Old Fashioned Living Internet Resources

Parenting & Family Resources

These websites are for kids and their parents. Learn a little, play a little and spend time together learning new things!

-The Family CornerThe Family Time section has kid's crafts and recipes that you can check out each week. You will always find fresh ideas!

-ChildFun.com

Crafts, activities and fun for the entire family. GREAT holiday features!

-Crayola Activity Pages: Free registration to access coloring pages, crafts and activities. Great stuff!

Travel With Kids

An About.com site. Teresa has a newsletter, a board and links. Any kind of travel; short trips or long, you can find the information and tips here!

Family Education Network

Choose an age group then start checking out the activities, resources and boards. Theyhope to encourage parents to become more involved in their child's education. The age divisions are very helpful!

Amazing Kids

Contests and stories of kids doing amazing things!

Nancy Drew Mystery Site

A new mystery each month online, plus a game, discussion, lesson plans, articles and essays. For grown-up fans too!

Family of Nature Websites

This is a great group of sites! The butterfly, hummingbird, dragonfly and birds all have their own sites with everything you need to know. For big and little people!

Grimmway Farms Kids Page

The history of carrots, trivia, growing tips and a cookie recipe from a carrot farm!

Windows to the Universe

Earth and Space Sciences from the University of Michigan. Games, images, mission info., myths and culture and current news. You have to go here to see how neat this is. It is for kids a little older, but Mom and Dad could help the small ones take a peek!

 
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Easter Recipes

Holiday Feature

Easter Carrots

This simple craft is so easy, the kids can make them with little help. These carrots are perfect for a Easter centerpiece. Place a bunch of carrots in a basket and send with your child to school for an amazing Easter treat.

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Home & Hearth

The Perfect Porch Swing

Perhaps it is the soothing rhythm or the reassuring creak of the porch swing that attracts us. Perhaps it is the companionable silence or quiet conversation. Or maybe swings simply remind us of more genteel times.

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