DIY craft containers.

Don’t throw it away. Anything that your food comes in, or products come in, you may be able to use it for something else. So instead of sending it to the dump, look at it for awhile and see what you can do with it to make it’s purpose something else. This is a small…

Finding your peace through hobbies.

The other day I came across this little clip in my recommendations. It was 105 relaxing hobbies to start. Starting new hobbies are not only great ways to relax us, they are good for memory skills, and our mental health too. It’s also a great way to work on keeping our motor skills in tune…

DIY pom pom crafts

I am a big believer in keeping children off the screens as much as possible. Doing crafts with the kids helps keep them busy and teaches them skills. Yarn crafts are fun and frugal ways to make cute animals and pom poms to decorate with or play with. Making your own toys is always fun….

Home school tips for the summer.

When our kids were little our Homeschooling didn’t end in the summer months. Homeschooling gave us the freedom to vacation any time of the year. We took our breaks different times in the year. Summer months were still days of continued education, but always in fun ways. We went to the sea during the Fall,…

Something healthy to bake.

I’ve been trying to bake healthier meals for my family. I found a recipe online for peanut butter muffins and being that I had peanut butter in the house already, I decided this would be my experimental baked item for the week. Last month I baked fruit hand pies and I also baked pumpkin muffins…

Mother’s Day gifts from the garden.

“ To be a Mother is the most beautiful blessing. Happy Mother’s Day to all the amazing mothers.” Here in America we celebrate Mother’s Day Sunday May 11th. This is an older post of mine as I did not have time this year to make up some fun DIY’s to share with you all, I’m…

It’s time to forage.

While my husband worked on repairing some damage on my future “She shed” I walked around and collected some edible plants growing around our property. I’m learning so much every week. To think all this time, here I was walking around all these plants and had no idea how special they were. Everything is in…

ASD tabletime crafts…counting cups.

Supplies needed: Jelly beans, small package of toy carrots. Holiday seasons are the prefect time to shop for home school products. You can use jelly beans for math lessons for adding and subtracting. Or you can make a jelly bean necklace counting as you string them. There are all kinds of little erasers and Spring…

Recovery tips for Scapegoat survivors.

I had to go No Contact over a decade ago because my children were being mistreated and programed in my opinion to be the next generation of scapegoats in the family. I tried to set healthy boundaries but my conditions and rules only intensified the dysfunction. Trying to set boundaries only ENRAGED my mother more….

10 photos from Arizona that tell a story.

” A messenger of the truth is often a lonely voice, but it’s echo can change the world” They call this cacti the Teddy bear cactus. It’s not anything you want to cuddle with though. The jumping cactus digs in deep and is not fun to dance with, best to stay clear of this if…