3 jump ropes for kids.

When I was a kid, I could jump rope for days. It took me a bit to learn (like nearly everything in my childhood!), but once I mastered the art of skipping, I was well on my way to becoming a jumping bean indeed. Inspired by my days of yore, here are my three favorite

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diy finger puppets.

Just popping in quickly this morning to share these sweet (and free!) DIY finger puppets. I’m imagining all sorts of impromptu fun in waiting rooms, on rainy days and [gasp!] in church! Grab a Sharpie and get crafty! Spotted at PonyDiamante’s Flickrstream.

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a geometric marble 2d run.

What do you get when you mix your favorite geometric shapes, a puzzle, a marble run and a magnetic field of awesome? Bernhard/Burkard’s 2d marble run – a uniquely interactive game for kids and adults alike…

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a laundry sorting game.

Crafty Mollie of Wild Olive transformed these pen cups from Target’s dollar bin (how glorious is that section, by the way?!) into an educational laundry sorting game for her kids…

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fort building 101.

Did you guys catch this genius article on pillow fort construction for the NY Times? I’m taking notes already… Photo courtesy of John Kuczala for The New York Times.

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tube toys.

Remember when you gifted your child that amazing playhouse and she couldn’t stop playing with the giant cardboard box it arrived in? Or the time you let your son play ‘Cowboys and Indians’ with a cardboard paper towel rod and he was engrossed for hours?…

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