While throwing a tea party can sound kind of scary, overwhelming or expensive, it really doesn’t have to be. Children, even older children, are pretty forgiving. Plus, they don’t know the rules, and can’t get picky about it :). Here are a few tips I have learned along the way about making tea parties easy […] Read more…
Logic of English Essentials 2nd Edition – Spelling, Grammar & Vocabulary for Elementary Students
Once upon a time when I discovered blogging and reviewing and I decided to try to actually earn an income playing online, I went to a concert called Allume. I think they have since decided to temporarily stop putting on conferences, but while I was there, I got to hear Denise Eide talk about her […] Read more…
5 Tools for Teaching World Geography Without Adding ANOTHER 30 Minutes to Your Day
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate and/or referral links. I have been paring back how much school we have been doing since I added a second student and a 2 year old. Because, teaching reading. Do I really need to say more? But it really makes me crazy to completely drop all the subjects off the […] Read more…
Faith, Science & Reason — An Engaging High School Science Text Joining Science and Christianity {Book Review}
As a homeschool mom I have LOVED filling in the gaps of my own education while teaching my children. But I wanted more. I wanted to know more and so I decided to renew my interest in my OWN learning and education. I want to know it all and study it all. Right. Now. Thankyouverymuch. So […] Read more…
Morning Time – Winter 2016
Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate and/or referral links at no additional cost to you. Thank you for your support! In December, I was really feeling like something needed to change. I wanted to go further on the bookish route, but knew I was missing something. Pam at ED Snapshots sent an email about her Your […] Read more…
Logic of English – Essentials Revisions
So if you follow along on instagram, you might have noticed that we received this load of goodies from Logic of English. So excited to have been contacted by #logicofenglish for a review of the new version of Essentials. The revisions look great and I’m super excited to start. It’s a good thing we have […] Read more…
Lent 2016 – Fasting, Prayers, Almsgiving & Other Traditions
I don’t know about you, but I always have these great ideas for Lent that rarely get followed through on. Will I do any better this year? Am I supposed to? If you’ve ever been to my little home on the web (or my physical house) before, you probably know that when something needs to […] Read more…
60+ Ideas for Lent & Holy Week — Books, Activities, Apps & More for Busy Families
Looking for more resources for living liturgically in the season of Lent with your family? Here are some of my favorite resources. Fat Tuesday — How to Make Authentic Polish Paczki {@CatholicMothersOnline} 40 Bags for 40 Days {Lent 2013} Lent Books Books For Lent Bring Lent To Life {Book Review} Lent & Easter in the […] Read more…
Top 5 from 2015 (and a 2016 Sneak Peek!)
One of my favorite things to do, is to look back at my most popular posts of the year. It’s interesting to find what kinds of topics people are most interested in reading about. Top 5 From 2015 If you are new to Happy Little Homemaker, here are the top 5 posts from 2015. This […] Read more…
January Liturgical Living – Catholic Feasts, Saints & Solemnities
It might be January, but the Christmas season is just getting started! It’s good to be Catholic ;). This month’s focus is on the Holy Name of Jesus and it starts with a Holy Day of Obligation. 1/1 – Mary, Mother of God 1/6 – Epiphany (moved to the nearest Sunday in the US) 1/8 […] Read more…