This episode of a Delectable Education is brought to you by Rooted Childhood.

Children love to create, and we know there is more to arts and crafts than paper, glue, and glitter.

Charlotte Mason emphasized handicrafts as a way to encourage children to use their hands in a purposeful way,

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Each month of Rooted Childhood offers instructions for

8 simple handicrafts,

video tutorials, and beautiful photos for inspiration.

You'll discover projects like needle felting, weaving,

finger knitting, macromae, candle making, and so much more.

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Welcome back to a delightful education,

the podcast that spreads the feast of the Charlotte Mason method.

I'm your host Emily Kaiser.

And as always, I'm joined by Liz Kattrell and Nicole Williams.

This podcast is any listener will immediately realize is dedicated to exploring and explaining

the philosophy of education developed by Miss Charlotte Mason.

We spend so much time discussing her method in its applications,

yet we have spent very little time talking about Charlotte Mason herself.

And since our dear mentor both came into and departed from this world in the month of January,

we thought we'd devote this first episode of the new year to discussing

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