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Giant Harry Potter Book Cover 

Cabot is working on a gigantic Harry Potter book cover for part of his Lego League Program presentation (nothing to do with the Robot Competition part of the competition, there’s lots involved in FIRST Lego League…) and I think he’s doing an amazing job!!! (=
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A Tale of Two Mice…

The other day Cabot(9) drew this cute cartoon of two mice who are heartbroken because they can’t be together. I LOVE it! (=
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A Shrinky Dink Tip...

A Shrinky Dink Tip… (=

When doing Shrinky Dinks, it’s very important to have ALL of your coloring on only one side — and that side should be facing UP when you bake your Shrinky Dink. If you color on both sides your Shrinky Dink won’t turn out very nicely — but, you will gain a
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Dry Ice Photo Shoot Fun -- with a

Mad Scientist Pics – Dry Ice Photo Shoot Fun

A few years ago we had some dry ice left over after one of the kid’s classroom Halloween parties. (Click here to see the Fun & Safe Witch’s Brew post)  It just so happened that my oldest son was going as a Mad Scientist for Halloween that year too. So, I
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Mad Scientist Lab Classroom Party

Take a sneak peek at the Mad Scientist Lab Classroom party preparations. My sample Love Potion is “only for those old enough to date.”  (=
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Family Game Night - Games the Whole Family will like to play! (=

Our Favorite Games for Family Game Nights

We LOVE Family Game Nights at our house.  In fact, we enjoy them so much that the boys decided to share their favorite games so others can try them too. (= Here is their/my list of favorites (in no particular order):   Four Way Chess (All ages, for anyone who can play
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Adorable monogram art by my kinder. It was a present for his teacher. (=

Cabot’s Awesome Monograms — Brought to you by the letter W (=

I love, love, LOVE the Monogram Art that my little guy does. I came across some pics of old ones he did as gifts, so I thought I’d post them for you all to enjoy. (= Today’s post is brought to you by the letter W. Cabot did this monogram a couple of years ago as a
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Party Favor Idea: Teeny Tiny Animal Adoption Agency with little stuffed animals and adoption certificates for kids to bring home. (=

Party Favors: Cabot’s Teeny Tiny Animal Adoption Agency

Cabot has always been a HUGE stuffed animal fan. So for his 7th Birthday Party Favors we did a Teeny Tiny Animal Adoption Agency. After the party each kid got to pick a Teeny Tiny Animal to bring home with them. The little kids (all aged 6 and 7) LOVED it! Kudos to Cabot for the
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Mad Scientist Sketches

I’m working on a Mad Scientist Lab for Cabot’s classroom party. Here’s a sketch of the girl and boy Mad Scientists so far. (=
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Storytime Drawing

Storytime Drawing (=

Cabot sometimes enjoys drawing pictures of what’s going on in the book I am reading to him at bedtime. It’s quite a relaxing way to end the day, and I like the pics he comes up with. (=  Give it a try with your kiddo sometime — and you can take turns with who
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