Wild + Free Resources

Old-school homeschooling - including the stigma of socially awkward kids, conservative clothes, and a classroom setting replicated in the home - is gone among today's generation of homeschool mamas. The Wild + Free movement is an example of the current homeschool movement with an educational model focused on a love of nature, reading great books, pursuing interests and hobbies, making the entire world a classroom, and prolonging the wonder of childhood.

The Call of the Wild and Free offers advice, information, and positive encouragement for parents considering homeschooling, those currently in the trenches looking for inspiration, and those who are looking for supplementary resources to enhance their kids' traditional educations.

Written by the founder of the Wild+Free homeschool community, this book encourages a quality education at home by challenging students' intellectual abilities and nurturing their sense of curiosity, joy, and awe--the essence of a positive childhood.

Wild + Free Handcrafts from Ainsley Arment is a collection of 36 hands-on crafts and activities featuring the gorgeous photography of the Wild+Free Instagram account. Featuring step-by-step photography that shows how to do the craft plus essays on the usefulness of handcrafts in sparking curiosity and wonder, this book will inspire parents and kids to start crafting!

Traditional "handcrafts" engage one's hands, requires a level of learned skill, encourage folks to do their best work, and produce an end product that is useful. It has been used in homeschool settings for decades as one way to encourage children to work with their hands and discover a skillful craft they love to practice! It's also perfect for any child who is home on break, home for the summer, or with their families on the weekends.

This book feature crafts such as

• Felted acorns

• Paper beads
• Nature wreaths
• Cocoa mint lip balm
• Woven willow hearts
• Finger knit bracelets
• Eco-dyed kitchen towels
• Fairy tale treehouse
• Flower crowns
• Bug hotel

128 pages, paperback.