Chapter 5: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie on TPKs Stories

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Chapter 4: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie on TPKs Stories

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Chapter 3: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie on TPKs Stories

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Chapter 2: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie on TPKs Stories

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Chapter 1: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House on the Prairie

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Chapter 13: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods on TPKs Stories

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Chapter 12: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods on TPKs Stories

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Chapter 11: Laura Ingalls Wilder's Little House in the Big Woods on TPKs Stories

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Little House on the Prairie

 

There are so many reasons to get into the holiday spirit with Christmas gatherings drawing near. If it’s your job to prepare the family Christmas ham this year, try this Christmas Ham with Cranberry, Mint & Brown Sugar Glaze. It is not only beautiful but delicious too! See our inspired recipe with a modern twist you're sure to love. Add some cranberry sauce for a variation that will be unforgettable! Nothing says “pioneer living” quite like making your own beeswax candles. If you’ve never made them before, you’ll be surprised at how easy and fun they are to make. Once you’re done, tie a group of candles together with twine or ribbon for perfect handmade gifts and decorations to set the spirit for the holidays. “Father always maintained that a man would do more work in his twelve hours, if he had a rest and all the egg-nog he could drink, morning and afternoon.” - Farmer Boy  If you love eggnog too, try our simple old-fashioned recipe at home this holiday. Whip up a warm batch and open your favorite Little House book or tune in to your favorite “Little House on the Prairie” television episode. We are delighted to announce the launch of a line of exclusive Little House on the Prairie-inspired designs from Storiarts. This Little House on the Prairie Collection features text and illustrations from the Little House books! Check out their new Little House on the Prairie-inspired product line. Cuddle up this holiday season with some delicious eggnog and a book. Our Recommended Reading for Adults will help you find the perfect book with titles that explore different areas of Laura Ingalls Wilder's life and work, often bringing entirely new and unexpected interpretations to a wide range of topics. Have a young one who would enjoy cuddling up to read with you? Our Recommended Reading for Children and Young Adults includes titles that can enrich their reading and educational experiences with different perspectives on the Ingalls and Wilder families, the Little House world, American history, and culture, or even the writing life. If you're looking for the perfect gift for your family and friends, our Little House on the Praire® Gift Guide goes beyond your traditional gift experience, bringing life to Laura Ingalls Wilder and the pioneering spirit that your loved ones will cherish.  This holiday season we are partnering with Storiarts and The Queen’s Treasures® to bring you a special giveaway.  Enter today for a chance to win this amazing bundle, which includes: each piece in the new Storiarts collection, one official Laura Ingalls 18” doll, one official Mary Ingalls 18” doll, one Little House School Desk for dolls, and one DVD of the Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder documentary.​ Enter to win today!

Little House on the Prairie

 

As we celebrated Valentine's Day this month, we were reminded of the hilarious situations that arose from Nellie and Laura’s competing efforts to attract Almanzo’s attention. The Cinnamon Chicken scene from “Back to School Part 2” (Season 6, Episode 2) is consistently a fan favorite. See the funny video showing how Laura’s secret ingredient ruined Nellie and Almanzo’s first date. Want to try the recipe for yourself, but with the right ingredients? Click here to see our Little House on the Prairie Cinnamon Chicken recipe! In the book On the Banks of Plum Creek, Ma showed Laura and Mary how to make a row of paper stars to decorate their home. They hung this lovely papercraft over the edges of the shelves, so the light would shine through them. Now you can enjoy making this craft in your own home with items you probably already have on hand. See how to make beautiful paper star garlands as the Ingalls did, as well as a heart-shaped variation. While Laura and Mary made their paper stars, Ma made delicious vanity cakes. These special treats are so light and fluffy with nothing inside that it’s no wonder they’re called vanity cakes. If you’re hosting a get-together, vanity cakes are a perfect sweet to serve. You can enjoy them alone or topped with blueberry sauce. In the Little House book series, Laura Ingalls Wilder depicts her husband, Almanzo, as handsome, courageous, chivalrous, and talented. In celebration of Valentine’s Day, we’re remembering their special courtship, which was described in These Happy Golden Years and depicted in Season 6 of the “Little House on the Prairie” TV series. This year we have an array of Little House on the Prairie inspired gifts to showcase your love for Little House on the Praire! You’ll find note cards, greeting cards, mugs, drinking glasses, and more. These items make a sweet gift for the Little House on the Prairie fans in your life! February is the birth month of both Laura Ingalls Wilder and Almanzo Wilder. To celebrate, start by learning more about Laura’s life and legacy in this one-hour documentary, Little House on the Prairie: The Legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder. This highly-rated film brings the Little House book series to life through photography, interviews, paintings, and an original score. This month we also celebrate the birthdays of Karen Grassle, who played “Ma”, and Charlotte Stewart, who portrayed “Miss Beadle” in the original TV series. Try throwing a Little House on the Prairie-style birthday party or a Laura Ingalls Wilder party to celebrate the various February birthdays! Another way to celebrate Laura Ingalls Wilder’s birthday this month is to go beyond the famed “Little House on the Prairie” show and learn more about her life through books that provide further insight. Cozy up with The World of Laura Ingalls Wilder, Caroline Ingalls - What Laura Left Unsaid, Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Laura Ingalls Wilder and Me: A Prairie Girl’s Faith, and you might be surprised what you learn!

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Laura Ingalls Wilder, who didn’t like to sit and make fine stitches as a young girl, became very good at her handicrafts later in life. She made beautiful quilts, lovely buttonholes for a job in town, and handicrafts to earn money to help send Mary to the Iowa College for the Blind.  Sewing was part of her life and is a lovely tradition that we are celebrating this month with a colorful and delicate hoop project. Learn how to stitch your own beautiful hand embroidery with this tutorial. There’s something fun and adventurous about a covered wagon that sparks a child’s imagination. With a real fabric roof and turning wheels, kids will love to make this recycled covered wagon for their Little House on the Prairie® Wooden Peg Dolls. As a bonus, you can incorporate education into this homemade craft and discuss what it would have been like to travel in a wagon, the supplies that were needed, and the potential challenges you would have encountered. Children and adults alike continue to be fascinated by the engaging tales of the Ingalls family during the pioneer era and the skills they learned to survive in harsh conditions. In a time before central heating, when a warm home in the winter might only be 55 degrees, quilting was a vital activity. Quilts were not only used for bedding but were also hung in windows and doorways to block drafts. Today, we continue to appreciate quilts for so many reasons. Learn to make your own with this Mix & Match: Inspired Scrappy Quilting tutorial. In Laura’s day, household items and personal care products were fashioned carefully and lovingly by hand, using everyday items that were grown, gathered, or foraged in the wilderness. For instance, we all remember Laura’s love of Miss Beadle’s Lemon Verbena perfume in the TV show. This Do-It-Yourself project is a simple and fun way to create your own unique twist on the Lemon Verbena home goods of that time. When Laura, Mary, Carrie, Ma, and Pa still lived in the Big Woods of Wisconsin, they traveled by sled through the woods to Grandma and Grandpa’s house where they gathered maple sap to make brown maple sugar. Though less common today, families still participate in this activity during the sugaring off season from February to May. We don’t all need to carry buckets full of sap through the woods though to enjoy delicious maple sugar candy at home. This recipe walks you through the process of making your own maple sugar candy, starting with store-bought maple syrup. Are you traveling during the spring and summer breaks this year? Consider checking out the places where Laura Ingalls Wilder lived and traveled during her remarkable life. We have gathered this list of historic sites and museums to help you get started! Discover the Little House on the Prairie world in real life! March is National Women’s History Month, and naturally, we think of Laura Ingalls Wilder and all she accomplished in her life. Today, she is remembered as an iconic American figure and a literary legend. But did you know that her daughter played an important role in editing her books? In the history of literature, there’s nothing quite like the relationship between Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane. From the beginning, the books were the outgrowth of a unique mother-daughter, writer-editor team.