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Building Forts

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Emily
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My boys have a wonderful aunt and uncle, Nathan and Bethany, who gave them an awesome gift for Christmas one year – a fort building kit. This kit included: sheets with ties (scraps of fabric) sewn on rope colorful clothespins … Continue reading →

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Tips for Preschool Shaving Cream Play

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Melanie
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Letting your child play with shaving cream is a great sensory activity for your preschooler. It requires little set up and can keep him busy for quite awhile. After doing this several times with my son I’ve come up with … Continue reading →

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A Shopping Cart Fort: Game to Make Shopping with Boys Fun

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Melanie
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Do your boys like shopping? My 2 year old certainly doesn’t. That is he didn’t. Until last week. I happened to have his baby brother’s blanket with us and we decided to make a fort. He sat in that cart … Continue reading →

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Nature Made Snow Cones with Real Snow!

Posted on February 8, 2013 by Emily
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We had a great snow storm this last week and I thought it would be fun to make our own snow cones.  First we set out cups and waited for them to fill up with snow.  This really didn’t take … Continue reading →

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Clothes Line Sock Matching Game

Posted on January 17, 2013 by Melanie
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We thought this activity would be both fun and educational for the boys. We tied a clothesline across the kitchen and hung one sock from several pairs along the line. Then, we had the boys try to find the matches … Continue reading →

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