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Learning Activities for Kids Who Love Cars!
November 12, 2015
With four boys in our house, we have accumulated a lot of Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars! We have found that they make great manipulatives for all kinds of learning…
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Math Facts Baseball (An Awesome Way to Practice Math!)
November 10, 2015
Math Facts Baseball - Use this simple game to review addition and subtraction facts! Okay, so baseball season just ended, so this probably should have been a football game. But…
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How to Make a Cardboard Box Race Track for Hot Wheels Cars
October 30, 2015
Convert a cardboard box (we used a Costco diaper box) into simple race lanes for Hot Wheels cars! This simple race track releases four cars at one time. The boys…
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Sorting, Counting, and Graphing for Preschoolers
October 29, 2015
Make a giant color graph, and sort, count, and graph toys or other objects! I've mentioned before that Jonathan (turning 4 in January) is always asking for more "school" to…
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Minute-to-Win It Family Game Night
October 15, 2015
Here are some fun Minute-to-Win-It style games that the whole family will enjoy! For this post, we chose games that are easy to set up with simple materials and that…
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How to Make a Cardboard Box Marble Labyrinth Game
October 14, 2015
Engineering Activity for Kids - Build a Cardboard Box Marble Labyrinth! Oh my goodness. You have to try this project! This cardboard box marble labyrinth game is simple to put…
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LEGO Activities for First Grade Math
October 12, 2015
Here are some hands on ideas for learning first grade math concepts with LEGO®! Practice addition, greater than and less than, and measuring. My first grader really enjoys kinesthetic learning.…
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Learn Your Name with Hot Wheels Cars
October 3, 2015
As I've mentioned before, Jonathan has been doing a lot of name games because he LOVES to do school, and because he has a long name to learn! Here's a…
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Preschool Shape Scavenger Hunt
October 1, 2015
This shape activity is one that preschoolers love, and it only takes a minute to put it together. Jonathan (age 3.5) has been desperate to "do school" when we are…
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Halloween Perler Bead Patterns
September 23, 2015
Here are some fun Perler bead patterns for Halloween! The boys and I have been designing ghosts, bats, and pumpkins. If you're not familiar with Perler beads, they are little…
