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How to Make a Peace-Themed I-Spy Discovery Bottle

November 9, 2019 by Sue Lively

Do your kids know what the poppy is – or what it represents? How about the peace sign? Or even Remembrance Day or Veteran’s Day? When I recently realized that Onetime was finally old enough to start to understand some of these things, I decided to come up with a fun way to introduce some…

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Filed Under: DIY Toys, Holidays, Language, Letters, Play

Make a Baby New Year Search and Find Bottle

December 29, 2018 by Sue Lively

I love making search and find bottles together with my son. They’re fun to play and even more fun to make. Today I’m sharing an idea for a New Year’s theme bottle that we made a couple of years ago. 

Filed Under: DIY Toys, Holidays, Sensory Play Tagged With: New Years

How to Make a Super Fun Box Lid Space Maze

February 17, 2018 by Sue Lively

Do your kids like to do mazes? Do they enjoy designing, building and creating? If your answer is yes – they will love this box lid space maze creative design project that incorporates art, engineering and critical thinking! Bonus for parents? It’s dirt cheap and you probably have all the materials at home already! This…

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Filed Under: Crafts, DIY Toys, Play, Science, Space Tagged With: design, engineering, maze

How to Make a Light-Up Paper Circuit Thaumatrope

February 10, 2018 by Sue Lively

Learn how to make a light-up paper circuit thaumatrope project. It’s a simple STEAM project with big bang value! It also incorporates science, technology and creative design and is tons of fun to play with!

Filed Under: Crafts, DIY Toys, Science, Space, Technology Tagged With: circuits

All Aboard! How to Make an Awesome Cardboard Train

July 14, 2017 by Sue Lively

What is it with boys and trains? When Onetime was 2 – he was obsessed with trains for close to half a year. And when it came time to plan a birthday party, the theme was a no brainer! Today you’ll find instructions to make the awesome cardboard train that I made for his train birthday…

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Filed Under: Crafts, DIY Toys, Make-Believe, Parties, Play Tagged With: birthday parties

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