Free Thanksgiving Coloring Sheets

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at Back to Homemade, here are some free Thanksgiving coloring sheets to help you celebrate the holiday season. Whether you need a little something extra to keep little hands busy while you cook, or you just enjoy coloring, these print outs can come in handy. You could even have a coloring contest.  Simply scroll

How to Make Salt Dough

Here is a simple recipe on how to make salt dough. We had a of couple rainy days here recently and I needed a little something extra for my kiddos to do. So I pulled out these 3 simple ingredients to make some homemade salt dough. You can also let it dry and use it like clay.  It won’t be

The Nest is Empty

Well, just like that, the nest is empty.  The little birdies flew their nest, well sort of.  A couple of weeks after the start of spring I had realized a bird was building a nest in my small bathroom window between the screen and the glass pane.  There had been a small hole that I’d been meaning to patch up

Melting Crayon Art

Here is a fun and simple melting crayon art project that just about anyone can do.  You only need a few supplies to make a super cool, one of a kind masterpiece.  Supplies: crayons, old or new thick paper or canvas tape blow dryer You’ll also want to prepare a workspace and utilize an apron or an old shirt as

“Do I Have a Follower?”

“Do I have a follower?,” I said as our one and a half year old chased after me down the hall.  Sometimes I think he believes when Mommy closes the bathroom door, I’m transported somewhere else, never to return to him.  I think he has now realized that not to be true, but he still wants to be wherever Mommy’s

Successful Potty Training 101

It’s about that time again at  our house.  Time to potty train another “little” that is.  So I’ve been inspired to create this blog post, “Successful Potty Training 101”. This will be our 7th child we’ve trained (6th boy).  You would think I should be a pro at this by now, but I’m not.  Honestly the process is still one

10 Tips for Taking Great Photos of Kids

Here are 10 tips for taking great photos of kids that I’ve put together. In my early years of parenting it was more common to make appointments at department stores and wait to get photos taken in a little room with different screen backgrounds to choose from. Things have really changed since then. Today, just about anybody can take a