What started out as a fun project with our daughter turned into a really helpful tool when I forgot to label where all of the taps were located for sap collection! With every inch covered in soft snow, we took advantage of […]
Who knew sand art could be so tasty? I will say right up front: it takes a bit of time to sort the cereal by color. However, I did end up with enough free time to get some chores that had fallen […]
The first slide is on! Between injuries, huge snowfalls, delayed tire deliveries, and frozen sand, getting to this stage took longer than we expected. However, we got the tires stacked on top of each other and the slide attached! Part 2 is […]
I loved doing a treasure map hunt last year on Christmas morning, so have decided to re-post this from last year. It explains how I made the treasure maps to look as authentic as I could before hiding them in eggs. Last […]
While most of the rooms were a very neutral beige when we moved to our new house, some were very bright and colorful. Something about that pink scared me. I don’t know what it was, if it was the darkness of the […]
I was fortunate growing up to have some really great math teachers. They always kept the learning aspect fun. That, and I come from a math family. We have engineers, chemists, etc. So, math was one of the subjects I loved and […]
I’ve never had a lava lamp, but did think they were cool. So, when flipping through the books and looking for ideas for a family craft or science experiment, I got really excited when I found one that turned oil and water […]
I got so excited when looking through options for science experiments to do with my daughter and found this one. It was an older book without pictures (this becomes important later). Apparently, you are supposed to be able to (in layman’s terms) […]
I first heard about this from a Mark Rober / Nick DiGiovanni video As the video explains: The science behind this is that the vinegar dissolves the calcium carbonate that makes up the egg shell. He, also, says something about the vinegar […]
It may not be fancy, but it is the simplest idea that provided our daughter (and everyone) with hours of silly playtime. I present to you: THE CUSHY STAIR SLIDE The idea came after finding plastic, link together stair slides available for […]