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Easy Berry Bars Everyone Will LOVE
Last summer I shared this DELICIOUS recipe for my black raspberry berry bars. You can find it HERE! They were so good and I will definitely be making them again this summer when the black raspberries are in season. They’re my favorite kind of berry…or fruit…or maybe food…so I always enjoy the few weeks a year when they’re fresh. In the meantime, I decided to try the same recipe with a couple of other berries and I was NOT disappointed. I’m sharing this berry bar recipe with you in case you need a little fruitiness in your life while you wait for fresh berry season too. This post contains affiliate…
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How to Make Your Own Seed Starting Mix
So you have your seeds, you have planned your garden, now it is time to get your seed starting mix put together. I have had such a fun time starting seeds. There is something so gratifying about planting a seed and then watching it become a plant in just a few days. Creating your own seed starting mix is super easy and will help ensure your plants get off to a good start. When I first started planting seeds I would wonder what was all the hype with the soil you used? So after a little research and some fun conversations with those who have gone before me, I quickly…
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How to can Blueberry Pie Filling to use all year
This year is the first year that I’ve canned pie filling (or anything actually 😛) and I will be canning pie filling from now on! A friend gave me some canned apple pie filling and then I made blueberry pie filling and it has been awesome to have it these past few months. I’ve made pies, bars, turnovers, and crisps and they were all so easy with the canned fillings. This recipe is super easy to do and we were able to use frozen blueberries a couple of months after we picked them fresh in Michigan! We picked a TON of blueberries, ate our weight in them while picking, and…
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How to Build a Feeder for your Chicken Coop
After fixing up the chicken coop that was given to me I knew I wanted a small chicken feeder. And I didn’t want to fill it up with huge items. I free-range my girls but there are parts of the day when they are in their run and there is no getting around it. For the most part, the chickens stay in the run in the early part of the day to avoid the hawks that seem to be more active. Also, I will put them back in their coop/run area when I leave and am not home for long periods of time. Leaving them as much space in their…
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Homeschoolers: Mix Fun & Education At Disney World
Back in November, we took a trip to Disney and I was on a mini-mission to find and share education at Disney opportunities! There are definitely some educational spots for homeschooling mommas who want to mix fun and education on your trip. There are so many opportunities to learn at Disney, especially in Epcot and Animal Kingdom. These are my favorite parks and if we only have two days for Disney, these are the ones we spend our time in. There’s just so much to do even when it’s super busy and the lines are long. Don’t forget to check out the honorable mentions at the bottom! Epcot • Spaceship…
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The Best 3 Montessori Volcano Activities
In the Montessori classroom or homeschool, volcanoes are a big deal toward the beginning of the year. In the elementary classroom, we give the 1st Great Lesson at the beginning of the year and that opens the door to many different key areas of study such as space, geology, the periodic table, states of matter, etc. Within those studies is the study of volcanoes because volcanoes were a huge part of our Earth’s beginning and kids get so excited to learn about them. Not to mention they are dangerous and still around today, how thrilled is that!! Use some of these fun activities to help your children explore volcanoes using…
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How to Plant Turmeric In a Raised Bed or Container
Have you ever wanted to plant turmeric? There are so many amazing health benefits of turmeric but even more importantly, it makes your food taste delicious!! It makes such a great edition to add to your arsenal! When my sister started to suffer from chronic pain due to her auto-immune issues I began looking into all the different ways out there people try to treat inflammation in their bodies. Inflammation is needed when your body has been hurt. It helps repair the root of most pain. But inflammation can bring even more pain than needed and when you have an auto-immune issue that inflammation can get out of control. When…
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Self-Care Ideas for the Busy Homeschooling Mom
We’re finishing up our second week of homeschooling ever and some of the overwhelm is starting to set in. Between taking care of the house, working, keeping up with meal times, taking showers, and prepping for schoolwork, and spending quality non-school time with our kiddos, there’s a lot of our plates moms! Don’t get me wrong, I am LOVING homeschooling so far, but today I want to share about keeping up with mental health and self-care. I know that self-care practices are what will keep me from getting overwhelmed during these busy times. I hope this post is helpful for all the moms out there whether you’re a stay-at-home mom,…
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How to Make Mini Blueberry Pies
About a month ago, we picked and froze about 20 pounds of blueberries after a fun blueberry picking adventure on our trip to Michigan. Yesterday, my daughter Olivia and I grabbed two of our premeasured bags out of the freezer, let them thaw for a couple of hours, and made mini blueberry pies! It was a lot of fun and of course, she made her own little creations with the extra pie crust at the end. This post contains affiliate links. This will not cost you anything but helps us to offset the cost of running the blog. We only share products we are using and are items we would…
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Brown Sugar is so Simple to Make – Try It and See!
Brown Sugar is a huge staple in my home. We are cookie lovers! haha, When I read all the crazy chemicals used in plastics I started to shift my family away from using anything that was wrapped or contained in plastic. I was so surprised by how much plastic we actually used I had never given it any thought. After looking through my pantry and grocery list I started to make changes to what I purchased. If it came in plastic I looked for alternatives. Brown Sugar though, had no alternatives. It was like every company that sold it put it in a thin plastic bag. So I set out…