I love to eat breakfast for dinner. It is one of my favorite meals to cook. This month as we're cooking around the world for our geography lessons, we’re in Finland. As I usually do, I did a quick search of recipes and found Finnish Oven Pancakes, I thought, “Score! A … [Read more...]
Around the World in 12 Dishes: France
We’re traveling around the world in 12 Dishes, and vaguely (as in not really) following Phineas Fogg’ in his travels. Each month we make a dish, learn about the country, and maybe, just maybe make a craft…….. My day came up to post faster than I anticipated. I knew I was … [Read more...]
The start of World War 2
The start of World War 2 is a complicated business in history. Not as bad as the start of World War 1, but it still takes some explanation. So let's get started! (there are affiliate links in here) Preparing to learn about the start of World War 2 First I went to … [Read more...]
Ireland for kids
Last year, I have to admit I didn’t do as good of a job as I wanted to with our cooking around the world, and I completely missed Austria…….. That recipe turned out not quite right, and would make for a great comic post……….. This year, I’m excited to announce all of the … [Read more...]
What was it like in the Trenches in World War 1?
One of the things I want my kids to understand when we study wars is war is sometimes necessary, but it is not glorious. That is a hard thing to teach to young boys. Young boys see glory and adventure, but that's not what the trenches were like in World War 1. So I … [Read more...]