1. Vertical Bowling (With Plastic Cups!)

    Here is a fun indoor game for kids that creates a satisfying crash with (hopefully) no damage to people or furniture! My boys have always enjoyed building with plastic cups.…

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  2. Fun Science: What makes disposable diapers absorb water?

    A few months ago, our dog got into a diaper in the trash and ate part of it!  I didn't know that he had gotten into the diaper until I…

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  3. DIY Scratch Art with Crayon and Tempera Paint

    A few weeks ago, we were given a book called "My First Paint Book" from DK publishers (Amazon Affiliate link).  One of the projects was to make scratch art with…

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  4. Exploring Volume in First Grade Math

    This year, Gresham is doing first grade math with Making Math Meaningful.  We have finally landed on MMM after sampling several math programs.  (If you're interested, I wrote a comparison…

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  5. Build a Moving Target for Nerf Guns

    Over the weekend, my husband had the idea that it would be fun to build a moving target for the boys to use with their Nerf guns.  He was envisioning…

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  6. Lego Fun Friday: Bridge Building Challenge

    It's time for LEGO® Fun Friday! This is the building challenge for today (announced at the end of the last Lego Fun Friday post):  Build a bridge out of LEGO®'s!…

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  7. Turtle Activities for Preschoolers

    Last week was turtle week at our home school!   Turtle Patterns Owen (age 3) had fun counting and making patterns with turtles.  I printed three types of turtles -…

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  8. Egg Carton Turtle Craft

    Last week was turtle week in our homeschooling!  The older boys had arrived at the turtle chapter in their science book (Exploring Creation with Zoology Vol. 3), and so I…

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  9. Lego Math: How Many Legos Does it Weigh?

    Yesterday Gresham and I had so much fun with LEGO®'s and math!  We made a balance using a clothes hanger (I saw the idea on Kids Activities Blog), but instead…

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  10. Exploring Nature with Kids by Observing and Sketching

    After being more or less at home for 11 days in a row with sick children (we got out a few times to get library books and buy more tissues!)…

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