Mother Culture. Several months ago I read about this concept, which Charlotte Mason describes best in a PNEU article she wrote titled "Mother Culture." The wisest woman I ever knew--the best wife, the best mother, the best mistress, the best friend--told me once, when I asked her how, with her ... VIEW POST
Handicraft: DIY Watercolors
Lately, I have been trying to think of various handicraft ideas, projects that are really practical for our Charlotte Mason style home school. I began to look ahead to supplies that we will need again soon and try to consider ways we can create them ourselves. Nature Study, similar to A Monarch ... VIEW POST
Early Childhood Education: Informal Lessons
My last post At What Age Should Formal Lessons Start? may have given the impression that I no longer subject to the idea of early childhood education. Which isn't what I meant nor is it what Charlotte Mason meant. While Charlotte Mason encouraged mothers and teachers to wait for children to begin ... VIEW POST
A Calendar Of Firsts Book Binding Handicraft
If you are familiar with a Charlotte Mason philosophy of education then you have probably heard or read about nature diaries, if not you can get started with a Charlotte Mason style nature diary here. Nature diaries are a beautiful and artistic way to observe nature and document that observation ... VIEW POST
A Handicraft For The Holidays
Charlotte Mason advised that children should create items through the art of a Handicraft. Regular paper crafts seem to later end up in a keep sake box or if your like us and have countless “crafts” then they may eventually end up in the garbage (just being honest). On the other hand, handicrafts ... VIEW POST
21 Living Books Until Christmas
It is Christmas time once again and instead of participating in what has become a overly materialistic holiday, in our home I’m trying to ensure it is one of a Christ like atomosphere. A few of these stories are a representation of the story of the infant Jesus, many have a Christian theme, some a ... VIEW POST
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