Home economics for kids

Here are some great ideas for you to get started! When you homeschool, consider the fact that your daily living is all in fact teachable moments. Yes, you may ask your child to fold their clothes or clean up their table dishes each day but there is a difference between chores and intentional home ec. Both are important, but the purpose is different. The way you teach your children home economics can be as informal or as formal as you like.

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for joining me on my 31 Days of Home Economics! It has been so much fun to revisit just a few of the foundational principles of home economics and discover new ways of doing age-old things in and around our homes. Some aspects of 'home' have become so mundane over the years as other things have taken its place. I hope that through this series and the rest of my blog you will gain a new love for your home and the people who live there, as well as, all the…

Whether college for your child starts this year or in 5 years, the prospect of pushing them out of the nest is a scary one. Are they prepared for all they will face? Have you taught them enough to be self-reliant or will they be calling home with questions every 2 hours? To help you prepare your child for adulthood, here are 13 life skills your teenager should have before leaving home! Financial Life Skills for Teens 1 - How to set up a budget Hopefully, your child has been practicing basic…

All the skills from home economics you need to teach your modern kids now. Let's not lose these amazing vintage skills!

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These 6 Home Economics lesson plan ideas are easy to implement no matter the age of your child.

Check out these 10 home economics skills your kids need to know, plus a free printable!

Check out these 10 home economics skills your kids need to know, plus a free printable!

Teaching Home Ec and Life Skills to your children is vital for them and for your family. Join me as I share 10 reasons why I think these are so important.

Do you want to know how to teach kids to manage money? This family object lesson is perfect for family night, teaching methods and more!