1. DIY Marble Bowling Game

    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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  2. An Alphabet Lift-the-Flap Craft for Preschoolers

    Preschoolers love to keep their hands busy!  It's a constant task around here to find enough things to keep Owen's hands busy while Aidan and Gresham are doing their school…

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  3. Exploring Nature with Kids by Observing and Sketching

    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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  4. Bean Bag Knock Down Game

    Here's an idea for active indoor play - a bean bag knock down game!  What boy doesn't like to knock things down? Last weekend, the boys were all sick, and…

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  5. My Father's Dragon - A Literature Unit for Ages 3-6 (Part 2)

    This is the second part of the unit I did with my first grader and 3.5 year old on My Father's Dragon.  In Part 1, I shared about how we…

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  6. My Father's Dragon - A Literature Unit for Ages 3-6 (Part 1)

    When I was in college, my elementary reading professor gave each of us a copy of My Father's Dragon by Ruth Stiles Gannett (Amazon Affiliate link).  I can't remember if I…

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  7. Cereal Box Name Project for Preschoolers

    This name project was so simple, but it was Owen's favorite out of everything we've done recently!  He has been becoming increasingly aware of letters that he knows on books…

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  8. Engineering for Kids: Build a Bridge with Straws and Straight Pins

    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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  9. Make a Felt Play Scene for Toy Animals

    My boys love to play with toy animals, especially Gresham who is our biggest animal fan.  We've built up a pretty good collection of Schleich animals over the years, and…

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  10. Indoor "Texas" Snowballs

    Well, we've made it to the point of the Christmas season where we are so close to the big day that the boys are completely wound up, and yet we…

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