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Fort Magic Review & Giveaway

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 Something magical arrived on our doorstep this past Summer!

Fort Magic has been keeping my children busy, busy, busy….

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Sailing in the open waters,

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Building secret passageways,

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Planning and dreaming

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Building and rebuilding….

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With 382 pieces Fort Magic is ginormous! There are so many different sizes and shapes for endless creations.

Fort Magic retails for $199 and every kit includes 382 Pieces:

  • 165 Straight and Curved Sticks in seven different sizes!

  • 87 Connector pieces in five varieties of shapes and sizes!

  • 130 easy to use fabric and accessory Clips! Securely fasten sheets or fabric to ANY shape design your child invents! 
  • A full color Instruction Manual with over 20 designs to build!
  • A high quality Storage Bag that securely holds all of the Fort Magic pieces – so clean up is quick and easy every time!

  • A 30-day Money Back Guarantee!
  • Full Manufacturer’s Warranty on all parts!
  • Fabric Covers are not included.

 

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The instruction manual presents children with over 20 designs,,

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Easy to follow building instructions,

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And so much creative inspiration!

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Fort Magic is durable and will  last a lifetime.

Fort Magic has won 7 of the toy industry’s top educational awards, including:  Academics’ Choice Brain Toy Award, Creative Child Magazine Product of the Year Award, Creative Child Magazine Play Structures of the Year Award, PAL Award, Tillywig Brain Child Award, Parents’ Choice Recommended Award & Dr. Toy’s Best Classic Award – for Creativity, Construction, Educational Value and Activity Play for children!

Read our Full Review of Pro’s and Con’s of Fort Magic Here.

Purchase Fort Magic Here

Enter to WIN a Fort Magic Kit

9/8/14  through  9/12/14

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Disclaimer: I received a free Fort Magic Kit for purposes of this review, and an additional kit to giveaway to our  readers.  All thoughts and opinions about the product are my own.

Freedom Bible Verse for Kids

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FreedomVerseCardPinI’ve gotten a little behind and I didn’t have time to post this to our main website, but I figured I’d share it here on the blog anyway!

This is a set of four different Freedom bible verse cards for children.  Each verse is written on a star shape and would be perfect to use during your Fourth of July crafts or as a take home card for children.

Download Here: Freedom Star Bible Verse Cards

Find more thematic Bible Verse Cards here.

 

Geology Crafts

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I know you’re just dying to know what we made
with all this beautiful playdough!

I meant to post this sooner so as not to make you
wait in anticipation so long!

A few weeks back we learned about the layers of the earth
and this clay made it possible for us to make our own model!

Didn’t it turn out wonderful?

As part of our study we also made an erupting volcano:

And then later on we visited our local Rock Museum
where we snagged these exciting beauties,
and took the hammer to them…here’s how it all went down:

The kiddos were really excited to find the crystals within,
and have been coveting them ever since!

(If you want to break your own, try this kit from GeoCentral)

I posted some quick tutorials on the main site,
under our Geology Crafts section!

And Stay Tuned for some fun Geography Activities
as we revisit the Continents & Oceans next month!

Owl Pellet Activity

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owl pellet dissection craft

How can we learn about owls without dissecting some Owl puke?

I know right….we’d be kicked out of the Homeschool Co-op if we tried to pull a stunt like that!

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Actually, we didn’t dissect “real” owl puke, we used the synthetic stuff.

We learned just as much about the dietary needs of owls, and I didn’t have to scream at my children for rubbing their eyes while dissecting.

Though I did startle the boy when I noticed him putting the bird beak in his mouth…..totally freaky

(Don’t worry…..I made him puke it up……like an owl…….there is no need to call CPS)

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Anyway, I made a printable book to go along with the Owl Pellet Dissection, and it’s now up on the site with photo instructions for how to dissect your own owl pellet.

(Thrilling stuff isn’t it)

Trust me, the kids love it.

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