Fun for a Buck: Watercolor Alphabet Letters

We are staying home for preschool this year…We’re taking a pretty relaxed/informal approach to learning kindergarten skills. I figure they have their entire lives to do worksheets and homework, right? Instead we’ve been taking our own “field trips”, and doing other hands on learning activities.  Every now and then we throw in a worksheet to …

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Fun for a Buck: DIY Sidewalk Chalk Paint

It’s been a while since I’ve done a “Fun for a Buck” post.  The whole surgery recovery and prior kinda stifled my creative juices, but hopefully I’ll have more frequent frugal fun posts to share from here out! This one was SO EASY to create!  I originally this Cornstarch Sidewalk Paint on Pinterest, and decided …

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Fun for a Buck: Macaroni Jewelry

No matter how hard I cheer for spring to arrive, I know we still have lots of indoor days ahead.  Macaroni Jewelry is a fun, easy, and CHEAP activity to keep little hands busy and Mama happy while we wait for warmer sunshiny days! (Actually, the secret is I had fun making these too!)   …

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Fun For a Buck: Building A Fort Inside With Sheets

What kid doesn’t love making a fort out of furniture and sheets?  With just a few linens from the linen closet and a little furniture rearranging, you can create a secret hideaway for little imaginations. When I was little my mom used to put a sheet over our folding table, which became my little “house” …

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Preschool For Dummies

Photo Credit No, I’m not calling my kids Dummies!  I just don’t want them to be Dummies. Or rather, I wish they weren’t being taught by a Dummie.  Um, I’m just referring to the Dummie Manuals, you know the ones, right? Oh dear, let’s start this over… Just for kicks, I fumbled around on the …

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Fun for a Buck: Playing with Snow Inside

With recent below zero wind chill temps, the snow has been pretty to look out the window at, but my “Snow Angels” have been stuck inside displaying less than “angelic” behavior. Someone recommended bring the snow inside to play with last week and I thought it was a genius plan! I bundled up and scooped …

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