http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/08/fun-with-foil/ Simple ways to create, discover, and play Sun, 05 Sep 2010 20:36:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/08/fun-with-foil/comment-page-1/#comment-531 Brittany Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:03:07 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=104#comment-531 My kids love to make "trophies" out of foil--they use papercups (upside down) for the base, and sometimes add popsicle sticks, and anything else they can find. It is a fun thing for the Olympics! My kids love to make “trophies” out of foil–they use papercups (upside down) for the base, and sometimes add popsicle sticks, and anything else they can find. It is a fun thing for the Olympics!

]]> http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/08/fun-with-foil/comment-page-1/#comment-532 Brittany Mon, 11 Aug 2008 05:02:40 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=104#comment-532 My kids love to make "trophies" out of foil--they use papercups (upside down) for the base, and sometimes add popsicle sticks, and anything else they can find. It is a fun thing for the Olympics! My kids love to make “trophies” out of foil–they use papercups (upside down) for the base, and sometimes add popsicle sticks, and anything else they can find. It is a fun thing for the Olympics!

]]> http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/08/fun-with-foil/comment-page-1/#comment-533 eve Wed, 06 Aug 2008 09:41:29 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=104#comment-533 idea for the coffee filters - place 4 on top of each other then pinch from the top to the bottom and secure with a pipe cleaner (tightly). The rest of the pipe cleaner will be the stem of a flower. Tease (pull - separate) the sides of the coffee filters till you have a flower. idea for the coffee filters – place 4 on top of each other then pinch from the top to the bottom and secure with a pipe cleaner (tightly). The rest of the pipe cleaner will be the stem of a flower. Tease (pull – separate) the sides of the coffee filters till you have a flower.

]]> http://lets-explore.net/blog/2008/08/fun-with-foil/comment-page-1/#comment-534 Julie Fri, 01 Aug 2008 22:58:40 +0000 http://lets-explore.net/blog/?p=104#comment-534 We've not yet explored much with foil - but this post sure has piqued my curiosity. This summer we've found great joy with rolls of masking tape. It's 75 cents a roll and brings lots of joy and creativity: http://funmajors.blogspot.com/2008/07/tape-sticks-again.html - we even "Recycled" the used tape and made a huge ball to play wiffle ball...perfect for preschoolers to hit. We’ve not yet explored much with foil – but this post sure has piqued my curiosity. This summer we’ve found great joy with rolls of masking tape. It’s 75 cents a roll and brings lots of joy and creativity: http://funmajors.blogspot.com/2008/07/tape-sticks-again.html – we even “Recycled” the used tape and made a huge ball to play wiffle ball…perfect for preschoolers to hit.

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