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Tips for Having a Garage Sale and NOT Lose Your Sanity

April 22, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Summer is a great time to hold a garage sale since you can enlist your children and friends to help. You can have your children try on their Summer wardrobe at the end of Spring so you know what still fits. Then you can sell items that are too small and won’t be passed down to other family members. If you have a large list of items that you need to buy then you will want prepare for garage sale season early so you are ready to hit some sales yourself.

Make sure you have a successful garage sale with these tips and keep your sanity in the process!

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Learning about Monarch Butterflies and Raising Monarch Caterpillars #NatureBookClub #NatureStudy

April 20, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

We have loved discovering Monarch caterpillars and Monarch butterflies in our garden each year. Last year we were able to raise and release four Monarch butterflies throughout the Summer. We usually do not see many butterflies until early to mid-June from looking through a few years worth of pictures. Learning about Monarch butterflies and raising Monarch caterpillars is a great Summer activity as well as Citizen Science project.

We live in Ohio and many of the Monarch caterpillar’s and Monarch butterfly’s food sources are not blooming until that time of year. We usually do not even look for Monarch’s until the Praying Mantis’ have hatched and our garden is growing well. Last year the first picture we took of a Monarch was June 28 on a bright Purple Coneflower.

We decided to try our hand at finding Monarch caterpillar’s, raising them and releasing the Monarch butterfly since we have seen them around our house for the last few years. I was the one to find the tiny caterpillar’s munching on some Honeyvine Milkweed (Cynanchum laeve) near our vegetable garden.

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Outdoor Skills and Survival Skills Books for Kids

April 19, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Spring and Summer bring many days with great weather which beckons my children outdoors. Since we have been participating in a Primitive Skills class this school year I thought it would be good to practice outdoor skills and survival skills with books for kids.

Some books on this list are novels that include outdoor and survival skills that kids use while other will be focus on skills for kids. I have taught my older children how to start a fire in our fire pit in the backyard but it’s time our younger boys learn how and why a fire is important even on a 90 degree day if you are camping!

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Easy Ways to Learn States and Capitals

April 10, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

If you want to teach your child basic Geography then you will want easy ways to learn states and capitals. I just realized my soon to be 9 year old hasn’t been taught all the names of the states of the USA or their locations! He saw some printables from his older siblings that we had printed but did not use which peaked his interest.

You can use free resources or paid resources that are printables or hands-on activities to learn more about each state. I will be sharing with you a variety of ways to learn states and capitals that you can use right away!

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Children’s Garden Play Space Dayton Children’s Hospital {Dayton, Ohio}

April 5, 2019 By Thaleia Leave a Comment

Just across the street from Dayton Children’s Hospital and next to the Ronald McDonald House a wonderful surprise awaits! The Children’s Garden Play Space is a very welcoming addition to the hospital complex.

The park is filled with fun and exciting activities for all ages that center around a garden theme. Right away you are greeted by a jumbo caterpillar and butterfly. Eldest (14 years old at the time) is standing underneath the gateway to give you an idea of the scale of that caterpillar!

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