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Our Visit to Horn Creek Family Camp
August 3, 2013
This summer, we took our first ever family vacation and spent a week at Horn Creek family camp. Horn Creek is a Christian retreat and conference center near Westcliffe, Colorado.…
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How to Make Parachute Cord (Paracord) Bracelets
July 28, 2013
In May, Aidan went on a trip with my parents, and came home with a bracelet made out of parachute cord (also called paracord). He happily announced to us that…
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Group Play Activities for Toddlers
July 20, 2013
This past week, I worked in the one year old class at my church's Vacation Bible School. Well, at least I did for three days until my youngest two sons…
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Lego Fun Friday: Build a Landmark Building Challenge
July 11, 2013
It's time for LEGO® Fun Friday! The building challenge for this week was to build a landmark from your neighborhood or city. It could be a man-made landmark or building,…
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DIY Cardboard Box Skee Ball Game
July 8, 2013
After we built our jump for hot wheels cars out of a diaper box, my husband had the idea to use the same basic design to make a homemade skee…
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Make a Zip Line for Lego Minifigures (And a new Lego Fun Friday building challenge!)
June 23, 2013
Two weeks ago, the boys all went to the dentist and came home with their own pack of dental floss each. I would love to say that this has resulted…
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Game for Kids: Racing Pom Pom Balls
June 19, 2013
Racing pom pom balls is a great activity for a bad weather day, or a day that's just too hot to play outside! Today, I made two race tracks out…
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Make a Nerf Shooting Range
May 30, 2013
Back in November, I used file folders to make some Nerf turkey targets for a fun activity for Thanksgiving week. This week I decided to revisit that idea with another…
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Ninja Bubbles
April 26, 2013
Ninja Bubbles: Blow bubbles for your kids to hit with foam swords. They burn off energy, and you can sit in a patio chair while you blow the bubbles. It's…
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Recipe for Giant Bubble Solution
April 17, 2013
Many years ago, I mixed up a recipe for giant bubble solution that I saw on the PBS Zoom TV show. I was teaching science to homeschoolers at the time,…
