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Lego Challenge: Build Some Bugs!
October 18, 2012
Next Friday (October 26th) is our LEGO® Fun Friday blog hop, and the challenge will be... Build Some Bugs! Gresham (just turned 6) came up with this idea himself, and…
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Baby Play: Ping Pong Balls in a Container
October 16, 2012
Wow, I had forgotten what a busy age 9 months is! Jonathan is now crawling, pulling himself up to standing, and CLIMBING THE STAIRS! EEK! I've been busy looking for…
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Lego Fun Friday: Tallest Structure Challenge
October 11, 2012
Did your kids have fun building tall LEGO® structures this week? We had a great time at our house. We ended up using Duplos exclusively because they offer the potential…
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Baby Play: Pretend Fabric Wipes
October 8, 2012
It's amazing what fun you can have with scraps of fabric! When Jonathan was a tiny baby, I saw this idea on Counting Coconuts to make a fabric "baby wipes"…
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Angry Birds Beanbags and Activities
September 6, 2012
Much to my children's chagrin, we don't spend very much time on video games at our house. This spring, however, I got my first smart phone and we downloaded Angry…
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Paper Plate Marble Track
September 5, 2012
We just can't get enough of marble tracks at our house! I almost bought the boys a nice wooden set last Christmas, but I'm so glad I didn't! Making our…
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Inexpensive Backyard Play with Rain Gutters and Drain Pipe
August 13, 2012
This weekend, we had some fun with a trip to Home Depot and some back yard projects! We bought a 10 ft. length of black plastic drain pipe for $5.95…
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Lego Activity: Earthquake Towers
July 30, 2012
In February, we were able to visit the Legoland Discovery Center that is new to our area. One of the activities there was a table of Duplo base plates that…
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Pool Noodle Marble Run
July 13, 2012
We had extra pool noodle ends left over from our pool noodle light sabers, so I thought the boys would have fun making marble runs with them. I've seen several…
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Paper Airplane Test Lab
July 5, 2012
Screen-Free Summer Idea #17: Set up a paper airplane test lab! We have reached the point here in north Texas where it is just too hot to be outside very…
