Crafts, Projects, Science Experiments, and Recipes for Moms with Young Children - Funology
A huge collection of activities for moms with young, elementary school-aged kids
Back-to-school shopping is in full swing! Here are our top 5 picks to get your child’s new school year off to a great start. JanSport Big Student Classics Series Daypack Every student needs a quality backpack to carry their books to and from school. This backpack has plenty of room and is available in a [...]
August is upon us, and back to school sales are in full swing. In order to lighten the impact on our finances, many states offer tax-free holidays on school supplies, clothing, and sometimes more. We have created a list of participating states, and their sales tax holiday information. Check your state, because many are this [...]
It’s been in the works for a while, but we finally relaunched the website with a more vibrant and playful appearance. Don’t worry, all the great activities, jokes, and recipes are still here, but we may have rearranged them a bit to make browsing the site easier. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, [...]
The weather was frightful and the kids were starting to climb the walls. Luckily, a quick trip to the pantry yielded the supplies for this fun activity–toothpicks and mini marshmallows are all you need to buy yourself a good half hour of sanity! The little ones have a blast poking the marshmallows (and sneaking a [...]
It’s such a great time to be a kid! LEGO is flooding store shelves with some amazing super hero sets. Lego has had the license to DC heroes (Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, etc.) for a while now, but they recently started distributing kits with Marvel’s heroes (Iron Man, Hulk, Captain America, etc.) in conjunction with [...]
It was a lazy Sunday morning and the natives were getting restless. The weather outside was frightful, and of course, none of the toys were exciting, so what’s a parent to do? One of my favorite “go to” activities at times like this is to pull up a couple of chairs and let the boys [...]
Video games play a big part in kid’s lives these days and the hottest game on store shelves is Skylanders: Spyro’s Adventure. We’ve been playing this since Santa slipped it under our Christmas tree and it is a ton of fun. The game uses these small action figures to determine the character you play in [...]
After the holidays, we were about to throw away the gingerbread house but thought it would make a nice treat for the squirrels and birds. It was all fun and games until a possum showed up in the middle of the night and scared the you know what out of Marie. Needless to say, the [...]
This weekend, Hurricane Irene hit the east coast, but that didn’t stop us from attending the annual Greenberg Train and Toy show at the Dulles Expo Center. I took our two sons, both of whom love trains, especially our 3-year-old. This show is always worth a visit and is particularly family-friendly since kids under 12 [...]