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Paper Plate Word Family Wheel for Beginning Readers
July 7, 2014
Here's a simple phonics idea for beginning readers - turn paper plates into a word wheel! Owen (age 5) was pretty impressed with this. I decided to do two different…
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How to Build a Wooden Rubber Band Shooter
July 6, 2014
Here's a simple toy that can be built out of scrap wood and a clothes pin! Aidan inherited this awesome pile of scrap wood a few weeks ago: So many…
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Make a Shoebox Foosball Game
June 29, 2014
Upcycle a shoebox into a homemade foosball game! It's World Cup time, so it's a great time to make this soccer craft. In the interest of keeping things simple and…
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Geometric Art Project for Kids (With Printable Coloring Pages!)
June 25, 2014
We have been having so much fun creating works of art by tracing simple geometric shapes! It's quite relaxing, actually. It all started with tracing one of our Keva plank…
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How to Build a Changeable Water Wall
June 23, 2014
This fun DIY water toy can be built and re-built again! After building a wall with tubes and funnels for playing with rice, the boys and I wanted to build…
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Simple Boredom Busters for Summer Afternoons
June 17, 2014
There's nothing like a lazy summer afternoon... Lemonade and a good book on the front porch, playing in the sprinkler, riding bikes to the ice cream shop... Okay, we don't…
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Does it React? Science Lab Play
June 15, 2014
Impress your kids with some simple science play! Does it React? We're on our summer break from homeschooling, but with four busy boys we still need some structure around here!…
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DIY Spelling Blocks Phonics Manipulatives
June 12, 2014
Make your own spelling blocks to add a hands-on element to reading and phonics! Owen is getting ready to enter kindergarten in the fall (homeschooling), and he is very eager…
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Activities for Learning Letters and Numbers with Duplo Lego
June 5, 2014
We're continuing our LEGO Week series with a few learning activities for preschoolers that you can whip together with Duplo bricks and a wipe-off marker! We used a Vis-a-Vis marker…
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Build a LEGO Race Track for Hot Wheels Cars
June 4, 2014
We are having so much fun being a part of LEGO® week hosted by Toddler Approved! LEGO® Race lanes for cars - Release all the cars at once! The boys…
