A perfect field trip for homeschoolers! Carillon Historical Park was founded by Colonel Edward and Edith Deeds. Carillon Historical Park is situated on a 65-acre campus between the Great Miami River and a glacial moraine. It includes 25 historical buildings and hundreds of artifacts shown throughout the park. The park is filled with Dayton’s history […]
Archives for March 9, 2010
Miamisburg Mound State Memorial
Miamisburg Mound State Memorial- the best known, least understood major prehistoric Indian feature in Ohio! This was a great homeschool field trip! Miamisburg Mound State Memorial originally measured more than 68 feet in height. The mound has now been reduced to 65 feet, as a result of at least one attempt to excavate it. It […]
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery
Boonshoft Museum of Discovery- ‘The Miami Valley’s premier family learning destination.’ This is a homeschool field trip they’ll remember! Boonshoft Museum of Discovery is located at 2600 DeWeese Parkway Dayton, OH 45414 937-275-7431 (fax) 937-275-5811 and is operated by the Dayton Society of Natural History. A 94,000 square foot interactive, hands-on place to learn about the […]
SunWatch Indian Village/ Archaeological Park
SunWatch Indian Village/ Archaeological Park…an awesome homeschool field trip! SunWatch Indian Village/ Archaeological Park 13th Century American Indian Village Along the Great Miami River I am a homeschooling mom with 6 children, so my family and I are always looking for field trips that are fun, interesting and inexpensive. We went on several last year […]
Little Tikes Big Rockers Guitar
Big Rockers Guitar, a Birthday to Remember! My oldest son plays acoustic and electric guitar and my second son plays electric bass guitar, so a toy guitar would be a perfect gift for my littlest guy. My youngest son loves to “jam” with his big brothers and strum their guitars. He just turned 1 year […]
Nestle Toll House Cookie Variations
Nestle Toll House Cookie Variations There is only one way to make The Original Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe, but there are many ways to change the look, taste and texture of this cookie. I have been making Nestle Toll House Chocolate Chip Cookies for years and this cookie is always a hit […]
Fresh Chef Salad
Create your own combination: This is a very simple salad that you can play around with and create your own flavor combination. Ingredients for Chef Salad: Fresh Romaine lettuce or a spring mix (my favorite) Multiple toppings of your choosing: sliced carrots boiled eggs real bacon bits cucumbers spinach olives chopped tomatoes chopped green onions […]
Homemade Bread
Homemade Bread from Your Bread Machine! Made in a bread machine, this homemade bread comes out perfect every time I make it. Nothing beats the modern convenience of a bread machine. Ingredients for Homemade Bread: 3 1/2 cups bread flour 2 teaspoons salt 3 tablespoons sugar 2 tablespoons butter 1 tablespoon wheat gluten powder (optional) […]
Home Cooking… Hearty Beef Stew
Baby…it’s cold outside and what could be better than some nice, hot Beef Stew to warm you up. I have a delicious, easy recipe to share with you that will make your mouth water. If you know how to cut up vegetables and use measuring cups and spoons you will have no problem making this […]