AT HOME WITH MRS. SHARP

THE VICTORIANS AT HOME

THE ART OF DOMESTIC BLISS

Ceremonials for Common Days

Harmony at Home

Mealtimes

The Children's Hour: Bath and Bedtime Rituals

Family Night

Sundays with the Children

Birthdays

Difficult Days: Crisscross and Convalescence

THE JOY AND COMFORT OF SEASONAL PASTIMES

January

January Joys • Home-Circle Pastimes • Board Games • The Treasures of the Snow • The Seasonal Table

February

Candlemas Day • Lincoln Logs and Cherry Pies: Celebrating Patriotic Holidays with Children • Love's Own Day: A Family Affair

March

Maple-Sugaring-Off Party • St. Patrick's Day • Fairy Wayside Walks • The Children's Garden

April

April Fools' Day • Rainy Day Occupations • Eastertide: March Hares, Painted Eggs, and Hot Cross Buns • The Easter Egg Tree • Easter Nests, Egg Rolls, and Bonnets • Arbor Day • Passover

May

May Day • Memories of a Victorian May Day • Mother's Day • Decoration Day (Memorial Day)

June

Victorian Ice Cream Social • Summer Camp • A Victorian Midsummer Night's Dream • Celebrating Life with Father

July

The Pursuit of Happiness: An Old-Fashioned Independence Day • Traveling with the Children • Christmas in July • At the Seashore

August

Eureka Entertainments • Nature's Novelties • Family Outings • Preserving the Summer

September

Back to School • Labor Day • Grandparents' Day • Autumn's Work • Michaelmas

October

The Costume-Planning Party • The Pumpkin-Carving Party • All Hallows' Eve Home Frolic • Harvest Home

November

All Souls' Day • Martinmas • Thanksgiving • Stir-Up Sunday (The Sunday Before Advent)

December

The Advent of Christmas • Creating an Advent Calendar • St. Nicholas Day • St. Lucia's Day • The Gift of Christmas Past • Single-Parent Traditions for the Holidays • Chanukah • New Year's Eve Good Riddance Party

Blibliography

Permissions

With Thanks and Appreciation

Index