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Fall Tree "Snow Globes" Craft for Kids
September 26, 2013
The other day, Gresham (almost 7) told me that he had an idea - he wanted to make a snow globe, but instead of snow in it, we could put…
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DIY Duplo Lego Monsters Building Set
September 17, 2013
With some hot glue and googly eyes, you can upgrade your Duple LEGO®'s into a fun monster building set! Owen has been learning about the letter M, and we were getting ready…
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Ninja Pumpkins
September 16, 2013
As I mentioned the other day, we're pretending that it's almost fall! Today's high was 97... Really makes you want to break out the sweaters! Gresham is especially ready to…
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Craft for Kids: "Welcome Fall" Sign with Coffee Filter Leaves
September 15, 2013
It's mid-September in Texas, which is pretty much still summer. We've been having highs in the upper 90's, but the long range forecast has a few days in the 80's,…
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How to Turn a T-Shirt into a Ninja Mask {With no cutting or sewing!}
September 5, 2013
Aidan has been pestering me diligently asking me how to make a ninja mask. Today he had the idea to cut the bill off a baseball hat and then add…
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Duct Tape Lightsabers Craft
September 3, 2013
It seems like we always have pieces of PVC pipe floating around our house for various projects, with the most recent being our Nerf dart poppers. Several days ago, Owen…
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Ocean Tub Pretend Play
August 28, 2013
A couple weeks ago, Gresham (age 6) had the idea to put a little blue food coloring in some water to make it look like an ocean for his toy…
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Build a Track for Hexbugs out of Legos
August 22, 2013
Aidan really received some fun birthday gifts this year! Last week we made plastic out of milk and vinegar using a book he received, and this week, Aidan used LEGO®…
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Make a Coconut Volcano
August 21, 2013
Several months ago, I saw an idea on Parent Teach Play to use a coconut to make a volcano. I knew that Gresham would LOVE to make one to play…
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Make a Nerf Dart Popper
August 6, 2013
Lately, the boys have been into anything that shoots, flings, or pops. I experimented and created this simple Nerf dart popper for them, and they were thrilled! To make one,…
