1. Sewing Great for hand and eye coordination (fine motor skills). Helps with concentration and ability to focus. I use a template to trace and cut out the front and back of felt-shaped animals. My girls sew the two pieces together by using a blanket or regular stitch. We leave an opening, put in some stuffing, [...]
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Hello Mothers, Daughters, and Grandmothers, My name is Jill Novak and I will officially be joining the Raising Homemakers team in January. I am the mother of five children, three of whom are daughters. Claire(25), Elizabeth (16), and Anna (12) are as different as sisters can be, and each one brings me immeasurable joy! The [...]
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Today we have a guest post from Ashley Schnarr of Stay at Home Daughter: (2011 Gingerbread house) Gingerbread house making and decorating is one of my favorite family traditions that we do each Christmas season. Every year my mom and I and a few of the other kids spend a day mixing up gingerbread [...]
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Today we have a guest post by Kristy Howard of Little Natural Cottage: My husband and I love to tinker with gardening. Every spring and fall, we till, prepare, mulch, plant, and prune a few square yards of soil, hoping to produce enough vegetables to feed our growing little family- and maybe have enough extra [...]
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So are you busy as bees? Baking, selecting the perfect gifts for those you love, and decorating your house with Christmas ambiance all takes time, doesn’t it? Creating those memories has another name: traditions. My mom had them because her mom had them and her mom had them because my great grandmother had them. Can [...]
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“Therefore, being rooted and grounded in love, be filled up to all the fullness of God.” Ephesians 4:17-20 How practiced are you at living each day in the love God has for you? Are your girls (and boys) learning to recognize expressions of His love? Are they confident in God’s goodness? In Ephesians 4: [...]
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The Christmas season is a wonderful time to teach daughters how to make simple Christmas gifts to give to others. It is also a wonderful time to take advantage of making special memories together. We can get so busy with the holidays–the whirlwind of decorating, shopping and parties might cause us to overlook the [...]
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In just two weeks, we will celebrate Thanksgiving! Many of us will sit down with our families or extended families around a feast that promises to furnish lots of turkey and mashed potatoes. We may take turns sharing a round of praise for things we are thankful for over the last year. Afterwards, the black [...]
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