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Make Your Own PVC Pipe Swords
March 12, 2013
Two summers ago, we got some PVC pipe and various connectors and let the boys build their own PVC sprinklers in the back yard. Gresham (age 4 at the time)…
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Easter Cards with Marbled Coffee Filter Eggs
March 11, 2013
These homemade Easter cards were easy to make, and I'm so happy with the way they turned out! We made the eggs by dyeing coffee filters with markers. To make…
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Fun Science: What makes disposable diapers absorb water?
March 6, 2013
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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DIY Scratch Art with Crayon and Tempera Paint
March 4, 2013
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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Build a Moving Target for Nerf Guns
February 18, 2013
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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Lego Fun Friday: Bridge Building Challenge
February 14, 2013
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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DIY Marble Bowling Game
January 27, 2013
DIY Marble Bowling with Pencil Eraser Pins Last spring, we sold our home and moved into a larger home, which we actually purchased from friends. Their kids are older than…
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Exploring Nature with Kids by Observing and Sketching
January 22, 2013
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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Engineering for Kids: Build a Bridge with Straws and Straight Pins
January 7, 2013
Last week, one of Aidan's history lessons was about advancements in bridge building during the 1800's. We are reading Landmark History of the American People as part of Sonlight Core…
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Easy Science Experiments with Momentum
December 6, 2012
Lately, I've been doing a unit on physics with my boys that I prepared years ago when I taught science classes for homeschoolers. Of all the physics experiments we did,…
