Handicraft: Upholstery is Like a Puzzle
What’s inside: A look at what it takes to do Upholstery for Handicraft. We’ll look at some considerations and some ideas for different levels of… Read More »Handicraft: Upholstery is Like a Puzzle
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DIY Skills
DIY Skills are skills that you teach yourself. Self-learning skills explicitly aims at improving your personal set of Skills. If you teach your kids, you should also teach them skills and how to learn new skills. And remember, by teaching something, you reinforce your own learning.
What skills, exactly?
Many people have different ideas about what skills are most valuable. The DIY Skills you find here come from various sources. Some are life skills; some are lost skills that your grandmother might have known; some could be purely practical, like how to fix things. I’ve included many that we’ve learned via Charlotte Mason homeschooling, because the methods include handicraft, gardening and art skills.
There’s a lot of crossover when you start making your bucket list of skills to learn in your lifetime. Charlotte Mason thought you should set a feast for kids to learn from — here, I’m setting the feast of DIY Skills.
Enjoy!
DIY Permaculture with Kids for Handicraft or Nature Study
What’s inside: Permaculture and kids fit together. We’ll look at why and how and what to teach your kids about relating to their world. This… Read More »DIY Permaculture with Kids for Handicraft or Nature Study
How to use essential oils to scent a room to promote a learning atmosphere
What’s inside: How to use essential oils to scent a room: This simple craft can edify your home atmosphere. After all, homeschoolers sometime spend a… Read More »How to use essential oils to scent a room to promote a learning atmosphere
Building Unusual Things for Handicraft: the DIY Himalayan Salt Lamp
What’s inside: The DIY Himalayan Salt Lamp is a fun craft to during handicraft time. Suitable for older students on their own or younger with… Read More »Building Unusual Things for Handicraft: the DIY Himalayan Salt Lamp
Cold Process Soap: Should you include it in handicraft lessons?
What’s inside: Is cold process soap easy or fun or safe to include in your handicraft? That depends on your situation. Let’s take a look… Read More »Cold Process Soap: Should you include it in handicraft lessons?
Container Gardening for Vegetables
What’s Inside: Today, we look at container gardening, especially for vegetables. Have you thought is was more trouble than it was worth? Let’s see how… Read More »Container Gardening for Vegetables
Lacto-Fermentation Project Ideas
What’s inside: Lacto-fermentation project ideas are easy to find. We’ve gathered our favorite recipes from around the web for “final” projects from our semester of… Read More »Lacto-Fermentation Project Ideas
Handicraft: Beginning Clay Modeling
What’s inside: Clay modeling ideas and inspiration for rainy day handicraft. We’ll look at simple beginner demonstrations where you may find your next handicraft. This… Read More »Handicraft: Beginning Clay Modeling
Teaching Paper Folding (Origami) for Grade 1
What’s inside: Today, we look at origami, the art of paper folding and show why it is a fantastic choice for your youngest students as… Read More »Teaching Paper Folding (Origami) for Grade 1
Charlotte Mason Semester Planning: “Make Six Models”
What’s inside? For semester planning: Charlotte Mason schools often had children “make six models” by the end of a semester. What can we glean from… Read More »Charlotte Mason Semester Planning: “Make Six Models”