Homemade New Year’s Eve Noisemakers I made these noisemakers every year for quite some time with my students and this year, I made them with my boys. There is a bit of prep work involved, but the end product is … Continue reading
Pizza Box Drying Rack– pure genius!!! I came across this idea from the blog, Teach Preschool, and had to give it a try. I went to our local (and often visited) Italian restaurant and asked for some pizza boxes. I was willing … Continue reading
I am sure there is someone out there that has written a post called “101 Things You Can Do With Toilet Paper Rolls” so I am not even going to go there. But, I am going to share with you … Continue reading
Homemade Parking Garage I came across this photo yesterday and thought I would share it with you all. This is my son and the parking garage we made out of toilet paper tubes and cardboard. This photo is from over … Continue reading
When you have a minute, pop over to Mom Does Reviews to see Boy Mama Teacher Mama’s guest post about how to make this treehouse from recyclables! Then let us know what you think!
Legos Organized– Follow Up I received a response to my post Boy Mama: Legos Organized- Check! about organizing my sons’ Legos. The comment was basically- that looks really nice, but how long will it last? This is a totally valid … Continue reading
A box is only a box unless someone uses his imagination and creativity to make it into something more. Here are some books where the characters use boxes for all kinds of adventures. Not a Box (Antionette Portis) is the … Continue reading
My boys love cardboard boxes. In fact, I might even say that they are their favorite toy- the toy that gets the most attention, the most time and care and the most use. Don’t get me wrong they love their … Continue reading