📚 Homestead Kids

Raising capable, connected homestead kids. Activities, projects and lessons to bring the whole family into the homesteading life.

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Homestead Science — Making Instead of Buying
📚 Kids & Family
Homestead Science — Making Instead of Buying
☀️ Kids Lesson 5 of 5 — Homestead Science Making Instead of Buying Ages 5+ · 3 hands-on projects · Physics · Chemistry · Zero…
18 Apr 2026 Read →
Seed to Table — Growing Your Own Food
📚 Kids & Family
Seed to Table — Growing Your Own Food
🍕 Kids Lesson 3 of 5 — Seed to Table Grow Your Own Food Ages 5+ · 3 hands-on projects · Botany · Future planning…
18 Apr 2026 Read →
Water Stewardship — Every Drop Counts
📚 Kids & Family
Water Stewardship — Every Drop Counts
💧 Kids Lesson 2 of 5 — Water Stewardship Every Drop Counts Ages 5+ · 3 hands-on projects · Conservation · Science If all the…
18 Apr 2026 Read →
The Magic of Soil & Composting
📚 Kids & Family
The Magic of Soil & Composting
🌱 Kids Lesson 1 of 5 — Soil & Composting The Magic of Soil Ages 5+ · 3 hands-on projects · Biology · Microbiology Here…
18 Apr 2026 Read →
Good Bugs vs Bad Bugs
📚 Kids & Family
Good Bugs vs Bad Bugs
🐞 For Curious Kids — Ages 5 and up Learn · Explore outside · Bug-spotting challenge included Not all bugs are bad! In fact, most…
18 Apr 2026 Read →
Worms — The Superheroes of the Garden
📚 Kids & Family
Worms — The Superheroes of the Garden
🪱 For Curious Kids — Ages 5 and up Fun to read · Worm farm project included Worms might seem small and slimy, but they…
18 Apr 2026 Read →
Grow Herbs on a Windowsill
📚 Kids & Family
Grow Herbs on a Windowsill
🌿 Kid Project — Ages 6 and up Time to first harvest: 3–4 weeks · Keeps growing for months You can grow a kitchen garden…
18 Apr 2026 Read →
Grow a Carrot from a Carrot Top
📚 Kids & Family
Grow a Carrot from a Carrot Top
🥕 Kid Project — Ages 4 and up Needs: carrot top + a shallow dish + water · See results in 3–5 days This is…
18 Apr 2026 Read →
Grow Your Own Sunflower
📚 Kids & Family
Grow Your Own Sunflower
🌻 Kid Project — Ages 5 and up Time to first sprout: 5–10 days · Time to flower: 8–12 weeks Sunflowers are the most satisfying…
18 Apr 2026 Read →
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