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Friday Freebie: Cleaning for Fun!

Friday, June 20th, 2008

broom.jpgWho ever thought that super soakers could be used for cleaning? Yeah, me either. AJ’s aunt just gave him a fabulous Squirt Fun Water Gun for his birthday. She actually gave him two so that we could play with him. He has more fun when one of us plays with the hose but the point is that he loves it. (more…)

Friday Freebies: How to Make a Paper Airplane

Friday, May 9th, 2008

I never knew how to make a paper airplane until last week. Sure, I made them back in 7th grade but I always followed detailed instructions from origami books. I was never able to make them from memory.glider.GIF

Now that AJ is infatuated with all things that fly, including kites, plastic bags, and paper airplanes. I am certainly not found of him playing with plastic bags but the good thing is that he requests us to tie strings on them so that he can fly them into the air; he does not (and has never) put one near his head. (more…)

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