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Well, Chocolate Tic-Tac-Toe was such a hit that older brother wanted me to find something chocolate for him to eat play. And Chocolate Checkers was born! Supplies Needed 1 bag Reese’s Cup White Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures (you need 12 per game) 1 bag Reese’s Cup Dark Peanut Butter Cups Miniatures (you need 12 per game) […]
Supplies Needed 12 Pieces of Chocolate Candy (2 different colors/kinds; 5 of each color); extra candy for winners! *You could use Hershey Kisses hugs AND kisses to make it extra Valentine-y. Tic-Tac-Toe Board (dry erase board, paper, chalk board, the possibilities are endless!) Play the game. Three in a row wins. Most importantly, have fun! When the game […]
Do your kids enjoy science experiments? Mine do. And we've done our fair share over the years. But I'm going to be honest and admit—I always dreaded explaining the behind-the-scenes science of the experiment. I would stumble, fumble, and bumble things up, and wonder if my children were really understanding the hows and whys. That […]
Last week's Fun School Friday was simple. Elijah took on an old LEGO Quest: the micro-scale challenge. The boys also played some games together (Guess Who? and LEGO Minotaurus) But, as you can see, the main attraction was Bouncing Bubbles. To make this a tad more educational, the boys watched a few of Steve Spangler's […]
I'm excited about these Friday Fun School posts. It forces me to be intentional. I don't love being forced to be intentional, but I love being intentional–especially once I'm on the other end of intentional. We don't ditch all of our regular school stuff on a fun day. Instead, we subtract some of the daily […]
Maple Syrup Festival? Yes, please! We visited LM Sugarbush, and we loved it! Maple Syrup . . . the old-fashioned way. Making maple sugar the old-old-fashioned way (putting hot rocks into a hollowed log with sap)! Lots of stringed instruments making fun music together! Sawing a log together. We had a great sun-shiny day at […]