1. Five Number Activities for Preschoolers (Using materials you have on hand!)

    If you've been following Frugal Fun for Boys, you know that I am homeschooling a 4th grader and a 1st grader while also caring for their 3 year old and…

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  2. Pipe Cleaner Ninjas

    The boys and I had SO MUCH FUN making ninjas out of pipe cleaners and beads this weekend!  (Yes, it was Easter, but they didn't want to decorate eggs!) I…

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  3. Plant a Garden for Imaginative Play

    A garden in a tub with plants and dirt makes a great place to play pretend! Gresham (6 years old) loves to play with realistic toy animals.  We have a…

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  4. 10 Ways for Kids to Burn off Energy (Without Tearing Down the House!)

    With four boys, our house has a lot of noise and a lot of energy!  (If you want a demonstration, just check out the video in this post!)  I would…

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  5. Construction Truck Counting

    Last week I tried an experiment.  I made Owen his own checklist of school activities on Friday.  He LOVED it, which was good because it kept him busy, but bad…

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  6. Exploring Volume in First Grade Math

    This year, Gresham is doing first grade math with Making Math Meaningful.  We have finally landed on MMM after sampling several math programs.  (If you're interested, I wrote a comparison…

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  7. Build a Moving Target for Nerf Guns

    Over the weekend, my husband had the idea that it would be fun to build a moving target for the boys to use with their Nerf guns.  He was envisioning…

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. The ABC's of Parenting Babies

    This week, 60+ bloggers from the Kid Blogger Network are blogging about the ABC's of all sorts of topics relating to kids such as the ABC's of Toddler Activities and…

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