1. Sorting and Classifying

    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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  2. Duct Tape No-Sew Beanbags

    Although we've tried sewing before, we were happy to get this idea for duct tape bean bags from a college friend of mine! All you need to make them is…

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  3. Pinecone Bird Feeder

    We are studying birds in our science curriculum (which we absolutely love!), and when we came to an experiment in which we compare two different bird seeds, we decided to…

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  4. Preschool Alphabet Game: Matching Capitals and Lowercase

    Today, Gresham and I matched capital letters with lowercase letters using cards from an alphabet Go Fish game. I like this card set because the capital card has an adult…

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  5. How Big was Goliath?

    Today's advent tree reading was about David and Goliath. (Well, when I say "today," I mean the one we did today, which was the reading for December 11th. But if…

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  6. Tape Roadways for Hot Wheels Cars

    This afternoon, I needed to have a few minutes of peace while I ironed some clothes and got ready for a school fundraiser tonight. I remembered this fun activity on…

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  7. Make Your Own Board Game

    So, I was thinking about how many of our activities simply involve poster board and something to color with... And I found posts here and here and here! Anyway, our…

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  8. Fun Things to do with Acorns!

    I have been wanting some acorns to decorate with (being as how fall has just arrived in Texas...), and so my boys and I went to the park last week…

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  9. Guess the Sound Game

    Today we have are having torrential rain in north Texas!  The boys were getting rather wild, and I decided that they needed something to do. We got the idea for…

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  10. Frugal Building Activity: Cup Stacking

    When we went to the science museum last weekend, they had one room devoted to building activities for older kids.  Their activities were simple and yet genius - I was…

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