Elementary School Age (6-9 years old)

The Most Adorable First Date Ever

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With Father's Day approaching, it seemed appropriate to show this video that honors what being a father really means. This video called 'Best First Date' has gone viral for good reason. The opening shows a man dressing up and preparing for a first date. He tells his friend how he's planned everything and 'she won't expect […]

Creative Uses For Sidewalk Chalk

With the weather outside getting warmer, I've been more inspired to find fun ways for kids to stay outside. Sidewalk chalk is a go-to for summer fun. All you need is some blacktop and color for your kids to create a masterpiece. And when it rains you have a fresh canvas to start over.  I […]

The Sweetest Goodnight Song

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When this four year old girl had trouble sleeping, thinking she was hearing fireworks outside, her father came to the rescue with this sweet duet. At the beginning, the little girl still seems concerned over the noises outside and pauses a few times throughout, but by the end of the song she forgets her worries […]

Growing Six Inches In Five Minutes

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I remember reading in a book when I was little about a girl who made herself stilts out of tin cans and string. I thought that was so cool but for whatever reason, never did it for myself. But that image has always stuck with me. Now as a mother, I’m again looking for fun […]

Chicken In A Cup

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Today we found a funny experiment to try with your kids that will have your house sounding like a barn yard. Take a plastic cup and poke a hole in the top with something sharp. A sturdy plastic cup  will give you a better grip later. Tie a piece of yarn to a paper clip […]

Lovely Tulip for Mother’s Day

There are tons of cute cards for Mother's Day, but there is another option to show your love. Say it with flowers. Here is a fun and quick Mother's Day craft that every Daddy can help his kids with. All you need is colorful paper a green straw sticky tape glue a brass fastener a […]

17 Ways To Tell Mom How You Really Feel This Mother’s Day

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1. When kids are little it's expected that they make a sweet sentimental card like this for Mother's Day. And then they get older and can tell you how they really feel. 2. Honesty is key in any relationship.   3.Sometimes it's hard to keep track of what day it is when you can really […]

Learning Shapes with Rubber Bands

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Today we made our own geo board to encourage young kids with their fine motor skills as well as to teach them about shapes. This was a pretty easy project but also a figure-it-out-as-you-go one. First we hot glued a few squares of cardboard together. Originally, I thought two would be enough but in the […]

Duct Tape Mini Golf

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Growing up, my family played mini golf quite often. It’s one of my sister’s favorite things to do so every summer she’d find any excuse and opportunity to have us all play a round. Some times though, there just aren’t enough moments together in the day to make a whole family outing to play an […]

Dogs Can Teach Your Kids Responsibility

Dogs not only keep us fit and offer unconditional love and companionship, they can also teach kids how to be responsible. Caring for a living thing gives them a real task that they can benefit from. They will learn what it feels like to have a living creature rely on them, and that teaches responsibility […]

Sail away with your own cork boat

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Ahoy, matey! All hands on deck! Jump aboard this simple adventure that will leave your kids with their own floating boat. For this easy project we just used a few items from the junk drawer. Three corks String Two rubber bands Construction paper A twist tie Rubber band the three corks together. Tie a string at the […]

Cool Kids Craft: Busy Bee Egg Cup

Today's busy bees aren't just carriers of honey, the can carry whole Easter eggs! Here is a fun Easter craft if you are a little tired of bunnies... All you need is glue, yellow, black and blue paper, sticky tape, pipe cleaner, pens and a toilet paper roll.  We cut out black and yellow stripes for […]

The Perfect Paper Airplane

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Most kids learn how to make some form of flying paper plane at one point or another. But why not take it a step further? Take tape and make your living room a landing zone. Have your kids practice their aim and throwing skills and keep score. It's not always about distance but also accuracy. […]