Family Activities

  • Busy Kids in Action

    Kayla – age 10 and Jordan – age 8 with their awesome paintings!  I love how little Ty wanted to get in the photo too! —- Awesome Job Girls!  Kayla and Jordan were inspired by Lauren’s tutorial on the owl painting.  Thanks so much for sharing Bernadette! — Want to make my day?  Send me a […]

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  • LEGO Beanbag Tutorial (10 year old friendly)

    My almost 10 year old designed this great LEGO head tutorial today.  Enjoy!Supplies needed:  1 sheet of craft felt, permanent marker, stuffing, rice, and hot glue (parent job) His handwritten pattern Cut 3 rectangles2 circles2 cardboard circles Glue it in a circle (back flaps) Glue the flaps to the cardboard scrap. Glue the felt circle […]

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  • The Teen Brain: Is My Teenager Normal?

    Trust me, I’ve started to ask myself this question, “Is my Teen normal?”  or “Why is talking to my teen like talking to a toddler?”  They remember the first part I say, but not the last.  They’re growing like weeds and we’re buying shoes all the time.  What in the world is going on?! I […]

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  • Science Fair 101 (it’s a joke)

    We had a few “problems” with our son’s science fair project today.  His topic is “How Satellites Get into Space”….. watch and learn! 😉 We couldn’t stop there!  It’s an app on my iphone –  Action Movie FX from the iTunes Store. We just have the free download – lots of fun for a 5 […]

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  • Sight Word Chart for Home

    Sight Words are the most common words your child will read.  Incorporating sight words into your home will help your new reader. Sight Words are usually short little words like:  at, it, the, of, and, is, saw, when.  Many of them can’t be sounded out, that’s why they’re called  Sight words. (get it?  sight?  I didn’t at […]

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  • Fingerprint Dove Tutorial

    Fingerprint Dove Tutorial – This craft continues to be a huge hit in classrooms, homes, and communities.  It symbolizes peace and many associate it with Martin Luther King, Jr. {If you are checking us out for the first time and like what you see you can subscribe here and get new ideas to use with your kids […]

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