Super Easy Q-tip Snowflakes
December 14, 2011
We found this idea for making Q-tip snowflakes in this month's Family Fun magazine. All you need for this project is Q-tips, Tacky Glue (my personal favorite for any craft!),…
DIY Gift Idea: Magnets Made from Glass Vase Filler Marbles
November 26, 2011
We are back after taking a Thanksgiving break from blogging! I hope that all of you had a great holiday! Aidan and I made these magnets as a gift for…
Make Your Own Cardboard Tube Marble Run
November 15, 2011
We have been saving paper towel rolls and other items for quite a while now so that we could make our own marble run! My husband constructed a neat little…
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…
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…
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…
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…
New Stages of Boy-ness
April 18, 2011
Aidan is turning 8 this summer. Eight. This makes me officially old, I think. Okay, maybe not that old, but it definitely feels like a new stage for him and…
Plastic Fork Catapults
February 24, 2011
This activity is definitely filed under "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em!" My boys love turning their silverware into catapults to fling food (grapes work really well for this…
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…