Tin Can Constellation

This is a simple idea that we got when Aidan attended a neighbor boy’s birthday party several years ago.  It was a camping themed party, and the kids played with “constellations” made by punching nail holes in a can and then putting the can over a flashlight.  We recently made one for . . . → Read More: Tin Can Constellation

Sock Snake

What do we do when we’ve had NINE showings on our house (which is up for sale) and everyone is tired of cleaning and waiting and cleaning and leaving? (And full of restless energy because it’s all so unsettling?)

We do an EASY craft that quickly gets energetic boys engaged instead of bouncing off . . . → Read More: Sock Snake

Stamp Art with Foam Letters

Today we used our foam alphabet letters (for the bathtub) to make some fun prints with paint!  I did Owen’s for him – he’s almost 3, and this was too hard for him to do on his own.  Gresham (age 5) did his name himself!

We used Crayola . . . → Read More: Stamp Art with Foam Letters

Ways to Occupy Preschoolers While Waiting

Jonathan is 7 weeks old now!  He’s an adorable baby, but boy does a newborn change up the routines around the house!

This morning, I was about to stop and fix lunch when Jonathan decided that he needed to eat RIGHT NOW (even though it wasn’t time yet).  Gresham and . . . → Read More: Ways to Occupy Preschoolers While Waiting

Make a Monster Knit Hat

I bought these knit winter hats at Target this past weekend – on clearance for 50 cents in the boys socks/underwear department!!  We added a little felt (based on an idea that I saw in Family Fun Magazine) and made some fun hats!

Gresham wanted to have a monster hat.  He had . . . → Read More: Make a Monster Knit Hat

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