Homemade Whole Wheat Cheese Crackers {Finished Friday} come link up your projects, too!

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Whew! This week has flown by at an incredible pace. We've been busy little bees out in the garden getting our spring crops cleared out to make way for even more plants. I'm actually a little scared to see how much canning we'll have to do this year.

We've also been trying to prepare for baby chicks and chickens that are scheduled to be picked up today!

I also have been listening to a radio series on the importance of memorizing scripture and have felt very convicted to begin purposefully memorizing more scripture, both for myself and with the kiddos. I'm loving this idea I pinned from Simply Charlotte Mason.

On top of all that, we've been discussing homeschooling philosophies and goals for next year, which right now, seems completely overwhelming. We're leaning towards an eclectic mix of Charlotte Mason, unit studies and unschooling. To my former public school teacher mind seems really scary, any thoughts?

But, somehow, in the middle of all of the mental fatigue I was able to find a few minutes to bake some crackers with the kids. These are not just any crackers, but homemade cheese crackers. They were really yummy, or "nummy" as my two-year-old says.


We followed this recipe but substituted white whole wheat flour.

Next time I would definitely try to roll these out thinner, since our crackers more closely resembled little pillows. But, little, flaky, cheesy pillows really aren't that bad, trust me.

Today's Questions: What activities are you involved in right now? How are you able to make time to slow down and enjoy your family?
I'm trying to hold myself accountable to finish some of the projects on my to do list by posting each Friday about a project I've completed.
Would you like to join in? Link up to your own projects below.

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Link to your project post, not your blog's home page, so we can find it easily.
2. Let us know what project you are sharing in your title, for example: Spring Wreath
3. We'd love it if your post links back here so that your readers can come join the fun. Feel free to copy & paste our Finished Friday Button into your post. (Just copy the text in the box below the button, click on the "Edit HTML" tab for your post and paste it there.)


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What's in the Bible? Memorial Day Sale


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If you read our post about the What's in the Bible? DVDs last week, you know our family REALLY likes them! Right now we have DVDs 1 through 5.

But this weekend is the perfect time to complete our collection since all individual What's in the Bible? DVDs are on sale for only $10 each. As always, you also get free shipping on all orders over $15, no coupon code required.

These would be great to watch during hot summer afternoons or on long summer trips.

If you're just getting started on your collection, you can get all 7 available DVDs for only $70.

(By the way, I'll be putting the finishing touches on the free flashcards for DVD 3 this week, so keep an eye out for them soon.)

Now, go and check out this great sale before it ends on Tuesday, May 29th!

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Plant & Garden Nature Study Extensions: Peter Rabbit & Beatrix Potter

Here are some Plant & Garden Nature Study extensions we've enjoyed so far:

The World of Peter Rabbit and Friends
This DVD includes three delightful tales: "The Tale of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny," "The Tale of the Flopsy Bunnies and Mrs. Tittlemouse," and "The Tale of Tom Kitten and Jemima Puddle-Duck." This high quality BBC production has charming animation. We love how calming it is, it's great for before nap or bedtime or in the middle of a muggy summer afternoon. (Each tale is about 25 minutes.)

If your family enjoys this first DVD you may also like The Beatrix Potter Collection. This is the complete 9 episode box set of Beatrix Potter tales produced by BBC. This set is a total of 225 minutes with each tale being about 25 minutes long.



After watching some of Beatrix Potter's work your family might enjoy the story of her life in Miss Potter. This 2007 movie is rated PG and stars Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, and Emily Watson. Here's a movie review from Focus on the Family. It is definitely a very clean movie (much less controversial than many animated films) and is not a complete romance as the cover would have you believe. This would also be a good way to involve the whole family and would be a good addition to an author/illustrator study of Beatrix Potter.

Here are some more activities to incorporate with Peter Rabbit:
:: Answer Mr. McGregor's questions about plants and gardening (this is really cute)
:: Peter Rabbit Stand Up Dolls Printable
:: Little Peter Rabbit Singing Hands Song
:: Emergent Reader Printable Book
:: Rabbit Pre-Writing Cards
:: P is for Peter Rabbit Do-A-Dot or Magnet Sheet
:: Feed the Rabbit Printable Game




Other Plant & Garden Nature Study Posts:
Creating a Nature Study Binder 
(and lots of ideas for what to put in it)
Plant & Garden Books for Children 
(over 25 suggestions with summaries/reviews)




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