Gift Ideas for People who Love Little House on the Prairie

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Who can resist the charms of pioneer life in the Little House on the Prairie series? We've rounded up a collection of Little House-themed gifts that are just right for Laura Ingalls Wilder fans —and a sweet reminder of simpler holidays past. (These are ready-to-buy, but they'd be great bases for DIY projects, too.)

• The full-color illustrations by Garth Williams make this special anniversary edition of Little House on the Prairie welcome addition to your bookshelf.

• Play Little Schoolhouse on the Prairie with your very own McGuffey Eclectic Spelling Book.

• How could you possibly study on the prairie without your own slate and slate pencil?

• A 21st century metal lunch pail makes every lunchtime a taste of pioneer living.

• You'll find more than 190 ideas for activities based on real pioneer games in Games & Songs of American Children.

• Every prairie kid needs to be handy with a needle, and learning to sew is a lot more fun with a mason jar sewing kit or a pretty needle book.

• I still cry every time Laura gets Charlotte for Christmas in the Big Woods, and you can recreate a little bit of that sweetness with your own hand-sewn rag doll.

• If you're dealing with a hardcore Laura fan, there's no better gift than lifetime membership in the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home Association.

• Pass the chilly winter evenings with family music nights: The Laura Ingalls Wilder Songbook includes the lyrics and music for all the songs included in the series.

• Laura and Mary got their own tin cups their first Christmas on the prairie.

• Hone your log cabin building skills with your own set of Lincoln Logs.

• Making your own butter is a extra fun with a tabletop butter churn.

• Serious Little House devotees will enjoy perusing back issues of The Homesteader, a journal devoted to Laura Ingalls Wilder scholarship. (The journal is published by the Laura Ingalls Wilder Legacy and Research Association, and their annual LauraPalooza conference is also worth checking out.)

• Add cheesemaking to your homesteading repertoire with this cheese making kit for beginners.

• Laura and Mary had lots of fun making button strings for little Carrie. All you need to do the same is a collection of vintage buttons.

• Every pioneer girl needs a pretty sunbonnet.

• The Little House on the Prairie miniseries by Disney sticks much closer to the books than the popular 1970s television show.

• Little House paper dolls feature all your favorite characters from the books, so you can recreate scenes from the books or make up your own stories.

• If you're yearning to make green tomato pickles, cornmeal mush, or maple sugar candy, the Little House Cookbook is a must-have. It includes recipes for all the foods mentioned in the books.

• Make your own fancy bookmarks just like Laura did with a cross-stitch bookmark kit.

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This gift guide was originally published in Atlanta Homeschool magazine.

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