When Your Child Struggles to Read {revisited}

When Your Child Struggles to Read {revisited}

Reading Time: 9 minutes She tried to dash them away, but I saw. Hot, salty tears slipping out of my little girl’s round, blue eyes and smudging her freckled cheeks. “They can do it, Mama.  They can.  And I can’t.” Her little voice was barely above a whisper and I had to lean in close to catch the haltering words. “They can … Read more

3 Things I Want to Tell New Homeschooling Moms

3 Things I Want to Tell New Homeschooling Moms

3 Things I Want to Tell New Homeschooling Moms | Kristy's Cottage blog

Reading Time: 3 minutes Today I want to share a few things with the younger moms who read this blog. Maybe you’re a newbie homeschooling mom. Maybe your kids aren’t even old enough to be in school yet, but you read and follow and wonder about this thing our family does. There are three things I want to tell you. … Read more

Is My Father’s World Kindergarten Too Easy?

Is My Father’s World Kindergarten Too Easy?

Is My Father's World Kindergarten Too Easy? | Kristy's Cottage blog

Reading Time: 2 minutes In 2013, our Family switched to My Father’s World, a Charlotte-Mason inspired Curriculum. A common “complaint” (if you want to call it that) I hear from other homeschooling moms about My Father’s World is that the kindergarten curriculum is too easy. Since I’ve used My Father’s World kindergarten with two of our sons (and will … Read more

Homemade Play Dough Recipe {safe for gluten free kids}

Homemade Play Dough Recipe {safe for gluten free kids}

Homemade PlayDough (safe for gluten-ree kids) Kristy's Cottage blog

Reading Time: 2 minutes I’ve been using this homemade play dough recipe ever since my kids were little. I had to tweak it a few years ago, when our family began discovering with gluten allergies.  What does gluten have to do with play dough, you ask? Strangely enough, store-bought play dough is made from wheat (among other things), and … Read more