Hands on Kids Activities for Hands on Moms.

Music Art : Tin Can Drums

We’ve been on a tin can binge,
so Henry and I had to make these drums from tin cans, too!

During my hunt for balloon ideas,
I found this tin can drum idea from both Quirky Momma and Mini-Eco.

Since Father’s Day

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Outdoor Music : DIY Windchimes

A DIY upcycled windchime.

Henry and I rummaged through our recycling bins to find some tin cans in various shapes and sizes, including some lids. Believe me, there’s a lot you can do with stuff from your recycling bin! Upcycle whatever

Outdoor Play : Tin Can Forest

A forest in the sandbox for the Forest Fiesta!

Henry and I made a real forest with upcycled tin cans, tree branches and a few plants.

Henry loves picking up sticks at Grandma’s house. So that’s just what he did. 
While he added the biggest

Box Flap Bridges & an Experiment

I think I can now be certified as a 
civil engineer.
What?
Experience would be needed?

Experience:
ABC Mat Road
Bubble Pop Road

and the latest : 
Box Flap Bridges

I had a ton of box flaps that I cut off from a

Bubble Pop Road & More

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I order a lot of my baby supplies (formula, baby food, diapers) online.
My latest shipment came with a ridiculous amount of packaging.

I ordered a stovetop’s worth – it came in 3 gigantic boxes (above) and had about 1

Hammering & A Spaghetti Flop

Henry worked on his hand-eye coordination 
with his love for tools. 

All you need are some golf tees (thanks Mom) and Styrofoam.
And, of course, your boy’s kid’s toy hammer(s).

The Styrofoam had slants around the edge. 
For some reason or another, 
this is where

I didn’t think we did much…

Getting ready to post this tonight, I didn’t think we had done much this week. But thankfully, since I’m doing Project 365 – I take pictures every day now, so I catch more on camera than I think.
– and we do keep