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Family or Classroom Postal Service: Encourage Writing by Sending Mail!
February 7, 2014
I am SO excited to share this idea with you because it's such a fun way to develop writing skills while strengthening relationships and encouraging kindness at the same time!…
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Playdough Snow Goons
February 6, 2014
We have had SO much winter this year, and it's not over yet! In an effort to embrace the winter weather (rather than complain about it which is what I…
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Three Ingredient Snow Dough
January 23, 2014
Late January and early February always feel like the blah part of winter, I think, and that has definitely been true this year! After a stomach bug and a head…
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Make a Launcher for Hot Wheels Cars
January 5, 2014
We have been using plastic rain gutters as ramps for Hot Wheels cars for a while, and Aidan decided that he really wanted to build some type of launcher that…
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Turn a Cardboard Box into a Car Wash for Hot Wheels
December 29, 2013
Each of the boys received a new Hot Wheels car in their stockings this year, and Gresham had the idea to use a cardboard box to make a car wash…
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Make a Shooting Star Launcher
December 22, 2013
Make a shooting star launcher! This is a simple toy that you can make with plastic cups, rubber bands, and a star that you can print at the bottom of…
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Hot Wheels Races with Rain Gutter Ramps
November 11, 2013
We have had some sections of rain gutter around for a while - You may remember them from our post on how to turn a cardboard box into a jump…
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How to Make a Marshmallow Blow Gun out of PVC Pipe
October 13, 2013
One project that I had seen on Pinterest for ages but never tackled with the boys was marshmallow blow guns made out of PVC pipe. Well, I showed the idea…
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Great Horned Owl Paper Bag Puppets
October 6, 2013
Last week, I spent more time on homeschool planning, and it really paid off. Since I'm still in the middle of morning sickness, I didn't worry too much about sticking…
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Learn About Animal Camouflage with Hidden Animal Art
October 3, 2013
Gresham and Owen love to learn about animals. They are constantly browsing through books about animals, and they know facts about animals that I didn't even know existed! Like bearded…