Monthly Archive: June 2010

Recycled Crayons

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Quite a few weeks ago we made some recycled crayons. First we needed to peel all the papers off the broken crayons. I already had purchased an old mini-muffin pan from the resale shop and filled them with the broken crayons (we have way too many around here). The smaller the pieces you...

Making a Dollhouse – Part Two

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: I am not the most artistic person (at least, not as much as I would love to be). I have great ideas in my head sometimes but it doesn’t always turn out the way I like it. Alhumdulilah, my kids are never very picky (they often love what I make them) and often...

Healthy Cooking – Definitely Not My Mother’s Oatmeal

Asalaam ‘Alaikum, I think I’ve mentioned it in a previous post that I’ve been trying to eat more healthy – and one of the things I mentioned was oatmeal. I actually don’t like oatmeal (we ate it a lot as kids and it was always the kind you just pour the packet and add water)....

My Favorite Islamic Websites

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: We were just recently asked on one of the homeschooling groups if we had any Islamic websites to share. Mind you, I haven’t been searching the web lately for the latest and greatest – however, I like these resources. I not only use them for my own knowledge – but sometimes I also...

Over the Top – Blog Award

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: A dear sister awarded my blog quite a while ago and unfortunately, I never got around to posting about it. I don’t know about everyone – but for me – you really know you are busy homeschooling when you are given an award and it takes you 5 months to get around to...

Sewing for the Muslim Child

Asalaam ‘Alaikum: Alhumdulilah – when my girls were younger it was so easy to find clothes for them. Yes, as you already know – I bought almost all of their clothing from resale shops. However, when I shop – I always make sure the clothes are in good condition. We often even find clothes with...