There are a group of us trying to take advantage of each others' strengths to teach our children or at least expose them to different experiences. Since we have the woods, we invited them out to watch a tree being cut down and to help split and stack the wood.
My dh holding court before lots of admiring children.
He begins to cut down the tree...
... and here it goes.
He's using what he calls a "monster maul" to split the wood.
Everyone had a chance to try it out. Most needed help. But they were great at stacking the wood back at the ranch. 
Afterwards we had dinner at the house and had a bonfire. It was an amazingly warm 62 degrees in November. This weather is just crazy. First a cool summer, then a warm fall. My dh thinks that winter will hit us like a brick. I must admit that I have enjoyed this warmer fall.
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What a great idea! What are the other parents teaching?
Well, the older son of one family showed the children how to change oil in a car. After Christmas, we're going to have a sewing "bee" where we make pillowcases and carrying bags for wounded soldiers. We're trying to take the opportunities that happen somewhat naturally in our lives and use those.
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