Hello & welcome to Happy Little Homemaker! I’m so glad that you stopped by! I would love for you to subscribe to my RSS Feed. You can also find me on Pinterest and Twitter. Thanks for visiting! My husband discovered the best cure for hiccups ever. A Spoonful of… Peanut Butter? Yep. Something about having […] Read more…
Intro to Piano for Little Learners – Kinderbach {Schoolhouse Review Crew}
Disclaimer: We received a membership to this program to facilitate the review. My youngest daughter loves anything techy (in short spurts) and seems to have an interest in music. We bought her a dog guitar toy for Christmas and she loves it. My other daughter is only marginally interested, but its important to me […] Read more…
How I Save Money by *NOT* Menu Planning
Since the little man was born, I quit meal planning. I made a two-week plan a few months ago and realized that I actually save money by NOT having a menu plan. How? Freezer Feasting We buy our meat in 1/4 cow or a ton of whatever is on sale for chicken/pork. Every weekend I […] Read more…
9 Quick & Easy Lent Activities for Early Elementary or Younger with free printable Lenten Countdown Cards for Pocket Calendars
I love easy activities but I also don’t like getting overwhelmed by the whole of the interweb and Pinterest to find ideas that could work. With that thought in mind, I collected 9 of the quickest and easiest activities to do with elementary age children (or younger) for lent. Lent Countdown There are tons of […] Read more…
35 Minutes to Getting Fit {@Homemakers Challenge}
Can I be honest? I totally used these steps to get on my own plan after my back went out for what feels like the 10th time after the little man was born last summer. I’m excited to have found an in-home personal trainer. YAY! By now, many who joined a gym January 1st […] Read more…
{CLOSED} God & Me Review & Giveaway {Tommy Mommy}
My last Thomas Nelson book for February is God and Me–A Child-Centered Way of Learning God’s Love. I have to confess, I requested this one due to what felt like a God-prompt. It’s not something I would choose otherwise. Instead of illustrations, it’s filled with images of real children for starters. I’m partial to pretty […] Read more…
How We Celebrate Birthdays
So I’ve just finished my 9th birthday celebration for our kids and I thought I would share our birthday traditions. I’m sure they will change as we find what works for us, but this is what we have so far. A Theme Ever since Lil’ Bit was 3, we have had a themed birthday. So […] Read more…
5 Days of Homeschooling Essentials – On the Road: In Transit & At Your Destination
** I apologize for the lateness of this post. Real Life got away from me :)** Depending on how you travel & how you school, you could get a lot of your school done on the journey. On the Road It’s about 20 hours on the road from our house to Orlando. Further if we […] Read more…
Homemade Taco Seasoning for the Cumin-Averse
I love to make my own seasonings but I really want them to be GOOD, you know? Many taco seasoning recipes are full of cumin and I’m not a fan of cumin. And the commercial taco seasonings are full of fillers. I’m always amazed at how quickly I use chili powder. I used to […] Read more…
Free Printable LENT Subway Art
***Edited 2/18/2015 — Corrected spelling of the word Abstinence in the PDF. Thanks for the reader who noticed my error!*** I was looking for a good Lenten piece of subway art and didn’t find anything I liked. In fact, I only found one! So I decided to make one! If you’d like to […] Read more…