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Indoor "Texas" Snowballs
December 21, 2012
Well, we've made it to the point of the Christmas season where we are so close to the big day that the boys are completely wound up, and yet we…
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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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Interesting Imprints in Playdough
September 25, 2012
Last week, we made some homemade playdough for a science project. (Our favorite recipe is here.) The science project was a total flop - we were trying to capture animal…
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Preschool Exercises for Gross Motor Coordination
September 20, 2012
After watching the Olympics this summer, my boys have been wanting to do gymnastics! Aidan (age 9) is the one who most needs a physical outlet, but when I found…
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Make a Balloon Racquet Game
September 2, 2012
We made a balloon racquet game yesterday that was a big hit for indoor active play! I saw the idea in Family Fun magazine - this month's issue had several…
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Hide and Seek Alphabet Letters
August 28, 2012
At our house, we have discovered many things to do with foam bathtub letters besides play with them in the bathtub! Obviously, they are very fun to stick to the…
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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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Preschool Art: Stamping with Paint
July 18, 2012
Yesterday morning, Owen and I did some stamping with paints while the older brothers were at VBS and the baby brother was napping. Sometimes it's nice to have a chance…
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Stamp Art with Foam Letters
March 21, 2012
Today we used our foam alphabet letters (for the bathtub) to make some fun prints with paint! I did Owen's for him - he's almost 3, and this was too…
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Ways to Occupy Preschoolers While Waiting
February 24, 2012
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…
