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  1. Race to Fill the Cup! Counting Game for Preschoolers

    February 5, 2014

    Here's a simple activity for preschoolers that will turn counting practice into a game!  Lately, Owen (4.5) has felt like he is "too big" for counting activities that we used…

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  2. Biblical Boyhood: Teaching Boys to Be Respectful

    February 3, 2014

    Raising boys has been, in my experience, similar to raising puppies in many ways!  We have constant muddy “paw” prints on the floor, boys are always tumbling over each other,…

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  3. Activities for Learning about Adjectives

    January 29, 2014

    We have been learning about adjectives in our homeschooling!  So far this year, Gresham (2nd grade) has studied nouns, pronouns, and verbs.  Adjectives proved to be a little more abstract,…

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  4. Two Ways to Build a Lego Catapult

    January 27, 2014

    LEGO® Building Challenge:  Build something that will launch a ping pong ball! For those of you who enjoy participating in our LEGO® Fun Friday building challenges, I apologize that we…

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  5. 100 Tips and Tricks for Homeschooling Moms

    January 26, 2014

    We are in our 6th year of homeschooling, and I absolutely love it.  Well, on most days that is! Homeschooling is not for the faint of heart.  It is without…

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  6. Three Ingredient Snow Dough

    January 23, 2014

    Late January and early February always feel like the blah part of winter, I think, and that has definitely been true this year!  After a stomach bug and a head…

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  7. Tic Tac Toe Rainbow Loom Bracelet Tutorial

    January 22, 2014

    Tic Tac Toe Rainbow Loom Bracelet Tutorial Difficulty:  Medium.  Definitely learn the basic chain bracelet first, but this is a good step up! This past Christmas, we joined the Rainbow…

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  8. Kindness in Action: Devotions for Families on Loving God and Loving People

    January 20, 2014

    My boys are not really into Valentine's Day - all the hearts and mushy stuff is not exactly up their alley!  But as I was thinking ahead to February, I…

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  9. "It Looked Like Spilt Milk" Cloud Shapes Craft for Preschoolers

    January 17, 2014

    This post contains Amazon Affiliate links The book It Looked Like Spilt Milk by Charles Shaw holds a special place in my heart.  One of my college professors introduced us to…

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  10. Learning Activities for Four Year Olds

    January 15, 2014

    Four year old's are so much fun!  The new-found maturity of age four is so nice, especially after the challenges of ages 2 and 3.  Owen is 4 1/2 and…

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