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Kids Craft – Egg Carton Caterpillars

My daughter collects egg cartons. She has a huge collection stuffed away in a cabinet waiting to…

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The Mathematics of Doctor Who’s Fez

My oldest is a huge Doctor Who fan. She has seen all of the episodes from the last couple of seasons and quite a few of the previous ones. When Halloween started getting close she wanted to be Doctor Who, more specifically the 11th Doctor. We went to various thrift stores and department stores and outfitted her with his trade marked suspenders, tweed jacket and bow tie but the one additional think she insisted on was a fez, because to quote the Doctor “I wear a fez now. Fezzes are cool”

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Self Directed Math Learning with Base Ten Blocks

Can you unschool math? Sure you can, especially with base ten blocks and other manipulatives! My kids love math and…

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Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween everyone! Tonight I will be traipsing the neighborhood with Doctor Who (#11 to be precise)…

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Four Fun Halloween Crafts for Kids – Friday Finds

It’s almost Halloween but we still have the weekend to get through! If your kids are like…

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Learning on the Fly

  Sometimes life presents to you great opportunities for learning, the goal is to be open to…

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Camping for Take a Child Outside Week.

Last week was Take a Child Outside Week! Did you participate? We went camping! We already had…

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Great Wolf Lodge – Review and Discounts

Back in April we visited the Great Wolf Lodge in Williamsburg Virginia and we had an absolute…

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Wordless Wednesday

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Five Fun Fall Crafts

As the cicadas sing their songs, the weather gets cooler and the leaves start to turn I…