Felicity’s Stitching
“Lissie my love,” said her mother. Her gentle voice sounded tired. “Look at this apron you sewed. I’ve had to rip out the hem on it again. It’s supposed to be 20 stitches to the inch, Lissie. And in a...
View ArticleAmerican Girl Co-op Class
We had a great time in our Survey of American Girls Co-op Class this fall. I taught the class and had 7 wonderful girls along for the fun. I had been wanting to teach this class for a few years, but...
View ArticleSurvey of the American Girls II
Some of you may remember that I taught a Survey of the American Girls last semester at our homeschool co-op (along with my JrFLL class) and we only got part way through. So, this semester I decided to...
View ArticleSurvey of the American Girls II- Molly
Our American Girl co-op class continues. We did two weeks of Molly recently (and started Kaya this week) so I thought I’d update you all on our activities. I am hopeful that when things settle down, I...
View ArticleSurvey of the American Girls II- Kaya
We are rolling right along in our American Girl co-op class. Only three more Mondays left now. We spent the last two weeks studying Kaya- a Native American girl from the Nez Perce tribe in the...
View ArticleSurvey of the American Girls II- Wrap Up
Last Monday, May 2nd was our last day of co-op for the spring semester and our semi-annual Co-op Night. The girls contributed to our display and we shared our notebooks and the things we did during the...
View ArticleFashion Sewing Party!
If you are a long time reader, then you might remember that we have three birthdays to celebrate the first week or so of June! R10, I8, and J5 will have birthdays in the next week and a half so we have...
View ArticleT-Shirt Refashion: American Girl Style
Busy with another project today, R11 refashioned a t-shirt for her dolls. I gave her an old MOPS t- shirt and she surprised me by making it into a tank top for her dolls. There are tons of ways to...
View ArticleKaya- An American Girl Unit
We’ve slowly been working through the Portraits of American Girlhood in R11′s homeschooling. Last year we did a unit on Felicity and of course I taught some American Girl co-op classes, but this year...
View ArticleSleeping Bags for Dolls
Once R11 recovered from the initial incident involving her arm, she began to craft again! Prior to Thanksgiving, she started a making a sleeping bag for her American Girl dolls and it was ready in time...
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