Projects | Heart of the Matter

Microscope Match Up

Isn’t it wonderful how microscopes can introduce another part of the wonderful world of science to us? We can peak at the finest details of God’s magnificent creations. We have had the pleasure of ordering...

Gardening Projects for Kids

Gardening With Children And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so. And the earth brought forth...

Gardening with your peeps

Do you have a green thumb? Do you love to garden? I love to garden, but lack the green thumb! This season, the girls and I are going to get some gardening done around our home. We have lived in this home for almost 2 years this...

15 Homemade Math Manipulatives

Math manipulatives are beneficial in so many ways. Your child will be able to “touch” and “see” the math concepts come to life. “1 + 1″ will not only be something recalled from rote...

Science in the Kitchen

Science in the Kitchen The kitchen is often the hub and the heart of the home. Families spend more time in this special room than any other room in the house. It is used for food preparation, arts and crafts, get-togethers, Bible...

In the Kitchen…..

Do any of you cook with your kids? I wasn’t always keen on the idea. Even when thinking about it as a class. It was hard for me to let go and slow down long enough to even allow my children to help. For me, I just wanted to...

Dear Mr. President…

We recently studied the US Constitution and the three branches of government in our homeschool. And lest ye think that it was an in-depth discussion, let me remind you that my children are 6 and 8 years old– so adjust your...

Solids, Liquids, and Gases

Solids, Liquids, and Gases Everything within God’s great creation is made of molecules. His first action in His divine plan of human creation was to give us a home. A nice solid planet. He filled our planet with this glorious...

Valentine’s Day

Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It is not rude, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with...

Building a Bottle Bird Feeder

Building a Bottle Bird Feeder by Jacob Deckard age 9 One day my mom took out our wooden bird feeder. I thought I could make one out of a bottle! Here is a good way to make a bird feeder. 1. Gather supplies. You need: A plastic...