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Balloon Squishy Balls
July 31, 2013
Here's an easy way to create some squishy, squeezy fun! We mixed up some homemade playdough, and loaded it into balloons. In order to get it into the balloons, we…
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Magic Number Machine: A Math Game for Addition and Subtraction Practice
July 30, 2013
It's almost August, and time to start our homeschool year! We usually start the last week of July, but with our vacation last week and then needing this week to…
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Make Your Own "The Lone Ranger" Face Mask (with a free printable pattern)
July 1, 2013
The boys decided this weekend that they needed Lone Ranger masks! We made some out of black craft fleece and black elastic, and the boys have been playing with them…
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Under the Sea Artwork for Kids
June 26, 2013
Even though we are not traveling to the beach, summer seems like a great time to do ocean type things. Gresham and Owen are really into sharks and fish and…
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Game for Kids: Racing Pom Pom Balls
June 19, 2013
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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Creating Patterns with Paint Stamps
June 17, 2013
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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Cool Off with Iceberg Pretend Play
June 14, 2013
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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Castle Catapult Attack! (With fizzing dragons!)
June 10, 2013
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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Art Binder: Contain Those Stacks of Drawings!
June 7, 2013
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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How to Build a Catapult out of Dowel Rods and Rubber Bands
June 6, 2013
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…