Make a Puzzle Countdown Calendar
September 29, 2010
Gresham is turning 4 next Sunday!! He is so excited. He wants to have a dinosaur birthday party. I told him a little over a week ago that his birthday…
Easy Cookie Cake
September 27, 2010
When Aidan was an infant, I figured that as he grew, we would teach him to do lots of "boyly" type chores. Oh sure, he would need to be able to…
Army Guy Battlefield Craft
September 25, 2010
Today, Aidan had one of his good friends over to our house. This worked out well, because Aidan has a bunch of new silly bands (we just got in on…
ABC Poster: Fun with Cutting and Gluing!
September 23, 2010
Yesterday, I needed something constructive for Gresham to do with scissors. He LOVES to cut. And glue. We had some magazines lying around, so we decided to cut out alphabet…
A couple math games
September 20, 2010
We have a 2nd grade math curriculum that I really like, but I am supplementing with some additional hands-on activities. Children learn so much by doing and exploring. Worksheets are…
A few thoughts on boys and weapons...
September 18, 2010
Since I just posted about making a weapon, and I'm sure we'll post about lots more weapons in the future, I thought that I would post our family's thoughts on…
Making a Story with Digital Photos
September 14, 2010
One thing that my boys enjoy doing (and that we really should do more often) is using their toys to make a story. We pose the toys and take pictures…
Bubble Target Practice
September 13, 2010
This idea came from a friend who also has three boys! Her youngest is the same age as my oldest, so I asked her what she used to entertain her…
Fishing for ABC's
September 10, 2010
This super-easy activity has been a favorite for my boys! It always holds their interest longer than I expect it to. We use a dowel rod to be our fishing…
Helping Kids (and Parents!) Deal with Anger
September 8, 2010
We did not work on any fun projects in the frugal house today... :( We had some character issues and "training moments" come up today that delayed everything! Actually, I…
