As For Me and My Homestead

Homesteading, Homeschooling & Homemaking

  • Home
  • About Me
    • About the Homestead Family
  • Homesteading
    • Herbal Medicine
  • Homeschool & Kids
    • Kid Crafts
  • Crafts
    • Kid Crafts
  • Home Cooking
    • Breakfast
    • Dinner
    • Dessert
    • Appetizer
    • Drinks
    • Salad
    • Side Dish
    • Snack
    • Soup

Free Printable Coloring Pages

July 4, 2024

Free Printable Coloring Pages

Fun, free printable coloring pages for you to print out and color however you’d like!  8 different designs. My kids love to color.  And I’ll admit it, I love to color too!  So when I was looking for a good place to get some coloring pages that dealt more with geometric designs, and I couldn’t […]

7 Comments
Filed Under: Homeschooling, Kid Crafts Tagged: Art, Coloring, Homeschool

4 Reasons We Don’t Homeschool

July 1, 2024

4 Reasons We Don’t Homeschool

The top 4 reasons we don’t homeschool. I overheard two moms talking one day when we were hanging out with a large group.  The first was lamenting the kids her children were stuck with in the classroom.  “They’re terrors!” The other mom agreed wholeheartedly, “It’s tough to keep my kids remembering their manners, when the […]

5 Comments
Filed Under: Homeschool, Homeschooling Tagged: Homeschool

DIY Recycled Shrinky Dinks

June 30, 2024

DIY Recycled Shrinky Dinks

Make your own DIY Recycled Shrinky Dinks from garbage! There’s a reason this post is one of our top posts of all time!  Making your own DIY Recycled Shrinky Dinks is so much fun, and it costs almost nothing! I’m going to show my age with this post.  I remember when I was in middle […]

30 Comments
Filed Under: Homeschooling, Kid Crafts Tagged: Homeschool, recycled

Rainbow Heart Clovers

January 31, 2024

Rainbow Heart Clovers

Are you looking for a simple St. Patrick’s Day craft for kids to do? Rainbow Heart Clovers give your kids practice with measuring and stapling, plus they’re just so colorful and fun! I have to be honest.  In the past couple of years I really scaled down the amount of crafts I do with my […]

25 Comments
Filed Under: Homeschool, Homeschooling, Kid Crafts Tagged: Homeschool, St. Patrick's Day

Solar Eclipse Printable

October 2, 2023

Solar Eclipse Printable

Learn more during a solar eclipse by using this free solar eclipse printable.  Plus more educational resources to help your kids get the most out of a solar eclipse.   My family lives quite close to the area of total eclipse during the Great American Eclipse of 2017.  We found the eclipse to be a […]

21 Comments
Filed Under: Homeschool, Homeschooling Tagged: Free Printables, Homeschool, Printables, Science

Balanced Rock {Homeschool Field Trip}

August 8, 2023

Balanced Rock {Homeschool Field Trip}

Find out why Balanced Rock is a must-see side trip from Twin Falls, Idaho.  Balanced Rock makes a great homeschool field trip! We love going on homeschool field trips to help our kids learn more.  Field trips allow us to have hands-on experiences, and let the kids learn about history, geology, and so much more!  […]

Leave a Comment
Filed Under: Homeschool, Homeschooling, Travel Tagged: Field Trips, Homeschool

How to Plan a Homeschool Field Trip

March 21, 2023

How to Plan a Homeschool Field Trip

Homeschool field trips are a fun way to learn about history, science, life skills, and more!  This guide will help you through the steps to plan a homeschool field trip. Plan a field trip for your homeschooled kids in 6 easy steps.  Pick a destination, make contact, ask questions, advertise, check in, and follow up. […]

1 Comment
Filed Under: Homeschool, Homeschooling Tagged: Field Trips, Homeschool

Field Trip Idaho: Boise Field Trip Ideas

August 11, 2022

Field Trip Idaho: Boise Field Trip Ideas

Check out these fun ideas for historic homeschool field trip ideas in Boise, Idaho.  Make history come alive in your homeschool with Boise field trips! One of my favorite parts of homeschooling is experiencing hands on history.  History doesn’t have to be something boring in a text book (in fact, if it is, put down […]

6 Comments
Filed Under: Homeschool, Homeschooling Tagged: Field Trips, History, Homeschool

Recycled Shrinky Dink Ornaments

November 23, 2021

Recycled Shrinky Dink Ornaments

Making shrinky dinks is always a fun experiment!  And these Recycled Shrinky Dink Ornaments are such a cute way to give a piece of your child’s art as a gift! Shrinky Dink ornaments are a great low budget present.  They cost almost nothing.  You can typically find permanent markers for about $1 each, and if […]

2 Comments
Filed Under: Christmas, Kid Crafts Tagged: Christmas Crafts

Why Older Kids Still Need Read Alouds

February 20, 2021

Why Older Kids Still Need Read Alouds

Find out why read alouds aren’t just for babies and toddlers, but why they’re important for older kids, too! We all know that reading to our young children is really important.  Kids that are read to at an early age tend to do better in school, have better listening skills, and it has even been […]

5 Comments
Filed Under: Homeschooling Tagged: Homeschool, Reading

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • Next Page »

Follow me!

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
All content of this site, unless otherwise noted, is © 2020 As For Me and My Homestead. All rights reserved.
Any duplicating in any form without the written consent of the copyright holder is prohibited.
Get our privacy policy here.

Recent Posts

  • Seed Packet Template
  • Winter Sowing Basics
  • DIY Snowflake Soap
  • Fun Gifts for the Chicken Lover
  • Pomegranate Upside-down Cake
As For Me and My Homestead is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to amazon.com.
To contact me, email asformeandmyhomestead@gmail.com

Theme Design By Studio Mommy · Copyright © 2025

 

Loading Comments...