1. Black Friday Toy Deals on Amazon - Melissa and Doug

    It's Black Friday, and there are some awesome toy deals on Amazon!  Why fight the crowds when you can shop from the comfort of your own home? Ha!   We…

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  2. Amazon Prime Day Deals in Toys 2017

    It's Prime Day!  Today only, there are a ton of deals on all kinds of products on Amazon for Prime members.  Here are some of the best deals I found…

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  3. Knock the Balls Down Nerf Target Game

    Here's a simple Nerf game that you can put together in 5 minutes from stuff in the recycling bin! I recycled the cardboard box from our Pumpkin Patch Counting game…

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  4. Make a Balloon Pinwheel Science Demonstration

    Here's a fun science activity that demonstrate's Newton's 3rd Law of Motion, and it's also a lot of fun!  Use a straw and a balloon to make a spinning pinwheel.…

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  5. Learning with LEGO: Letter Puzzles

    Learn your letters with LEGO®!  This idea is seriously so simple, and Jonathan thinks it's the greatest thing ever! A few months ago, it dawned on me that Jonathan is…

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  6. The Traffic Light Challenge: Keeping it positive when running errands with kids!

    The traffic light challenge is a game that I invented to help keep things positive when we have several errands to run.  And it has worked! A couple months ago,…

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  7. The Privilege of Being Tired

    I'm tired. I love being a mom, but there are some days in which the needs feel constant.  Diapers to change, groceries to buy (if we could ever find everyone's…

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  8. A Note to E-mail Subscribers

    New from Frugal Fun for Boys - Frugal Fun Fridays (Weekly Newsletter) Hello E-mail Subscribers! This week, I will be switching over to a new e-mail delivery service.  I have…

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  9. Make a Launcher for Hot Wheels Cars

    We have been using plastic rain gutters as ramps for Hot Wheels cars for a while, and Aidan decided that he really wanted to build some type of launcher that…

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  10. Stamp Art with Foam Letters

    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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