1. Game for Kids: Racing Pom Pom Balls

    Racing pom pom balls is a great activity for a bad weather day, or a day that's just too hot to play outside! Today, I made two race tracks out…

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  2. Creating Patterns with Paint Stamps

    The boys and I had a great time stamping with paint.  This is always a favorite activity! For our stamps we used: Lego bricks Lego wheels - they make either…

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  3. Cool Off with Iceberg Pretend Play

    It's really heating up where we live, so I made Gresham some "icebergs" to use outside with his toy animals.  This idea is so simple - just freeze water in…

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  4. Castle Catapult Attack! (With fizzing dragons!)

    After we built our dowel rod catapult, I suggested to the boys that we could set up our castle and knights and shoot at our toy dragons.  We made the…

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  5. Art Binder: Contain Those Stacks of Drawings!

    All summer long, I am sharing ideas for screen-free fun (and learning) on the Frugal Fun for Boys facebook page!  Yesterday, I shared this simple idea that has kept my…

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  6. How to Build a Catapult out of Dowel Rods and Rubber Bands

    Here's a great summer project for kids - build a catapult out of pre-cut dowel rods and rubber bands! Over the years, we've done a lot of exploring with catapult…

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  7. Make a Duct Tape Sheath for Toy Swords

    When I made Owen's duct tape belt, I also made a sheath for his toy swords that can go off and on the belt.  This is so easy to make,…

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  8. How to Make a Duct Tape Belt

    What do you do when your 4 year old has the tiniest waist ever and doesn't fit any belt?  You make your own belt out of duct tape! I used…

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  9. Make a Nerf Shooting Range

    Back in November, I used file folders to make some Nerf turkey targets for a fun activity for Thanksgiving week.  This week I decided to revisit that idea with another…

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  10. Turn a Cardboard Box into a Jump for Hot Wheels Cars

    For several years, Aidan has been trying to figure out how to make a jump for Hot Wheels cars.  He's tried various methods, such as using books as a ramp,…

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