Fun Friday Archives - The Joys of Boys https://thejoysofboys.com/category/fortheboys/funfriday/ Parenting Resources for Raising Your Son from Boy to Man Tue, 08 Nov 2016 01:39:03 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.5 https://thejoysofboys.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/favicon-66x66.png Fun Friday Archives - The Joys of Boys https://thejoysofboys.com/category/fortheboys/funfriday/ 32 32 Gratitude Pumpkins https://thejoysofboys.com/gratitude-pumpkins/ https://thejoysofboys.com/gratitude-pumpkins/#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2016 01:34:39 +0000 https://thejoysofboys.com/?p=3766 I love that Thanksgiving is a holiday that doesn’t require gifts and extra things.  It is simply a time to reflect on and be grateful for the things that we have.  These Gratitude Pumpkins are a great craft to help kids remember to be thankful for the things that they have. Gratitude Pumpkins I’ll admitContinue Reading

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]]> https://thejoysofboys.com/gratitude-pumpkins/feed/ 12 “Mom, my baby’s awake!” https://thejoysofboys.com/mom-my-babys-awake/ https://thejoysofboys.com/mom-my-babys-awake/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2012 18:13:16 +0000 https://thejoysofboys.com/?p=1090 I think everyone worries about siblings getting jealous when a new baby comes home, but in our family, the only thing I have had to worry about with this baby is that he is getting too much LOVE!  Almost every morning I wake up to the sound of my 4-year-old yelling “Mom, my baby’s awake!” Continue Reading

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]]> https://thejoysofboys.com/mom-my-babys-awake/feed/ 1 How Does a 4-Year-Old Pack for Vacation? https://thejoysofboys.com/how-does-a-4-year-old-pack-for-vacation/ https://thejoysofboys.com/how-does-a-4-year-old-pack-for-vacation/#comments Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:24:39 +0000 https://thejoysofboys.com/?p=1047 How does a 4-year-old pack for vacation? He gets out his Angry Birds Backpack , and fills it full of stuffed Angry Birds. What more could you possibly need for staying a month at grandma’s?  At least last vacation we went on he packed one outfit.  I guess he decided that clothes are overrated this time.Continue Reading

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]]> https://thejoysofboys.com/how-does-a-4-year-old-pack-for-vacation/feed/ 1 Fun Friday! I’m being watched https://thejoysofboys.com/fun-friday/ https://thejoysofboys.com/fun-friday/#comments Fri, 29 Jun 2012 23:56:10 +0000 https://thejoysofboys.com/?p=854 I haven’t posted a Fun Friday activity in a couple of weeks.  I love to find activities to make our Friday’s more fun and that can get the kid’s imaginations going.  Today I gave them some self-adhesive googly eyes and then sat back and watched as they made regular objects from our house come toContinue Reading

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]]> https://thejoysofboys.com/fun-friday/feed/ 2 Fun Friday: Mirror Messages https://thejoysofboys.com/fun-friday-mirror-messages/ https://thejoysofboys.com/fun-friday-mirror-messages/#respond Fri, 08 Jun 2012 21:48:36 +0000 https://thejoysofboys.com/?p=512 Happy Fun Friday!!  This is our first Fun Friday since school got out and this little activity didn’t let my boys down.  Using a dry bar of soft soap (I used Ivory) write messages and draw pictures on a bathroom or any other mirror.  We made a little “photobooth” with “Say Cheese” written at theContinue Reading

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