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Science Experiment: Extract the Iron from Breakfast Cereal!
March 20, 2014
Impress young scientists with this simple experiment to extract the iron (yes, real iron filings) out of a fortified breakfast cereal such as Total! Aidan has been studying the nutrients…
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Seven Boy Approved Rainbow Loom Band Projects
March 13, 2014
This post contains affiliate links. We have been on a major Rainbow Loom kick around here, which has worked well for me since I'm 33 weeks pregnant and can help…
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How to Make Loom Band Snakes
March 10, 2014
Aidan and I have been branching out from loom band bracelets to animals and charms! These snakes have been a huge hit at our house. All of the boys love…
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Build a Marble Run with Pipe Insulation
February 24, 2014
Homemade marble runs are one of our favorite things to build! Aidan and I recently built a marble run out of foam pipe insulation, cable ties, duct tape, and a…
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Duct Tape Practice Drum
February 11, 2014
Aidan has been dying to get started on drumming, and unfortunately drums (or lessons) aren't in the budget at the moment. However, I saw this idea on Journey into Unschooling…
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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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Activities for Learning about Adjectives
January 29, 2014
We have been learning about adjectives in our homeschooling! So far this year, Gresham (2nd grade) has studied nouns, pronouns, and verbs. Adjectives proved to be a little more abstract,…
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Tic Tac Toe Rainbow Loom Bracelet Tutorial
January 22, 2014
Tic Tac Toe Rainbow Loom Bracelet Tutorial Difficulty: Medium. Definitely learn the basic chain bracelet first, but this is a good step up! This past Christmas, we joined the Rainbow…
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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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Parachute Cord (Paracord) Candy Cane Christmas Ornaments
December 12, 2013
This summer, Aidan and I got into crafting with parachute cord (paracord) and made several bracelets and keychains. We have plenty of cord left, so we experimented with a way…
