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The Importance of Working with Your Hands
I used to think of handicrafts as a nice, wholesome pastime. But now I have a whole new appreciation!
Category Handicrafts
Posts and articles about Charlotte Mason’s approach to teaching handicrafts.
Teaching Handicrafts: Subject by Subject, Part 7
The more time you spend around the Charlotte Mason Method, the more you come to realize what a nicely balanced approach it is. CM is not all books and narration; Charlotte also recognized the importance of working with your hands.…
New Woodworking Handicrafts DVD
As I sit at my desk, I can see so many pieces of furniture that my father has crafted from wood for our family: four beautiful bookcases that stretch to the ceiling and hold much of my precious library; a…
Handicrafts Made Simple DVD Series
I don’t know about you, but for me the two biggest challenges of teaching handicrafts are (1) not knowing how to do the craft myself and (2) coming up with projects. Despite my noticeable lack of “craftyness,” my oldest daughter…
Fall Handicrafts Tips and Ideas
Handicrafts and life skills are such a great way to spend cooler afternoons. And as the weather turns cold, they provide a wonderfully productive outlet for energetic minds and fingers indoors. We like to combine handicrafts with life skills because…
Overcoming 3 Obstacles to Enjoying Handicrafts: Handicrafts, part 3
What do you picture in your mind when you read the word “obstacle”? How large of an obstacle do you imagine? Obstacles can be of various sizes, you know. For example, you might encounter an empty tissue box sitting on…
How to Do Homeschool Handicrafts: Handicrafts, part 2
My daughter just showed me a little mouse that she knitted today. It’s the cutest little thing, with a tiny knit hat and pink ears peeking over the top. She found the pattern and decided to knit it just for…
7 Benefits of Homeschool Handicrafts: Handicrafts, part 1
“What’s the point?” I often ask myself that question, especially when it comes to various demands on my time. If someone tells me I should add a certain activity to my already-full schedule, I want to know why. Tell me…
Hands-on Learning in the Charlotte Mason Method
Many people equate living books with the Charlotte Mason method. And that’s well and good. Living books are a big part of her approach, as we’ve discussed during recent posts. But a Charlotte Mason education is not based just on…
Handicraft Questions (and answers)
Fall and winter seem to be good seasons for handicrafts. There’s just something appealing about being in a warm, comfortable room and working with your hands while the wind blows outside. Thanks to Charlotte Mason for including handicrafts in her…
Handicrafts and Life Skills
In the Charlotte Mason method of education, lessons should be completed in the mornings. So what do you do with your child during the afternoons? For one thing, Charlotte advocated the child’s learning handicrafts. In her day, those handicrafts could…