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Homeschool Freebies: Log Cabins, Puzzles, Home Management, First Aid
Daily Freebies From Homeschool Freebie of the Day
The Erskines have another great week of freebies for us:
Monday, August 17th: How To Build a Log Cabin! by Amy Puetz (pdf ebook) –A log cabin adventure and how to make your own log cabin using firewood.
Tuesday, August 18th: The Book of 500 Curious Puzzles (pdf ebook) –A classic collection of all sorts of odd and interesting puzzles, riddles, mazes, math problems and oddities to challenge and bemuse young puzzle lovers. Originally published in 1859.
Wednesday, August 19th: Home Management Nuts & Bolts: Budgets and Schedules (mp3 audio) –Learn how to apply basic project management principles in the home to help you be a better steward of your time and money. Audio workshop by Marc Carrier.
Thursday, August 20th: Mary Frances First Aid Book (pdf ebook) –Another classic volume in the Mary Frances series; Mary Frances learns about First Aid from the adventures of her doll family, and along the way discovers some practical ways to render first aid to the sick and injured herself.
Friday, August 21st: How To Write A Novel (pdf ebook) -This delightful lesson series will teach your kids a great deal about the creative writing process, and in the process how to be wiser, more thoughtful readers of books written by others. It’s is a fun filled, playful, and highly creative eight-week class that your kids will long remember. And who knows? They may even end up writing their own book before it’s all said and done!
Each of these resources will be available on its specified day at Homeschool Freebie Of The Day.
Build More Log Cabins
Edible Pretzel Log Cabin –made with peanut butter, pretzels and crackers.
“Snow Covered” Pretzel Log Cabin –not edible, made with glue
Cinnamon Stick Log Cabin –craft project
Craft Stick Log Cabin –slideshow
Crayons Log Cabin –Build a colorful, mini-cabin out of crayons.
Build A Small Log Cabin (a real one) –Four-part reprint from a 1983 Popular Mechanics article, with illustrations.
Shelter, Shacks and Shanties by Daniel Beard –a 1914 classic from the founder of The Boy Scouts of America, free ebook to download or read online.
More Free Puzzles And Brain Teasers
Archimedes’ Lab -Puzzles & mental activities that enhance critical and creative thinking skills.
Puzzles, Mazes, Brain Teasers & Logic Games –From ExtremeIntellect.com. “a website for everyone interested in the subjects of IQ intelligence, genius, memory or simply increasing knowledge in yourself or students.”
perplexus.info -simple logic questions and word tricks to in-depth math problems like probability and geometry. High degree of difficulty.
Braingle –Over 17,000 user-submitted brain teasers, riddles, logic problems, quizzes and mind puzzles.
Free First Aid Lessons
Teaching First Aid –lesson plans, puzzles, quizzes, coloring and activity books.
Learn to Save a Life: 10 Free Online First Aid Resources –a great little list of free online first aid courses and resources.
Related posts:
This Week’s Freebies From Homeschool Freebie Of The Day –for more Mary Frances books.
Homeschool and Household Time Management and Planning Freebies
Blessings,
Denese
For even more free homeschooling resources, please check my educational freebies tag archive and my Free Homeschooling Page.
Yogurt, Yogurt And More Yogurt
I was looking for a few yogurt recipes and look what I found. 
From yogurt history to how to make your own – and a slew of recipes!
About Yogurt
The World’s Healthiest Foods: Yogurt – health and nutritional info
How Frozen Yogurt is Made (store-bought)
Making Yogurt
Creatively Simple – How to Make Homemade Yogurt – Step by step instructions. Newest e-book from Penny Raine, available as a free download through this weekend only.
Hillbilly Housewife: Homemade Yogurt Recipe
Video: Homemade Yogurt Making Part 1
Video: Homemade Yogurt Making Part 2
You Can Make Yogurt in Your Crockpot
Fias Co Farm: Yogurt – lists different incubation methods
Coconut Milk Yogurt – from canned coconut milk
Almond, Filbert or Macadamia Yogurt
Yogurt Cheese
Yogurt Cheese Recipe
Video: Yogurt Cheese
Fun and Facts About Yogurt Cheese
Cooking with Yogurt Cheese – how to make it, plus recipes
More Yogurt Cheese Recipes
Chives and Herbed Yogurt Cheese
Yogurt Breads And Muffins
Herbed Yogurt Bread – Kosher, for bread machine
Lemon Yogurt Bread
Cranberried Lemon Yogurt Bread
Cherry Yogurt Bread – for bread machine
Carrot-Zucchini Yogurt Muffins
Chocolate Yogurt Muffins
Whole Grain Banana Yogurt Oatmeal Muffins
Yogurt Salads
International Yogurt Cucumber Recipes – Cooling Cucumber Salad and
more, from Alexandra
Chickpea and Spinach Salad with Cumin Dressing and Yogurt Sauce
Mediterranean Beet and Yogurt Salad – lovely color, also makes a good dip
Carrot-Yogurt Salad
Yogurt Rice Salad
Two-Tone Coleslaw with Celery Seed-Yogurt Dressing
Yogurt Soups
Afghan Yogurt Soup with Tomatoes
Hot Yogurt Soup With Barley and Cilantro
Curried Spinach Soup with Yogurt and Cilantro
Summer Yogurt Soup with Tomato and Basil
Main and Side Dishes Made With Yogurt
Grilled Yogurt Chicken with Mint
Lemon Herb Chicken with Yogurt Dill Sauce Recipe
Poached Salmon with Yogurt Dill Sauce
Moroccan Swordfish with Caper-Yogurt Sauce
Grilled Whole Fish with Curried Yogurt Marinade
Corn-Crusted-Yogurt Fish
Passover Fish Pinwheels With Yogurt Mushroom-Matzo Stuffing
Beef and Lamb Spiedini with Yogurt Sauce Recipe – Italian recipe
Beef Kabobs with Yogurt and Spices
Beef Stroganoff With Yogurt and Dill
Turkish Ground Beef and Yogurt Pasta
Yogurt And Pork Pasta Bake Recipe
Zirbeyan Rice With Yogurt
Seasoned Yogurt Rice
Frozen Yogurt And Desserts
Strawberry Frozen Yogurt Recipe
Mint Chocolate Chip Frozen Yogurt Recipe
Frozen Peach Yogurt – with banana variation, healthy kids recipe.
Peanut Butter Cup Frozen Yogurt
Elaine’s Coconut Milk Frozen Yogurt
Orange Yogurt Frozen Dreams Recipe
Strawberry Yogurt Popsicles
Greek Yogurt/Lemon Walnut Yogurt Dessert
Yogurt Tartlets Recipe – Oat-crusted with a creamy, ginger-spiked yogurt filling.
French Yogurt Cake
Blueberry Yogurt Coffee Cake
Lemon Yogurt Cake
Yogurt Cheesecake
Very Berry Chocolate Chip Yogurt Cookies
Yogurt Smoothies
Raspberry-Banana Yogurt Smoothies
Triple Berry Banana Yogurt Smoothie
Banana Pineapple Yogurt Smoothie
Maple Yogurt Smoothie
Peach Papaya Yogurt Smoothies
Healthy Strawberry, Kiwi and Honey Yogurt Smoothie
Frosty Pine-Orange Yogurt Smoothie
Chocolate Strawberry Smoothie
Chocolate Coconut Smoothie Recipe
More Yogurt Recipes
Armenian Yogurt Recipes -soups, main dishes, dips…even a beverage!
Redwood Hill Farm Goat Milk Yogurt Recipes – appetizers, salads, main dishes desserts and drinks
Chobani: Greek Yogurt Recipes – desserts, sauces dressings
Yogurt Science
Science Experiment: Yogurt Cultures – middle grades
Activity: Observing Bacteria Cultures in Yogurt - highschool
Activity: Observing Bacteria Cultures in Yogurt – Part 2 – highschool
Do ya’ll think I got carried away? 
Happy cooking,
Home Remedies/Folk Medicine
Free Home Remedies E-books
Coughs, Earaches & Sore Throats: Natural Remedies that Work! -simple natural home remedies for three of the most common childhood complaints, free from Homeschool Freebie of the Day, today only.
Mother’s Remedies: Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada -downloadable e-book, originally published in 1910. From ManyBooks.net.
Herbal Simples Approved for Modern Uses of Cure -by Dr. William Thomas Fernie, first published in 1895. E-book download from Project Gutenberg.
Websites About Home Remedies and Folk Medicine
Forgotten Medical Cures: Out of the Past
Old West Legends: Old Time Cures & Remedies
Sedona Historical Society: Old Time Remedies for People & Animals
West Virginia Historical Society Quarterly: Folk Medicine by Peggy S. Fisher
UCLA Online Archive of American Folk Medicine
Folk Medicine in Hispanics in the Southwestern United States
The International Home Remedies Project
Midwives and Maternity Care in the Roman World
Ozarkian and Haitian Folk Medicine
Folk Medicine: Amish and Swiss-Pennsylvania German
Native American Healing Remedies and Folklore
Home Remedies In The News
St. Petersburg Times: Old Time Remedies Work Best
Tried and True Home Remedies: CBS News Video
ABC News: Ethnic Home Remedies That Really Work
Old-Time Mosquito Remedy May Work Against Ticks, Too
Some Of Our Old Family Remedies
My grandfather used whiskey on on our gums when we were teething as babies.
I can remember my momma giving us lemon and honey tea for sore throats and we had a black salve for drawing out splinters.
My momma-in-law used catnip tea to calm babies, mullein tea for coughs and kerosene to repel chiggers.
My husband pours kerosene on wounds (ouch!).
Some Home Remedies I Use
- vinegar on burns (not broken skin)
- aloe for burns
- garlic/mullein oil for clogged ears/earaches
- an eyewash of eyebright or goldenseal tea for styes/pinkeye
- mullein for coughs/bronchitis
- homemade chicken soup for colds
- honey for: sore throats,coughs, infected cuts and scrapes
- witch hazel for skin conditions/to reduce swelling and redness (excellent for your face)
- comfrey (as a poultice or salve) for cuts/bruises/broken bones/skin cancer
- wild violet leaves (poultice) for skin conditions
- sage/thyme/mullein/chamomile/peppermint/lemon balm/ginger/garlic/cayenne tea for colds and the flu (some or all)
- ginger for upset stomach
- licorice root for stomach upset/ulcers
- cayenne/garlic for sinus problems
- jewelweed (wild touch-me-not) for poison ivy (washing immediately in COLD spring water also works)
- moistened tobacco on insect bites and stings
- salt pork or bacon fat to draw out splinters
- onion poultice for boils
- mountain mint/mosquito plant to repel bugs (rubbed on skin and clothes)
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Free Resources For Learning About Herbs
Please note: I am not a doctor and this is not intended to be medical advice.
Have a lovely day,
Denese
Free Resources For Learning About Herbs
Free E-books on Herbs
Herbs for Health and Happiness -42 page e-book covering growing, harvesting, using medicinal herbs, herbal lore and more. From Homeschool Freebie of the Day, available today only.
Culinary Herbs; Their Cultivation, Harvesting, Curing and Uses -all about the herbs we cook with. Originally published in 1912, free e-book from Internet Archive.
Herbal Tea Mini Recipe E-Book -sign up for access (scroll down for more recipes), from Crazy for Tea.
7 Everyday Herbs Made Simple Mini E-book -sign up for the free e-zine of herb tips and get this free e-book with ideas for using seven different culinary herbs and their reported health benefits. From Mad About Herbs.
Websites About Herbs
The Herb Society of America -definitions of herbs, herbal profiles and guides, Family Herb Corner with projects and activities.
LearningHerbs.com -free 7-day video herbal e-course "Supermarket Herbalism", sign up for newsletter and get a monthly herb lesson plus video e-book "Home Remedy Secrets -Building Your Herbal Medicine Chest".
The Herbal Collective -offers free newsletter with health tips, gardening ideas, cooking tips and more.
Wild Healing Herbs -sign up for their free newsletter that shows you how to integrate herbal healing into your life with ideas for simple projects, seasonal recipes and other herb news, plus recommendations for books and other resources.
The Herb Society UK -increasing the understanding, use and appreciation of herbs and their benefits to health.
Lingle’s Herbs -visit their Learning Center for growing guide, quick gardening tips and newsletters packed with neat stuff about herb gardening, cooking, and more.
United States Government Websites
National Institutes of Health: Herbal Medicine
The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine
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Denese
Salmonella Outbreak
Have you or anyone you know had the stomach flu lately? It might not be the flu!
A couple weeks ago, my 7 year old son, Daniel, came down with what we thought was a stomach virus, two days after a family get-together. He had stomach cramps, fever and the runs.
It took him a week to get over it!
Last night I found out there has been a Salmonella outbreak in 42 states, since October!
Salmonella outbreak spreads to 42 states, CDC says
The symptoms are exactly what Daniel had.
I thought I’d pass this on in case you’re like us and haven’t heard about it from your local news.
HT to SGPolitics on Twitter.
Stay well,Denese
