Short on space but still want a garden? Try planting a Three Sisters Garden with your kids this year! With a few modifications this Native American technique can even be adapted to grow in a pot and you can enjoy all the benefits of these plants that help each other grow in even the smallest […]
5 Simple Experiments with Water
April 11, 2013 by
April is known for it’s rain showers. What better time to try some simple science experiments with water! Today, I’m sharing with you 5 simple experiments that need only a few items and take just a few seconds to set up, yet are fun and explore different properties of water. 1. Bending pencil experiment Materials […]
Invitation to Explore: Pointillism
March 26, 2013 by
Simple Art Exploration Activity for Kids Need a quick activity for the kids to do? Here’s a project that’s easy to set up for the kids and encourages them to explore the art technique of pointillism! Pointillism is the use of small dots to form an image when seen from a distance. You may want to sit […]
Around the Web: Colors
February 24, 2013 by
There are so many fantastic color activities around the web, and finding them this week has made me happy! It’s hard not to smile (and look forward to spring) when you are checking out so many bright and colorful ideas. Enjoy! 1. Purple Crayon Mural via Inner Child Fun- This is a fun activity to go […]
Learning Color Words with CandyLand
February 20, 2013 by
Ever wish you could get more educational value from board games you already have on-hand? Here’s a quick and easy way to make CandyLand, a childhood classic from Hasbro, even more educational for your kids while sneaking in some sight word learning too! To give this game a fun and educational twist, I decided to […]
A Friendship Song for Kids
February 4, 2013 by
February is a wonderful time to focus on friendship, and this week we are going to give you several ideas! We’d like to start the fun by sharing a sweet bilingual friendship song for kids. Can’t see this video? You can watch it here. Angelique Felix believes in the magic of play. You can find out […]
Simple Science for Kids — Make a Rainbow
May 31, 2012 by
Here’s another learning activity to add to the list of Things to Do with the Kids this Summer — Make a rainbow with a hose! This is a simple way to demonstrate that when sunlight shines on water droplets at a certain angle, the water refracts the beams of sunlight to separate them into different […]
Nature Drawing – Seasonal Trees
July 26, 2011 by
When I was in second grade, I had a lovely teacher (Thank you, Mrs. Barnhart!!) who would take a few minutes every season to let us go outside and draw the same tree throughout the year. This proved to be a simple, but very effective lesson in art, weather, and science. At the end of […]
Spontaneous Montessori
November 16, 2010 by
While I was doing some work in the sewing room, Clara started playing with a pile of buttons. I added two empty yogurt containers and a pair of tweezers, and she had some impromptu Montessori-inspired fun!! This was a super-simple activity of just transferring the buttons one at a time, from one container to the […]
Please help vote for us!!
November 20, 2009 by
Frugal Family Fun Blog has been nominated for the Best Thrifty Homeschooler Award! If you have enjoyed reading our blog, could you help cast your vote for us? No need to login and it only takes a second, thank you! Mark says he’ll do a guest post if we win…. fun! [Update: Polls are now […]
