If you were looking to name your homeschool supply business, Timberdoodle isn’t likely to sit at the top of your list of names. But for us it has been perfect, unique enough to aid people in remembering it, and not too terribly hard to spell for Google! So how did we get there? From early [...]

Pictured: Joy 3, Hope 2, and Grace 1, way back in 1985. Can you believe it has been 25 years since Timberdoodle began? We can’t either, so we’ve planned 5 weeks of festivities to celebrate! For 25 days we’ll share a tidbit or story from Timberdoodle‘s history, along with a quick question for you to [...]

Originally published in Timberdoodle’s 1990-1991 catalog Don’t you just love toddlers? They are so enthusiastic, loving, curious, confident, and innocent. However, to a home-educating mom, they are also exhausting, impatient, loud, and unpredictable. But how can we incorporate these tornadoes in with the older children in our education program without making them the center of [...]

There are dozens of ways to make camel bags. Ours are very crudely made and yet have served us well for many, many years. Here is what you will need: -2 yards of burlap -glue gun -coarse glitter Fold in half lengthwise, for easier cutting and cut so that the finished piece measures 72 by [...]