1. Pattern Block Art

    The boys and I made art with construction paper pattern blocks and had so much fun! To make them, I traced our pattern block shapes onto construction paper and cut…

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  2. Angry Birds Beanbags and Activities

    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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  3. Paper Plate Marble Track

    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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  4. Musical Shakers - Three Ways!

    We've been making musical shakers today!  And we ended up attempting three different types of shakers... #1:  Cardboard Tube Shakers First, we made cardboard tube shakers.  We made four and…

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  5. Make Your Own PVC Pipe Sling Shot

    Aidan and I designed and built a PVC pipe sling shot yesterday!  We had a lot of fun building a PVC pipe sprinkler last summer (the cool part is that…

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  6. Make Your Own I Spy Book

    Owen turned 3 on Friday!  I can't believe how big he's getting!  For his birthday, Aidan and I worked together to make Owen an "I Spy" book.  We had a…

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  7. Make a Plastic Cup Rocket Launcher

    When the most recent of issue of Family Fun magazine arrived last week, we did one of the activities right away!  These rocket launchers made out of plastic cups were…

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  8. Make a Felt Superhero Cape for a Toy

    This is our fourth day in a row to be stuck at home with a sick boy, and we're starting to get a little restless!  Gresham has been wearing Aidan's…

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  9. Cardboard Dinosaur Costume Feet to Make

    My little dinosaur fan and I made these great cardboard "feet" today!  We got the idea from Family Fun magazine.  To make them, you need two empty tissue boxes, duct…

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  10. Make Your Own Sprinkler with PVC Pipes

    This month's issue of Family Fun magazine had a build-your-own sprinkler toy out of PVC pipes, and we decided to make our own.  We didn't follow the Family Fun directions…

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