View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Yay, the dandelions are taking over! I thought as I glanced out the window one May day.Actually, I’m not crazy; I’m just kidding. Seriously though, I do...
Learning By Doing
Building a Stone Cottage Bird Feeder
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Bird Feeder Contest Grand Prize Winner
Log Cabin Bird Feeder
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Bird Feeder Contest First Place Winner Here are the instructions and photos of the bird feeder that my brother Jeffery Schrock built for your contest....
Rainbow of Flowers
View the full issue in the Magazine Archive Flower Bed Contest First Place Photo © Joyce Tschetter. We recently had an opportunity to visit the Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky, and my idea...
Bird Suet Recipes
Suet TreatMelt together:—1 cup lard—1 cup unsalted peanut butterAdd:—2½ cups oats—2½ cups cornmeal—Raisins, nuts, birdseed “Zick Dough” SuetMelt together:—1 cup lard—1 cup unsalted peanut...
Mason Jar Ant Farm
Photo © Jordan Roper/Dreamstime.com. Supplies Needed: Large mason jar with lid Small mason jar with lid (small enough to fit into the larger one) Dirt Sand Drill with ⅛” drill bit Piece of cloth...
Learn About Straight-line Light
When I was a boy, I enjoyed making tents. I liked to use covers to make cozy tents with rooms and doorways. So if you enjoy making tents too, you will enjoy this activity. I will give you an...
To Build a Log Cabin Wren House
Editor’s note: In the March 2020 magazine, we published the winners of a birdhouse building contest. Each entry was to be a “Learning By Doing” lesson. Torrence was one of the winners.In June of...
Tumbling Gibbons
Defying Gravity
Photo © Dreamstime.com. This science experiment is interesting because it defies gravity. First get a funnel and a ping-pong ball. Then set the ball in the wide end of the funnel. Using either an...
Oatmeal-Box Planetarium
Cylindrical cardboard boxes, of the type at least one brand of oatmeal comes in, can be used for projecting beautiful images of star constellations on the wall or ceiling. Copy the constellation you...
Salamander Incubator
Spotted Salamander eggs. Photo © Dana Atkinson. “Sooooo squishy!” George exclaimed as he cupped a grapefruit-sized salamander egg mass in both his hands.His chuckles caused the jello-like cluster of...
Frosty Bubbles
Frozen soap bubble. Photo © Don Komarechka. The clear globe with frost patterns caught my eye. I had to do a double-take. Just what was I seeing? Patterns of frost were wrapping a clear ball that...
Make a Model Motor, Part 3
