Cowboy Week Part 4: Target Practice

Some people choose to not have squirt/water guns in their home so if that is you, you could always alter this with spray bottles, a hose, ketchup bottle etc.

I love the idea of setting up a little target practice for summer water cowboy fun! Planet of the Apels made one from wood, golf tees, and ping pong balls.

Mexico Migration used soda bottles!

Apple Falls set up targets using tissue paper

and Busy Kids = Happy Mom made an indoor target with cups and minifigs!

Cowboy Week Part 3: Mining!

How about a little at home gold mining?! This always seems to be a fun activity for kids. Dirt, water and gold, what's not to love?!

I love how Restless Risa set it up at her party

This is such a fun activity for kids - if you're doing it at a party you could even have them pay for goodie bag items with their gold!

You could set up a whole play mining town for your Cowboy week or party as well like this party at Hostess with the Mostess

Cowboy Week Part 2: DIY Horseshoe Game

Real horseshoes are banned in this house from an incident with a large heavy horseshoe, a mom who shall remain nameless, and slippery sunscreen hands. We decided to make our own and came up with a version that could possibly be played indoors as well!

For the post we put some heavy rocks in tin cans and duct taped them together. You could make one out of a paper towel roll and paper plate with some sort of weight on the bottom as well.

For the horseshoes we cut the shapes out of cardboard. You'll need some sort of weight to the horseshoes for them to throw easier. Little kids may do ok with just plain cardboard or doubled up cardboard. You could add nuts and washers or coins as well. You'll want weight on the bottom and top of the horseshoe.

Wrap with foil or duct tape and you have your set!

Cowboy Week!

Howdy Partners! Welcome to cowboy/camping week! This week we'll focus on cowboy/camping/farming type activities and inspiration.

Every cowboy needs a horse so if you aren't lucky enough to have a real one - make your own!

A cute sock version by light blue grey

A recycled 2L bottle stick horse from Tia Ale

and a paper bag version from Almost Unschoolers

Click here for all cowyboy week activities

Dinosaur Week Part 4: Activities

I've got some fun dino related activities for you to add to your "to do" list today!

A cute dinosaur bean bag game from toddler approved

Dinosaur skull matching from Living Montessori Now

DIY volcano from Flutter Flutter

Create a large dino land like this one seen on Domestic Candy

or make some dino tales from Running with Scissors

Dinosaur Week Part 3: Plastic Dinos

Man a lot of people must like dinosaurs because there are a TON of great ideas out there! Today I'm linking you to some awesome projects with plastic dinos that you can find easily (even at the dollar store!)

The Design Editor has a downloadable dino book made with plastic dinos

Dinosaur toothbrush holder from Parents

A dinosaur corn cob holder from Instructables

Dino photo stands from Photojojo

Dinosaur terrariums are fun to build, move around and display!

from Yellow Brick Home

from The Haps

from Craft Foxes

from The Gold Jellybean

Dinosaur Week Part 2: DIY Dino Eggs

These DIY dinosaur eggs are a great way to keep dinosaur lovers busy. Once you've surprised them you can have them make their own!

Projects for Preschoolers has all the intructions and info. You'll need dirt, flour, salt, sand, and of course, dinosaurs.

I'd love to see if you try this yourself! Make it more interesting by giving them tools to open and clean the dinosaurs.

The Gingerbread Mom made some out of balloons and paper mache to fill with treats for a party - that could be a fun way to start off dinosaur week with some dinosaur activities inside!

Welcome to Dinosaur Week!

Happy Monday everyone! I'm back home after being gone since Wednesday afternoon. Missed my guys for sure! We are kicking off Dinosaur Week with some great ideas from my friend Allison Aars. Her blog You Have Your Blog We Have Aars is a GREAT source of inspiration for activities!

She does themed months for her little guy and they featured a month of dinosaur activities so I thought I'd share my favorites.

DIY dinosar feet

Footprint Fossils

Dinosaur footprints

If you have dinosaur projects you'd like to contribute this week - send them over!