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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. Â 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. Â I've seen several…
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Lego Mazes
March 27, 2012
Last week, I found this idea for LEGO® mazes on the block activity round up at hands on: as we grow. I knew that the boys would love this! We…
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More Favorite Chapter Books for Boys
March 11, 2012
A year ago, I posted about our favorite chapter books for boys in two parts. (You can find those posts here and here.) Now that Aidan is a year older…
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Fall Tree Art Project
November 4, 2011
I was inspired by Red Ted Art's Blog to make fall tree paintings with the boys, and they turned out great! We did this project over two days. On the…
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Tinker Toy Star Wars Battle Droid
October 5, 2011
This morning, Aidan and Gresham decided to build Star Wars droids during a break from school. We got a Star Wars book at the library yesterday, and I could hear…
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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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Fun Activity: Take Photos of Your Legos
April 30, 2011
Aidan and I have been enjoying the awesome LEGO® photos on A Lego a Day (This one is one of our favorites and also this one). We decided we'd try…
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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…
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Dried Bean Mosaic Art Project
January 12, 2011
Aidan has been studying the Roman Empire in history, and we read that they created a lot of mosaics to decorate their buildings. We bought a bag of 15 bean…
