AZ – Fun at Home

Spring has sprung here in Arizona. In fact, the time is short between the official start of spring and temperatures soaring to triple digits. Before the heat hits in full force, here are some fun ways to spring into action with your Cub Scout – or really any child.   Plant something Nothing s... Read More

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My son absolutely loves doing crafts with me.  I think part of him loves the tactile part of it and then creating something really neat to show everyone.  This craft for Mother's Day requires a little deconstruction and prep on your part.  I found all of the materials at Michael's for under $5 (... Read More

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Airman by Eoin Colfer made a high flying family book club! It is set in the era of the first aeronautical innovations on a small sovereign island country supported by diamond mining. The brilliantly clever Connor Broekhart faces down the evil conspirator who took the lives of his king and his mentor... Read More

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Spring has sprung, so it’s time to head outside while you can. There is no better time or place to let our imaginations take flight while enjoying a high flying activity with our kiddos by building paper bag kites! This project is more challenging than the flight activities I shared last fall. ... Read More

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This year I decided to do something fun and somewhat easy for St. Patrick's Day.  Being Irish I felt the need to participate somehow with a craft.  My son loves doing crafts with me and this was a perfect way to explain to him a little about the holiday. This craft can be duplicated exactly or twe... Read More

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Life is sweet and so was this family book club! How could it not be sweet when our book was The Candymakers by Wendy Mass? This entertaining middle grade book is full of imagination and intrigue. In the town of Spring Haven, four children have been selected to compete in the national candymaking co... Read More

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I have a little crafter living under my roof. This same child inspired our fall paper plate crafts, a disco party and took us to a local pottery studio.  She enjoys creating scratch art, but after seeing the prices of the paper, she wanted to try her hand at making her own scratch art paper. ... Read More

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January started with a bang! Before it gets away from me, here’s a fun run down of my top 10 posts from 2012. 10. Spring Cleaning. I don’t know about you, but I’m still recovering from cleaning up the Christmas mess. Maybe next month I’ll be ready to think about spring cleaning (or the mo... Read More

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We loved reading Christmas Jars by Jason F. Wright so much; we were excited to read the sequel, Christmas Jars Reunion for our family book club.  Overall the story was good, not quite as strong as the original, but it still made me cry.  Regardless, we enjoyed the excuse to discuss the book, eat f... Read More

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I have always wanted to do a gratitude tree.  I even had grand visions of an elaborate tree with branches that we would all attach leaves to with items for which  we are grateful or thankful. But then life, kidney stones, and being exhausted from holiday meal prep had to be factored into what I ... Read More

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