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Nature Cuttings – Outdoor Scissor Skills Activity

Allison McDonald — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 07:40:45 +0000

One of the great things about the summer is to take plain old activities like cutting and finding fresh ways of doing them outside. This scissor skills activity was inspired by a pin I saw from Raise A Boy and I re-worked it for our yard and my daughter’s love of picking flowers and plants […]

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Summer Activities For Kids

Allison McDonald — Fri, 21 Jun 2013 08:57:27 +0000

Happy first day of summer! I had a completely different post planned but when I went to schedule it I realized today is the first day of summer and we must celebrate. Below are my favorite active games, messy art, sensory play and other summer shenanigans for kids. I hope a few grab your attention […]

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Squirt Gun Volcanoes – Science Experiment For Kids

Allison McDonald — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 07:01:06 +0000

A science experiment for kids should be fun and I don’t think my son could have had more fun than he did with this mash up of two classic summer activities. He is all about squirt guns and backing soda volcanoes are a constant favorite here. Using your child’s interests to make learning fun is […]

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Backyard Photo Scavenger Hunt

Allison McDonald — Mon, 15 Aug 2011 07:03:45 +0000

This outside activity is perfect for children who love treasure hunts and can work with multiple ages since there are no words to read ( although you could add them). My goal with this project was to familiarize my son with his new yard and what better way to do that than make it a […]

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