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Ice Treasures

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The weather is already heating up and I’ve started dipping into my summer bag of tricks. This last weekend, we hunted for treasures frozen in ice. Natalie had specifically requested diamonds and shells. We ended up using some glass marbles from the craft store, including some clear “diamonds” and a variety of shells too. I [...]

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We’re Hooked on Shrinky Dinks!

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Oh, we have been having so much fun with Shrinky Dinks! I remember doing these when I was a kid, and they turned out to be quite fun, and even a bit magical, for my girls. I found my pack in the scrapbooking section of Michael’s. We started with some simple shapes drawn with a [...]

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Mystery Food Taste Test

It’s another Monday, which means another fun Unplugged Project over at the Unplug Your Kids blog. This time, the theme was food. The girls have been doing some 5 Senses projects at preschool, so I thought it would be fun to do a taste test. Once I promised not to use any foods they would [...]

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Easy Texture Rubbings

paper + chubby crayons (with paper peeled off) = exploring texture with rubbings some textures we found: tree bark, window screen, bricks, cement sidewalk, house siding photos by Daddy

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