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By Kristen 5 Comments

Mentos Experiment We have a blast with you!

Are you looking for a different way to celebrate the DAD in your life?  We usually try to do an activity together for Father's Day.  We've enjoyed hikes, cook-outs, and a day at the beach. Any-old card won't do, so.... Celebrate the man in your life with a little EXPLOSION! This is the perfect gift for Father's Day, Birthday, or just to make someone's day a little happier! Nothing says I love you, like exploding soda! Coke and Mentos Experiment I love a good printable, but my … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: Birthday, Dad, Father's Day, STEM

By Kristen 5 Comments

Nerf Gun Target Practice

Welcome to NERF Gun Target Practice! Nerf Gun Target Practice is for summer days, rainy days, snowy days, or kids cooped-up-for-too-long days. Do you seem to have a bunch of Nerf Guns and not enough things to do with them..... besides shoot your sibling?  << Am I right?   Time to build Nerf Gun Targets for fun target practice... Nerf Target Supplies Needed: A Nerf gun (or something similar) Plastic disposable cups Small toys like Lego mini figures Skills … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: legos, nerf, unplugged play

By Kristen 2 Comments

Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Challenge

Finding ways to get kids engaged doesn't have to be hard!  Remember the Stacking Cup Challenge?  This is the equivalent but with Popsicle sticks.  We call it the "Popsicle Stick Bridge Building Challenge".  This is a great STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) activity for students in the classroom or kids at home. Popsicle Stick Bridge Challenge The Bridge Building Challenge: Construct a bridge from Popsicle sticks that spans at least 12 inches and holds the weight of one action figure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: legos, STEM, unplugged play

By Kristen 5 Comments

Water Drop Game Using A Printable Maze

One Water Drop and a Maze - the Water Drop Game My youngest child loves mazes!  They are the first thing he attempts in all puzzle books and we've found even more free ones for him on-line.  In an effort to find something we both would enjoy playing, we decided to try Water Drop Mazes! This is a fun and simple way to explore mazes AND water drops. We used these awesome, easy to use mazes from Krazy Dad.  They're free and you can send them directly to your printer.  Worked for me! Water … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities Tagged With: unplugged play

By Kristen 1 Comment

44 Summer Activities for Learning

Welcome to Summer!  I'm all about looking for opportunities for learning in the summer.  Here is a list of Summer Activities that encourage Learning.  It can be as easy as sorting shells at the beach to planning a meal to make for your family.  Learning can take place anywhere! If your kid is like most kids and needs some structure and routine in the summer, this list help. Reading Set a goal of 1000 pages (read to beginning readers) Read anything! (comic books, video game … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Activities, Summer Learning Tagged With: frugal fun, Summer Learning

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