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We love slime recipes, and we love mermaids. That is how the idea for this fun mermaid slime was born. Learn how to make mermaid slime below! For this recipe, we used a slightly modified version of our regular liquid laundry starch slime to make a thicker texture that was easier to use with toys. …

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Whether it’s summer or spring, or any other season, you’ll always find us doing spring STEM activities and science experiments for kids.  Behind our house in the middle of the city is a ravine. If you walk down the running trail behind our house, you are transported from urban life to a forest environment that …

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I am a mother of three girls. That means we have a lot of glitter, a lot of pink, and they are both obsessed with unicorns and mermaids. Recently, we completed a series of unicorn STEM activities, but as the weather has gotten warmer, the kids are more interested in mermaids right now. They also …

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Memorial Day isn’t just another 4th of July/patriotic celebration and a time to make patriotic activities for kids. Memorial Day is a reverent time for remembering individuals who have died while in service to their country through the armed forces. These Memorial day craft projects are fun, but it’s also important to remember the point …

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We love fireworks, but since we live in the middle of Dallas, we can’t really set off our own fireworks. But what we can do is patriotic activities for kids! Every year, we watch the city set off fireworks, but there is something particularly satisfying about setting off your own fireworks. I decided to see …

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One of our favorite patriotic activities for kids is this patriotic discovery bottle that I made with my preschooler. The discovery bottle is calming and contains nothing that is unsafe for kids to touch and handle. Young kids who are too little for sparklers and other firecrackers will love celebrating with this discovery bottle instead. …

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