1. Musical Shakers - Three Ways!

    We've been making musical shakers today!  And we ended up attempting three different types of shakers... #1:  Cardboard Tube Shakers First, we made cardboard tube shakers.  We made four and…

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  2. Make Your Own PVC Pipe Sling Shot

    Aidan and I designed and built a PVC pipe sling shot yesterday!  We had a lot of fun building a PVC pipe sprinkler last summer (the cool part is that…

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  3. Make Your Own I Spy Book

    Owen turned 3 on Friday!  I can't believe how big he's getting!  For his birthday, Aidan and I worked together to make Owen an "I Spy" book.  We had a…

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  4. Lego Mazes

    Last week, I found this idea for LEGO® mazes on the block activity round up at hands on: as we grow. I knew that the boys would love this! We…

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  5. Electricity Experiments for Kids

    Spring fever, anyone?  The end of the school year definitely calls for some high-interest activities to keep kids (and mom!) on board with the whole homeschooling thing! I announced to…

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  6. More Favorite Chapter Books for Boys

    A year ago, I posted about our favorite chapter books for boys in two parts.  (You can find those posts here and here.) Now that Aidan is a year older…

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  7. Ways to Occupy Preschoolers While Waiting

    Jonathan is 7 weeks old now! He's an adorable baby, but boy does a newborn change up the routines around the house! This morning, I was about to stop and…

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  8. Easy Ways to Keep Preschoolers Busy

    One of the most challenging parts of homeschooling (for us, anyway) is keeping 2 year old Owen busy while the other boys are doing their work!  Now that a new…

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  9. Easy-to-Make Felt Snowman Toddler Activity

    Keeping Owen (age 2) busy while we do our home school work is a perpetual challenge... I am always on the lookout for things that keep him busy at the…

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  10. Blow up a Balloon with Baking Soda and Vinegar

    We seem to be on a science kick this week!  The reason is that Gresham's science has corresponded with several activities that I did when I taught science (before my…

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