While fixing up George’s new big boy room, we got new carpet for the room and ended up with this large carpet tube.
This was such a treat for the boys! And I think you could go to any carpet store and they’d 
Large Tube Gravity Experiment
September 18, 2012 by 6 Comments
A Clean Up Method: Blocks Transport
September 10, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Does this look familiar to you? A tub of blocks, dumped out all over the floor?
This constantly happens in our house. Any tub of toys gets dumped out in its entirety. Blocks are very common to be strewn about the floor.
And this
A Busy Play Activity: Styrofoam Destruction
September 6, 2012 by 5 Comments
Who knew Styrofoam packaging from a ceiling fan could provide such entertainment to two little boys?
Add some tools [real tools!] to some good old Styrofoam and let the boys have a blast destructing it.
Or is that all they’re doing?
At one point Henry
Entertained with Dominoes!
August 28, 2012 by 2 Comments
Dominoes!
I think there’s a lot of potential that could be done for activities with Dominoes, but for now, I just let the boys explore them and see what they thought of them.
Henry immediately began to make a road with them, and George
Math Activity: Counting Maze of Numbers
August 21, 2012 by 4 Comments
In an effort to brush up on Henry’s counting skills before school starts next week, I made a quick counting maze on our driveway with sidewalk chalk.
We’ve done a counting maze before with tape, indoors.
A ‘Counting Up’ Countdown to Back to School
August 20, 2012 by 7 Comments
Henry’s getting pretty excited to get back to school in a few days. We had a preschool open house the other night, so Henry got to check out his new classroom and officially meet the teacher and her aide [though he already
Sidewalk Chalk Drawing & Mark Making
August 14, 2012 by 4 Comments
Sidewalk chalk has never really been a hit here before.
We don’t have the smoothest sidewalks or a very smooth driveway. So I’ve just never pushed it. I don’t even enjoy drawing with it on it, so why should they? [I’d
Water Play Experiment: Does it Float or Sink?
August 13, 2012 by 5 Comments
Seriously, the most asked for activity from Henry is a water activity.
After doing his own water experiment, painting with water on the driveway, a
Who’s Fastest? Blowing Fabric Race Activity
August 1, 2012 by 8 Comments
Thanks to Kitchen Counter Chronicles for passing on the Olympic torch to me in the Kid Bloggers Go Olympics. I now have a chance to race to the finish line and WIN! Or not, as part of a group effort,
Drawing Activity: Chalkboard Connect the Dots
July 30, 2012 by 4 Comments
I found a simple way to have Henry work on writing [fine motor skills] as well as refreshing his counting skills.
I also wanted to give him confidence that he could create drawings with just simple lines.
Using
Learning Activity: Shape Sorting for Preschoolers
July 26, 2012 by 1 Comment
Shape sorting. A good review for Henry before school starts!
This was one of those non-planned activities though. The boys had been playing with the ABC and
Canvas Art: Oil Pastel Resist Watercolors
July 24, 2012 by 2 Comments
There’s something so prestigious about art on a piece of canvas.
I think it really makes the kids think they’re making something really special. Last year they made a piece of art on canvas with the frozen paints
Easy Activity: Pop Bottle Bowling
July 23, 2012 by 3 Comments
Bowling is fun for all ages! Even the littlest kids can get a kick out of it just by watching you knock down the pins!
Indoor bowling can be done on a whim so easily! Just take a look around your house for
Push Pin Geoboard: Made by Child!
July 15, 2012 by 5 Comments
A geoboard has been on my list of things to make for the kids for a long, long time. They’ve always seemed like such a great means to work on fine motor skills but yet letting the kids
Fly a [Homemade and Recycled] Kite!
July 9, 2012 by 6 Comments
Fly a kite today!
Run in the backyard or take it to the park. All you need it some string, a plastic grocery bag [one preferably without holes, which may or may not be hard to find], and a rubberband for extra assurance that
Make Your Own [Life-Size] American Flag
June 25, 2012 by 1 Comment
The American Flag is awesome for learning!
There’s patterning, there’s counting to be had, working on fine motor skills, and I even thought measuring could be mixed into this activity,
Starched Coffee Filter Flowers Craft
June 19, 2012 by 8 Comments
Have you used starch in your crafts with the kids?
After this flower craft, I’m so excited to find new ways to use it.
I got inspired to make these starched coffee filter flowers from Ms. Motta’s Mixed Media’s Chulily-inspired artwork.
The boys and
