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Dried Bean Mosaic Art Project
January 12, 2011
Aidan has been studying the Roman Empire in history, and we read that they created a lot of mosaics to decorate their buildings. We bought a bag of 15 bean…
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Watercolor Collage Art Project
January 10, 2011
Here is an idea for making collage artwork that is similar to the pictures created by Eric Carle. We love Eric Carle books at our house! Here is a link…
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Felt Star Christmas Ornaments
December 17, 2010
Today we were supposed to go to a GI appointment for Owen, but he woke up with a fever, so we had to cancel the appointment. After the week we've…
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How Big was Goliath?
December 13, 2010
Today's advent tree reading was about David and Goliath. (Well, when I say "today," I mean the one we did today, which was the reading for December 11th. But if…
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Build a Bird Nest Science Project
December 8, 2010
I've blogged about our science curriculum before because I absolutely love it! We are doing Exploring Creation Zoology Vol. 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day from Apologia. The first…
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Make Your Own Board Game
November 9, 2010
So, I was thinking about how many of our activities simply involve poster board and something to color with... And I found posts here and here and here! Anyway, our…
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Frugal Toy Story Army Guy Costume
October 28, 2010
The boys got to dress up last night for our church's annual fall festival, and they had a great time! We usually try to do a more labor-intensive costume every…
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Guess the Sound Game
October 23, 2010
Today we have are having torrential rain in north Texas! The boys were getting rather wild, and I decided that they needed something to do. We got the idea for…
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Frugal Building Activity: Cup Stacking
October 18, 2010
When we went to the science museum last weekend, they had one room devoted to building activities for older kids. Their activities were simple and yet genius - I was…
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Our Own Toy Story...
October 2, 2010
It was a quiet afternoon. The toys had settled in for a little art time... Things were going well until Woody got a glimpse of his portrait. "Why did you…
