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Creating Small World play
The other day Princess happily entertained herself creating Small world play sitting at the table. She created a bedroom, complete with bed and some cups to drink from (though I wouldn’t recommend...
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Summer Bucket List
Sigh, I’ve been meaning to get this post written FOREVER! This is the first year I had the kids help me make it, and I think all of our brains were fried, so none of us came with anything super...
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Please be careful this summer
This is rather near and dear to my heart today. There was an accident in a pool this weekend, and my friend’s nephew drowned. He was only a little guy, and full of promise. So, before I post anymore...
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Childhood to do list: play in the mud
I’m sure it doesn’t surprise any of you that we’ve had some mud recently. Not after our flooding last week. Actually my kids have managed to find mud for a while, there’s a little bit after the...
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Summer Bucket List for learning and play
We’ve been so-so at acheiving our goals for Summer Bucket lists in previous years. Partially I had big huge plans, partially I came up with too much, but what’s a bucket list like this for if not to...
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Splash War water Party
So, last year the boys’ had a splash war water party for their birthday, and it’s a great kid activity for the summer. Most of the supplies you probably already have on hand at your house, and those...
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Jousting Activity for King Arthur Unit
Last week I showed your our knight’s shields we made as part of our King Arthur study, now you get to see how we used the shields: a super fun Jousting activity for homeschool history. I’ll warn you...
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Tired of hearing about Minecraft? Try Minecraft coding camp
A few years ago I introduced my boys to Minecraft. I’d heard other moms talking about it, and how much their kids loved it, and how it’s like Legos on the computer, only better. You can’t step on...
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Spies changed the course of the American Revolution
When I think about spies, I think about James Bond and Cold War era spy vs. spy. Recently I learned George Washington had an entire spy network during the American Revolution. This inspired our...
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This is a can’t miss fairy tale birthday party
A few years ago Princess opted for a questing party. We’ve done a few of these with the kids, and they are always a big hit. This time we had a fairy tale birthday party because Princess was huge...
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