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Build a Tinker Toy Catapult
July 27, 2011
My boys LOVE a good catapult. Last year, we made this marshmallow catapult out of a tissue box, and it was a lot of fun! So when I saw this…
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Make a Felt Superhero Cape for a Toy
July 15, 2011
This is our fourth day in a row to be stuck at home with a sick boy, and we're starting to get a little restless! Gresham has been wearing Aidan's…
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Make a Super Long Picture
July 6, 2011
Here's a simple indoor idea for the hot days of summer! Make a super long picture! We happen to own a big roll of paper (I don't know where it…
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Cardboard Dinosaur Costume Feet to Make
June 27, 2011
My little dinosaur fan and I made these great cardboard "feet" today! We got the idea from Family Fun magazine. To make them, you need two empty tissue boxes, duct…
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Make Your Own Sprinkler with PVC Pipes
June 9, 2011
This month's issue of Family Fun magazine had a build-your-own sprinkler toy out of PVC pipes, and we decided to make our own. We didn't follow the Family Fun directions…
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Roly Poly (Pill Bug) Races
June 1, 2011
When I saw this idea for roly poly races on Shared From Way Over Here, I knew it would be right up my boys' alley! All three of them love…
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Make a Changing Faces Man
May 12, 2011
Gresham and I made this "changing faces" man yesterday! We got the idea from this post at A Little Learning for Two. Check out her post - her dolls are…
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Make Your Own Wooden Blocks
May 8, 2011
Owen's birthday is coming up next week (He'll be 2!), and Aidan worked with us to make him a set of wooden blocks! Aidan has been learning some beginning woodworking…
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Sorting and Classifying
April 6, 2011
Here's an easy game for preschoolers through elementary age, and you can use it to cover multiple learning objectives at one time! For a busy homeschooling mom, that's an important…
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Favorite Chapter Books for Boys, Part 2
February 22, 2011
We have so many favorite books that it was impossible to fit them all in one post! Here are some more of our favorite chapter books for boys, and here…
