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Make a Felt Superhero Cape for a Toy
July 15, 2011
This is our fourth day in a row to be stuck at home with a sick boy, and we're starting to get a little restless! Gresham has been wearing Aidan's…
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Make a Super Long Picture
July 6, 2011
Here's a simple indoor idea for the hot days of summer! Make a super long picture! We happen to own a big roll of paper (I don't know where it…
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Cardboard Dinosaur Costume Feet to Make
June 27, 2011
My little dinosaur fan and I made these great cardboard "feet" today! We got the idea from Family Fun magazine. To make them, you need two empty tissue boxes, duct…
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Make Your Own Sprinkler with PVC Pipes
June 9, 2011
This month's issue of Family Fun magazine had a build-your-own sprinkler toy out of PVC pipes, and we decided to make our own. We didn't follow the Family Fun directions…
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Roly Poly (Pill Bug) Races
June 1, 2011
When I saw this idea for roly poly races on Shared From Way Over Here, I knew it would be right up my boys' alley! All three of them love…
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Make a Changing Faces Man
May 12, 2011
Gresham and I made this "changing faces" man yesterday! We got the idea from this post at A Little Learning for Two. Check out her post - her dolls are…
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Emergent Reader Activity: Discriminating Between Words
April 20, 2011
I am currently teaching my 4 1/2 year old to read at home without a curriculum. We started with word families (you can read more about our "method" here), and…
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Make a Rainstick - Musical Instrument Craft
April 13, 2011
Making a rainstick is easy to do, and the results are totally worth it - with a tube this long, you get a really soothing rain sound. Ever since I…
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Sorting and Classifying
April 6, 2011
Here's an easy game for preschoolers through elementary age, and you can use it to cover multiple learning objectives at one time! For a busy homeschooling mom, that's an important…
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Make a Rocket Pack
March 8, 2011
I saw this post on how to make a jet pack out of a cereal box on Along the Way, and I knew my boys would love it! There's something…
