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How These Young Ladies Used Their Skills to Make a Business
I’m a big fan of home businesses and I really like it when young people try their hand at being an entrepreneur. Our homeschool convention here in Arizona started something a few years ago that I think is fantastic. They have one section of the curriculum hall devoted to young people who have a product that they make and want to sell. I love walking through there and seeing the variety of things these kids have and if I could, I would buy from all of them. But I try to support at least some of them. Today I want to tell you about two girls that have started their…
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Make Your Own Personalized Journal Covers
Today I have a tutorial for you narrated by my daughter Serenity. At our last Castle Keepers meeting, we made personalized journal covers. Since we have a few long distance members that are a part of Castle Keepers we thought we would make this video for them, plus it’s a great way for us to not forget what we learned! If you should decide to make one, you will need the following supplies. Journal (hard cover preferable) Gesso Primer Spray Adhesive Polycrylic Spray Foam Chisel Brush Small Paint Brush Hair Dryer 3 Complementary Colors of Acrylic Paint Here are two journals Serenity has completed so far. Have you ever made…
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An Update on the Girls Club
A few weeks ago I told you about how I had wanted to start a girls club but had never made it a priority until just a few months ago. We have now voted on a name and we’re calling ourselves “Castle Keepers”. Our girls are learning home keeping skills for their future “castles”. We had our first class on apron making. The kids had a lot of fun but we mothers are having a great time as well. One of the mom’s suggested that each of the girls make a 2nd apron just to cement the skills they had learned in the apron class. It was an idea that…
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Homemakers in Training – Making Aprons
After several years of dreaming about it, I finally got my act together and organized a girls club – similar to Keepers at Home. Serenity is 15 and I thought if I was ever going to do it, I needed to do it now. Our purpose is to teach our daughters skills for their future homes and to encourage giving of themselves in service to others. Yesterday was our first meeting and the girls all made aprons. Audrey was so excited. She picked out the fabric herself – little red ladybugs. ♥ I can honestly say she did at least 90% of the work on the apron. The girls…
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Handicrafts the Charlotte Mason Way
We focus so much on Reading, Writing & Arithmetic when a child has the desire to learn even more. Most of us remember a time when we wanted to be making something with our hands. – Mrs. Steinthall, “The Value of Art Training and Manual Work” (Condensed Report.) 1897 Charlotte Mason felt strongly about children learning useful handicrafts. The points to be borne in mind in children’s handicrafts are: (a) that they should not be employed in making futilities such as pea and stick work, paper mats, and the like; (b) that they should be taught slowly and carefully what they are to do; (c) that slipshod work should…
