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Teaching Siblings About Loving Each Other
September 10, 2013
As I've written before, I think that sibling conflict is one of the most exhausting aspects of mothering. Some days, it's relentless! And as I also said in this post,…
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Preschool Activities for Learning the Letter G
September 7, 2013
Letter G is up next in our preschool letter of the week series! We found several ways to work on recognizing the letter G and its sounds through learning, playing,…
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How to Turn a T-Shirt into a Ninja Mask {With no cutting or sewing!}
September 5, 2013
Aidan has been pestering me diligently asking me how to make a ninja mask. Today he had the idea to cut the bill off a baseball hat and then add…
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Duct Tape Lightsabers Craft
September 3, 2013
It seems like we always have pieces of PVC pipe floating around our house for various projects, with the most recent being our Nerf dart poppers. Several days ago, Owen…
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Biblical Boyhood: Training in Self-Control
August 29, 2013
A couple weeks ago, I was sitting in the living room during afternoon nap time. The two younger boys were napping, and the two older boys were riding bikes outside.…
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Ocean Tub Pretend Play
August 28, 2013
A couple weeks ago, Gresham (age 6) had the idea to put a little blue food coloring in some water to make it look like an ocean for his toy…
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Five Activities for Learning the Letter S
August 26, 2013
We just started our fourth "letter of the week" for Owen, and I am so happy with how it is going! He is really retaining the letter names and sounds,…
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Build a Track for Hexbugs out of Legos
August 22, 2013
Aidan really received some fun birthday gifts this year! Last week we made plastic out of milk and vinegar using a book he received, and this week, Aidan used LEGO®…
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Make a Coconut Volcano
August 21, 2013
Several months ago, I saw an idea on Parent Teach Play to use a coconut to make a volcano. I knew that Gresham would LOVE to make one to play…
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Make Your Own Plastic Out of Vinegar and Milk
August 19, 2013
Did you know that you can make your own plastic out of milk and vinegar?? For his 10th birthday, Aidan received the book Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things (affiliate link) from…
