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Father’s Day 2022 Resources

16 Jun 202217 Jun 2022

Father's Day, June 19, 2022 Ready to shower a father with love? We have updated our Father's Day {Holiday Helps} page loaded with activities and ideas! We've included a dozen…

Animated Knots ~ A Featured Site

15 Jul 20217 Jun 2022

One of our Summer Fun Activities is tying knots! Whether camping, boating, or staying cool indoors, there are many times the skill of knot tying comes in handy. And during…

The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction

8 Mar 202116 Mar 2022

Here is a title that provides quite a bang for the buck. The Complete Book of Birdhouse Construction for Woodworkers by Scott D. Campbell published by Dover is an inexpensive…

Tropical Fish Handbook ~ Free eBook

Everyone needs a hobby. Maintaining an aquarium is not only educational but also restful! If you can't get outside, you can bring nature right into your own living room. The…

Second Boys' Book of Model Aeroplanes ~ Free eBook

3 Aug 202026 Jan 2022

Ready for a fun summer project? The Second Boys' Book of Model Aeorplanes will help you construct and fly model airplane gliders and motorized airplane models.The first edition of this…

Summer Fun Activity: NASA Optics Educator’s Guide

22 Jul 20206 Jun 2022

Another excellent resource from NASA. Optics: Light, Color, and Their Uses Educator's Guide is a 98-page download with STEM-focused activities for K–12. The guide includes 18 lessons or activities. Each…

Summer Fun Activity: Fold & Fly Paper Airplane Designs

15 Jul 20206 Jun 2022

Here is a great summer fun activity to keep hands busy: experimenting with paper airplane designs! Fold & Fly currently has a database of 47 paper airplane designs. The database…

Summer Fun Activity: 507 Mechanical Movements

8 Jul 20206 Jun 2022

507 Mechanical Movements is an interactive site based on a book published in 1868 by Henry T. Brown that shows the mechanical movements: Embracing all those which are most important…

4 Awesome Dad DIY Books ~ Free

15 Jun 202013 Jun 2022

Father's Day is just around the corner. Here are 4 awesome DIY Dad books to celebrate the holiday. (All are currently free to read on Kindle Unlimited. If you have…

Christmas Cookie Advent

9 Dec 201918 Nov 2021

We included a free Christmas cookie advent in our Christmas Holiday Helps. But we recently found another Christmas cookie countdown from Betty Crocker that we are totally enjoying! You can…

Boys’ Make-at-Home Things {Free eBook}

Just in time for the upcoming holiday season, you can download this free public domain title full of ideas for making homemade Christmas gifts! Boys' Make-at-Home Things by Carolyn Sherwin…

How-To

12 Ways to Keep Learning Over the Summer

3 Jun 201913 Jun 2022

Over the years we have compiled and provided dozens of ideas to "keep 'em learning" over the summer months (see additional resources at the bottom). While some DIY Homeschoolers will…

Paper Craft Template Maker {Free}

You remember what paper sloyd is, right? Well, here is a very modern twist on paper craft from a web designer living in the Netherlands: Templatemaker! Templatemaker is a free…

Great Find ~ Dozens of Christmas Printables {Free}

6 Dec 201817 Nov 2021

Here are dozens of free Christmas printables from Canon! The collection of over 40 printables includes: Gift box. Stickers. Greeting cards. Wreaths. Sliding puzzles. Paper crafts. You'll want to read…

Holiday Fun Activity: 20 DIY Thanksgiving Treats!

15 Nov 201823 Oct 2021

Love these 20 fun DIY Thanksgiving treats at Taste of Home! You and your kids can create pretzel turkeys or chocolate caramel turkey legs (Yum!), adorable pilgrim hats or pumpkin…

Bird Houses Boys Can Build {Free eBook}

Here is one more addition to our free nature studies that we came across as we were updating the series: Bird Houses Boys Can Build by Albert Frederick Siepert. You'll…

Mayflower Model Papercraft {Free}

Here is a simple (and free) papercraft Mayflower model from EduPlace for students to download, color, assemble, and glue. Just in time for Thanksgiving! You'll find resources for expanding this…

3 Disney Thanksgiving Printables {Free}

6 Nov 201715 Nov 2021

If you love Disney you'll love these 3 free Mickey & Friends Thanksgiving printables: 1. Thanksgiving Activity Placemat Simple activities for the impatient ones waiting for food that include drawing,…

Summer Fun Activity: Make a Travel Kit

15 Jun 20176 Jun 2022

Traveling this summer? Before you take off why not let your child make his own travel kit? Not only will this involve him in the process, it will also give…

Summer Fun Activity: Photographic Wrap-Up

10 Aug 20166 Jun 2022

Here is a summer fun activity with purpose: create a photographic summer wrap-up collage! Have your child take digital pictures of those things he most enjoyed during the summer. The…

Summer Fun Activity: Build Paper Boats

20 Jul 20166 Jun 2022

Ready for a summer fun activity for the entire family? Build paper boats! Besides being just plain fun, participants can learn a little math, practice their arts and crafts skills,…

Summer Fun Activity: Roll-A-Challenge

22 Jun 20166 Jun 2022

Here is a fun summer activity from DestinationImagination.org: Roll-A-Challenge! Cut out the three dice on the printable download — "Use," "Make," and "That Will" — and tape them together. Gather…

Activity: Make a Bird Feeder

18 Nov 201523 Oct 2021

It's nearly winter! Time to consider putting up a bird feeder. Birds need that extra energy in times of temperature extremes and when natural sources of food may not be…

Holiday Fun Activity: Thankful Pumpkins

Now this is original! This holiday fun activity from Country Woman Magazine shows how each member of the family can engrave something that they are thankful for on a pumpkin.…

Activity: Learn to Sew

21 Jan 20155 Jan 2022

There are few skills so valuable as the ability to sew — whether stitching a tear, hemming a garment, mending a ripped shirt, creating household accessories, or fashioning a new…

Holiday Fun Activity: Pumpkin Pie in a Cup

Here is a fun and easy way to celebrate Thanksgiving a little early. Make pumpkin pie in a cup! There are several variations on this Kraft recipe but the ingredients…

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