember what it was ... Read More
12 Free Online Resources For Teaching Your Kids STEM
A portion of this article was sponsored by Adobe Spark. If you've paid any sort of attention to the landscape of education in the last five years, you know that STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) subjects are very "in" right now. ... Read More
A Brief Guide To Edible Weeds
That quality which makes a plant a weed is in the eye of the beholder. Where one person might see only an overgrown flower bed, another might see the makings of a decent salad. Frank down the street is probably tearing his hair out trying to get all ... Read More
9 Tips to Avoid the Summertime Prepping Slump
It's so easy for the hot, lazy days of summer to just sort of run into each other in a haze of heat and laziness. When my kids are out of school and there is no routine I tend to get lazy myself. Then the day arrives when it's time once again to ... Read More
Top Frugal & Practical Tips for Your Next Family Vacation
My family loves to travel, and it's all my fault. When I was a voracious reader in my much younger days, I dreamed about destinations around the globe and realized those dreams with my very first trip to Hawaii when I was 16. That addiction to ... Read More
Camp Mommy: Easy At-Home Kids’ Activities for the Best Summer Vacation Ever
Summer vacation is starting! Summer camps can cost hundreds of dollars a week. As great as those experiences can be and as much as kids can learn, the cost adds up fast. After several summers of my kids complaining about having to get up for camp, ... Read More
Planning and Building a Bee-Friendly Backyard
Like most of you, I have a love/hate relationship with bees. I hate their stings, and thank goodness, no one in my family is allergic to them, but I love their role in nature, acting as the major pollinator. Without them, many different ... Read More
15 Ways to Make Camping With Kids Easier Than You Think
We don't believe in waiting until our kids are "old enough" to camp. My first child was 6 months old when we set up the tent in the back yard and spent the night. My second child was 10 months old when we managed to pick the hottest weekend of the ... Read More
8 Classic Summer Jobs For the Industrious Teen
Whether you consider yourself a prepper, a survivalist or are simply striving to be self-sufficient, the basic building blocks for all these are responsibility and dedication. We teach young children these things through chores, extra-curricular ... Read More
The Prepper Family’s Summer Bucket List
Summer is upon us, and that usually means more time spent together as a family as kids are out of school. Even homeschool moms take a few breaks in the summer. This time of year is a great time to hone your family’s survival skills. I’ve put together ... Read More
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