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Character Training Starts at Home

Published on March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place BlogLeave a comment

One of the benefits of homeschooling my children has been that I can focus more on character training. I will use this page to link to various resources that I have found and/or used in our homeschool.

Please feel free to add links to your favorite resources in the comments.

Honesty

Published on March 20, 2017March 20, 2017 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog2 Comments

Honesty is an important character trait that we all should have. April 30th is the day set aside to remind us about the importance of being honest. Click here to learn more about this holiday.

Below are some of the activities I found to celebrate this day:

(Use at your own discretion.)

1000+ ideas about Honesty Lesson on Pinterest | Honesty lesson …

Teaching Children About Honesty – Simple At Home

Fun Activities for Kids on Telling the Truth | LIVESTRONG.COM

Honesty | Teacherplanet.com

Over The Big Moon An Object Lesson for kids on Honesty

Hands-on options | Honesty | Kids of Integrity

Teaching Kids to be Honest – Kids Activities Blog

4 Fun Ways to Teach Children about Telling the Truth – Moments A Day

Also check out:

Homeschool: April on Pinterest

Homeschool: Character Training on Pinterest

honesty for kids on YouTube

Pig in a Blanket

Published on March 20, 2017 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog4 Comments

Did you know that April 24th is National Pig in a Blanket Day? Well, I didn’t until earlier this morning.

These can be made in numerous ways so I am just going to post a few links to other sites to show some ways that they are made. Feel free to leave a link to your favorite recipe in the comments.

Mini Crescent Dogs from Pillsbury.com

Pigs in a Blanket from Allrecipes.com

Pigs in a Blanket (From Scratch) from Food.com

Neely’s Pigs in a Blanket from Foodnetwork.com (these are a little different from the ordinary)

Easy Soft Pretzels

Published on March 20, 2017November 16, 2019 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog3 Comments

I don’t know about anyone else but I love soft pretzels dipped in mustard. I really don’t get to have them that often but every now and then the craving hits and I make these to enjoy. The kids love helping to shape the pretzels too. Continue reading “Easy Soft Pretzels” →

Zucchini Bread

Published on March 20, 2017November 12, 2025 by Susie @ Pollywog's Place Blog3 Comments

This is another recipe from my Home Ec. class. I love making this as it reminds me of all the fun we had in that class. Your kids could help with the measuring and mixing on this one too!

This is also a good way to use up an overabundance of zucchini during the gardening season. This could be made and frozen, also. Continue reading “Zucchini Bread” →