Make: kaleidoscope kit
One of the 7yo’s Christmas presents was a kaleidoscope making kit.
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Stars for Matilda Mae
Sunday marked one year since Matilda Mae, the beautiful daughter of Jennie at Edpsire, went to sleep and didn’t wake up. I can’t imagine that we were the only family thinking of Jennie on Sunday, and marking the day in
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Make: simple paper Christmas tree craft
I have been gathering together a list of Christmas crafts to do with the boys. I’ve been having fun on Pinterest and have been gaining inspiration from lots of lovely blogs. Today has been one of those days and I
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School project: volcano
A few weeks ago the 7yo came home with his latest school project… They have been studying landforms and each child was asked to make a model of a landform – from lakes to lagoons, beaches to bays, glaciers to
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Make: a colour mixing, colour battle!
The boys have become very interested in colour mixing, the 4yo recently experimented with mixing primary colours in paint. Last weekend my oldest asked if he could have a colour battle. He wanted to see which colour would win when
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How to Make a Scarecrow: A Step-by-Step Family Guide
Making a scarecrow wasn’t something I’d ever thought to do, until a neighbor invited us to a scarecrow-making party one sunny autumn morning. What followed was one of the most unexpectedly fun family activities we’ve ever tried. The kids helped
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Autumn activities: waxed leaves
Two things triggered this activity: the 4yo’s obsession with collecting things and the 7yo asking if he could make a Fall decoration for the porch!
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Autumn activities: Halloween is coming!
It’s two weeks to Halloween! Halloween is big in the US… They really know how to do it properly! We’ve been getting ready. The decorations are up. Costumes have been chosen. The kids are excited :) Last year we got
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Messy Play: glitter glue plane
The 4yo often asks if he can do an art activity when we get home from school. He loves to paint and draw and colour in. He is a big fan of glitter glue pens :) He likes that they
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Summer holidays: rainy day activities
The weather is hot and humid – the threat of a thunder storm never far away! We were trapped inside by sudden downpours a couple of times last week, so out came the art supplies. For the first time, the
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