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Magic Rocks – Grow Your Own Crystals?
We decided to try magic crystals next. Magic Crystals have been around for a long time. I remember trying them as a child too and thought it might be fun to show my little one (and let him see a form of crystals grow faster) The kit we got came with the tank, some...
Grow your own Crystals
We've been trying to grow your own crystals. Our first experiment hasn't gone so well. We tried a kit and the first thing was to mix up a solution that came with the kit. Not knowing for sure how this was to go, I poured the extra in to the side of the included...
Mini Maker Faire
Barnes and Noble is having a Mini Maker Faire. I can't wait to see what our B&N has available. I dropped by two days ago and noticed an XYZ Jr Davinci printer on display. They have it available for $349. (It's available at Amazon a little cheaper) - We have the full...
7th Guest App
Years ago, and I mean about 20 years ago, my favorite game was 7th Guest. My husband was nice enough to indulge me and let me stay up for days playing it (doing nothing else). You can actually now find a walkthrough with cheat codes here. Though the game ran on...
Coding for Kids -How to Code Book
How to Code! This book uses Scratch software to teach the coding skills to create your own computer game and design your own website. Broken down into 10 lessons the book explains how to use Scratch coding software to give coding instructions, write simple code, and...
Labels for Kids and Too much Tech?
My son has a label and he also gets that look from some moms when they find out how many hours he spends in front of a device..... What's funny is that they don't also know how much time he spends running through the house. Given a fitbit (or other recording...
Test Prep – K-12:Getting Ahead!
This Little Parent Stayed Home recently reviewed Testingmom.com. Testing mom is a web site for test prep for K-12 kids. (If you haven't listened This Little Parent Stayed Home is great!) Personally I have at least one child that just doesn't test well. He can know...
Getting Stronger in the Pool
(Guest Post by Allie Gleason from EducatorLabs) Via Flickr – by Simply Swim UK If someone were to ask me why I love swimming so much, I would tell them about how much it has boosted my confidence. And that’s a big deal coming from me. As a kid, my Asperger’s...
Minecraft anyone? Yeah or Nay!
Minecraft is pretty popular around our house.... from the 6 year old to the 18 year old. I do have to admit I encourage it. There are several sites that review it... (here's one) For those of you that don't know what minecraft is, It's basically an online 'world'...
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