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Final Phineas and Ferb Summer 2014

August 4, 2014 by Danielle

Wow, we’ve already got 8 weeks of our P&F Summer Series fun under our belts, and now we’re moving on to the 9th and FINAL Phineas and Ferb Summer for 2014!

To end this fabulous series on a high note, I’ve got 4 exciting episodes chuck full of activities and crafts, plus some BONUS Phineas and Ferb Summer ideas and fun!

Season 2, Episodes 20a & 20b: What Do it Do?/Atlantis

Build a fort from pillows, blankets, stuffed animals…whatever you can find and stand guard like Candace and her mom. Don’t forget the pans and bowls for helmets!
Want to build your own awesome Bird House, like their dad? Here’s a couple ideas to get you going…
I’ve never been great at Sandcastles, but take a try at it with this helpful tutorial!
Draw and color your favorite fish or other sea creature.
Make your own camera, and go crazy taking ‘pictures’!
You wouldn’t want scary plants like Dr. D creates, but try this super cute (and no-water-needed) flower craft

Season 2, Episode 22a & 22b: Just Passing Through/Candace’s Big Day

I absolutely LOVE Dr. D’s Bobblehead Perry the Platypus! Create your own with this fun tutorial:
Candace goes a bit crazy planning the wedding, but her dress is super cute. Design your own beautiful (or handsome, or crazy, wild and fun) wedding clothes!
What’s one of the first things people think of when planning a wedding? The cake! You can draw, color, build, or bake your own fantastic creation and go as crazy or mild as you’d like! Will you add a chicken to yours?
Create your own Ice Sculpture using ice cubes and toothpicks, or just stack a bunch of cubes together to build your own ‘sculpture’.

BONUS Ideas!!!

Phineas and Ferb Summer Series: Week 8

July 28, 2014 by Danielle

Goodness, this summer has been FILLED with tons of Phineas and Ferb Summer fun! For Week 8, we have even more fun coming your way, including a musical episode with favorite songs from season 1 of the show!

Seriously, this week is some of our favorite episodes, and you’ll find yourself singing along with the musical by the end! The ‘Gitchee Gitchee Goo’ song is absolutely adorable and hilarious when my kids go around playing while singing at the top of their lungs. Every time I try to record them, though, they stop. Ugh! Oh well…on to the fun with this week’s Phineas and Ferb Summer Series!

Season 2, Episode 5b: Chez Platypus

Have your kids create their own restaurant this week! Plan and design your menu. Appoint ‘jobs’ for everyone that works in your ‘restaurant’. Create a fun name for it, and don’t forget the signage!
Take orders and ‘make’ food at your restaurant.
For fun, even tie the chair decor into your theme – like on this episode with the platypus tail chairs!
For some other fun inspiration, check this out:

Season 2, Episode 9b: At the Car Wash

Want to garden like Linda (P&F’s mom)? Try planting some pretty flowers like hers, or just help with pulling weeds to keep the current plants healthy!
Curious about this Starnose Mole they’re trying to save? Print out this picture for a little coloring fun
Such a fabulous summer activity: create your own car (or bike!) wash!!! Here’s a super-duper cute tutorial on how to use pool noodles and sponges to really get some fun in!
Can’t really do the huge outdoor thing? That’s perfectly fine, just create your own indoor car wash…for your toy cars! Here’s how:

Season 2, Episode 15: Phineas and Ferb’s Musical Cliptastic Countdown!

Song #10: Create your own Betty Bongo’s or Betty Base Guitar! Here’s some awesome tutorials to help you along:
Song #9: Get a crew of singing, dancing aliens together with these Alien masks! and don’t forget your crown…after all, you are the Queen (or King)!
Song #5: You wouldn’t want squirrels in YOUR pants, but you can make the fun creature at home!
Song #3: You can get someone totally ‘Busted’ with your very own, very official Cop Hat!
Song #1: Our favorite! Get your singin’ on after you make a fun stage backdrop…either create your own logo and design, or have Phineas & Ferb’s fun drop with the sparkles, hearts and their PFT right up center!

Phineas and Ferb Christmas in July

July 14, 2014 by Danielle

Merry Christmas! Okay, so it’s the middle of July…but I’m so excited to kick off our Christmas in July fun! The next two weeks will be filled with holiday gifts, decor and other wonderful ideas! To kick it off, let’s start with our Phineas and Ferb Christmas in July!

This episode is a 2-part one, and after Danville has been dubbed ‘naughty’ because of Dr. D’s machine, Phineas and Ferb must save Christmas! Fun, laughter and lots of holiday joy to be had by all!

Season 2, Episode 21: Phineas & Ferb Christmas Vacation

Write letters to Santa. Need some inspiration? Here’s some help!
Use playdough or clay to build a snowman. Don’t forget the hat and ‘carrot’ nose!
Make your own Santa hat!
Get creative and draw names for a ‘Secret Santa’ exchange. Make it special and budget-friendly by making it yourself!
Enjoy some fig (or other flavor) pudding as a ‘holiday’ treat!
Decorate your playroom, bedroom or entire house for ‘Christmas’! Garlands, streamers, popcorn & dried fruit strung garlands, sparkly lights….have fun, make it bright!
A star is definitely a part of the holidays, so here’s a fun idea to make your own!
Christmastime is often filled with holiday cookies….here’s a bunch of recipes you can try out!
Feel like practicing your wrapping? Go for it! Even better, DECORATE and DESIGN your own wrapping paper!

Don’t miss the rest of our Christmas in July, on the blog for the next two weeks!!!

Phineas & Ferb Summer Series: Week 6

July 7, 2014 by Danielle

What a weekend! We had so many things going on over the 4th of July week, it totally rushed by! I hope yours was fabulously fun and you were able to get some great family time in! Ready for some more amazing activity ideas for your kiddos this week? Then let’s get on with this week’s Phineas & Ferb Summer Series: Week 6!

This week is just as awesome as our previous, with a little more ‘crazy’ thrown in! Between world records, travelling to a star and having the most insane sports game ever, this Phineas & Ferb Summer Series will have your kiddos laughing until their sides hurt (and hopefully wearing themselves out for a good nights sleep)!

Episode 21b: Bowl-a-Rama

Look up some world records, learn about some of the crazy ones as well as some of the most famous. Perhaps your kids want to try their hand at breaking one!
Build your own pinball machine with recycled pieces, toys, whatever! Here’s a tutorial to help:
Hubby loves penguins, so he thought all the penguins in this episode were awesome! Here’s a fun list of 11 Penguin Crafts you can choose from!
Enjoy some delicious hot chocolate, or even make a hot chocolate stand like Dr. D!

Epidose 24a & b: Out to Launch

Did you know you can actually name a star? The International Star Registry lets you get your very own!
Print this fun coloring page and let your kid decorate their own space suit.
Use some empty boxes to build your own space shuttle!
Create, color or build your own aliens! Here’s a few fun ideas to get you going…..
What could be more fun, or tasty, than setting up your own Milkshake Bar!
Here’s a fun sheet to help your kids learn how to do hand shadows. You could even put on a show after they practice a bit!

Episode 25a: Got Game?

Get in Candace’s life today by having your very own Crazy Hair Day! Either crazy-bad, or crazy-fun….just go wild!
Get out, get active and play a bunch of sports! Try combining them, making some fun (but fair) rules, and see if you can create a game more insane and exciting than Phineas & Ferb!
Create your own Foosball Table! This tutorial is fabulous to help you…

Phineas & Ferb Summer Series: Week 5

June 30, 2014 by Danielle

Almost July. Wow. We’re starting to get eager for school, how about you? Keep busy and have a blast with our Phineas & Ferb Summer Series: Week 5!

Whoa this summer has been full of ‘excitement’ so far! Last week Hubby got into a fender bender, which resulted in a lot of front end damage. Good thing for insurance! Still, there was dealing with the insurance, getting it to a body shop, waiting for news, and getting a rental car. A bonus, though, Hubby was offered a hot red Charger at the rental company – and he said no! He knows he’d be tempted to use it’s speed abilities, and avoided it. So proud of him! He still got a nice rental car (we’re use to quite-a-bit-older vehicles, and this was a 2013) and is enjoying cruising around in style!

This week was so much fun for our Phineas & Ferb Summer Series! Caveman sandwiches, submarine adventures, and Candace got to experience life as a Platypus! Here’s the fun episodes for this week!

Episode 19a: Boyfriend from 27,000 BC

Just like Perry, dress up as a magpie! Roll some brown or yellow paper into a cone, use some ribbon to tie it around, and wrap yourself in a black cloth. See if you can fool some real magpies!
Create your own Caveman/Cavegirl costume, or just have a fun costume party! Get creative! Here’s a fun caveperson costume tutorial you can try:
Enjoy a delicious sandwich platter….just like our caveman friend!

Episode 19b: Voyage to the Bottom of Buford

Use an empty toilet paper roll to make your own goldfish! Paint it orange, tape some yellow ribbon or streamers to the tail, and stick on some googly eyes! Or use this fun tutorial for a balloon goldfish!
Candace found some fun glasses while shopping at the beach, now you can color your own with these fun printables!
For a snack or lunch, enjoy some cracker goldfish and Hot Dog Squids!

Episode 20a: Does this Duckbill Make Me Look Fat?

Cut out your own Platypus duckbill and tail from yellow paper, and dress up as Perry! See how well you can mimic his sound.
Make your own hoop earrings using this fun tutorial:

Episode 20b: Put That Putter Away

Rocky Road Ice Cream – yummy!
Use your toys to create your own ‘miniature golf course’, and play on through. Or draw one out on paper. Don’t forget the dinosaur!
Dress up as the Miniature Golf Dancing Queen (or King)! Have some fun groovin’ to some tunes!

Phineas & Ferb Summer Series: Week 4

June 23, 2014 by Danielle

Where the heck is the summer going? Seriously, I feel like I blink and another week is gone! Now that we’ve gotten into the swing of our new fun program, the summer is full of activities for the kids. Haven’t heard ‘I’m bored’ or ‘there’s nothing to do’ at all thanks to our Phineas & Ferb Summer Series! Now on to Week 4….

We now have FOUR full weeks of our Phineas & Ferb Summer Series under our belts, and it’s been a blast! I really hope you’re loving all the activities, ideas and printables. My kids think it’s great, and I’ve LOVED having a plan for them each week.

Episode 11a: Mom’s Birthday

Today is all about MOM, of course! Even if it’s not your birthday, let them make it a special day for you in honor of this episode. I love that Phineas & Ferb always show that they care for their mom!

Write a special song for mom, saying lots of good things about her
Make her a card. Use origami, pop-up, or just an amazing homemade simple card with love
Breakfast idea: Eggs & Bacon, of course
While manning the ‘omelet station’, Ferb has an awesome chef hat. Make your own customized chef hat with this TUTORIAL!
Decorate for a fun birthday party, even if it’s just for the fun of decorating! Mom-loving banners, streamers, balloons….have fun! Don’t forget to clean up, since mom shouldn’t have to clean on her birthday!
Remember the Perry Gnome we made in Week 1? Make him a brown hat on top instead of the pointed gnome hat, then attach a little parachute to him using this TUTORIAL
Hurry before Dr. D shrinks all of the Instruments that start with ‘B’! Here’s a free printable coloring sheet with a bunch of ‘B’ instruments!

Episode 12a: Run Away Runway

What’s more fun than designing your own fashion line? Seriously, your kids could go CRAZY with this exciting episode!

Obviously, design your own outfits! Grab some paper…blank or colored/patterned…and let your creativity flow
If you feel really adventurous, tie-dye or sew some of the amazingly designed clothing
Have fun with this free printable Flip-Book! Print out this sheet, color it, then cut out each section. Staple together, then flip through to see what Perry looks like with Candace’s skirt. Or what Candace looks like with a Platypus tail! PAGE 1 and Page 2
Pull out your dress ups, newly-made clothes if you got adventurous, or even make clothes from paper and put on your own fashion show

Episode 12b: I scream, You Scream

The amazing things Isabella will do for a Fireside Girl Patch….like getting your tonsils removed! At least she can eat all the ice cream she wants, and Phineas & Ferb are definitely going to help her out!

Not to be totally ‘duh’….but make an amazing Ice Cream Sundae! Don’t forget the cherry on top
Since Candace and Vanessa are in major ‘Busting’ mode in this episode, play detective! Have someone do something, and another person tries to get them ‘Busted’ by figuring out what they’re making/doing!
Just like the moms take their fun cooking class, hold a cooking class of your own! Make some delicious cookies, learn how to bake some good pizza, or even do crepes just like in the show!

Phineas & Ferb Summer Series: Week 3

June 16, 2014 by Danielle

Summer’s moving right along, and I hope y’all have been keeping busy with lots of fun times! I’ve been amazed out how fast time is going by, and how well the kids are avoiding the ‘nothing to do’ phases! I bet a lot of it is thanks to our Phineas & Ferb Summer Series: Week 3!

Having all of these fabulous activities, crafts, games and other fun ideas has really helped us each week as we’re finding things to fill our time. And I LOVE being able to pick-and-choose what we want to do, not go in a certain order! If we need just a quick craft, that works great. If we have a big chunk of empty time, let’s take on something a bit more time-consuming. The kids are having so much fun with this Phineas & Ferb Summer Series, I can’t wait to try more this coming week!

Episode 6b: Tree to Get Ready

Build your own Treehouse Robots using legos or blocks.
Make these fun ‘telephones‘, like the ones they use in their tree houses!
Jump on a trampoline. Pretend your jumping from tree house to tree house!
If you can, actually build a tree house!
Create a telescope: take an empty paper towel roll, cover it in brown paper. Then use gold/yellow paper strips at both ends, and a strip partway down, like this one we used for our Pirate Party. Now they can see their tree house neighbors!

Episode 7a & 7b: It’s About Time!

Have the kids use green paper to create their own ‘Turtle Helmets’. You can even tape it to their real helmets. Start a new fashion trend!
Use this tutorial to create Dinosaur Fossils.
Just like some Dino’s looked very similar to Candace in the episodes, have your kids design a Dino that looks just like them! Have them decide what it would be like…how it would run, sound, what it would eat, etc.
Play ‘Freeze Tag’! You can even get a stick and have the person ‘it’ use it as Dr. Doofenshmurtz’s ‘Freezinator’!
Have a fun Perry-themed lunch!

Episode 8a: Jerk de Soleil

Wow, the costumes they did in this one were so fun! Let your kids create their own costumes, or find some random other clothes/costumes they can mix and match. Maybe they’ll look as cool as Perry did!
Create your own microphones, and let them ‘sing the blues’ like Candace, with her low wild-parsnip-reaction voice! Here’s a cute tutorial for a fun microphone:
What circus would be complete with Magic Tricks? Have your kids learn some fun, simple ones and see if their audience can figure it out! Here’s 5 ideas!

Lots more fun coming next week, so keep coming back! I’d LOVE to know what things you try, any new ideas you have, or if there’s certain episodes your dying to include! Let me know in the comments!

Phineas & Ferb Summer Series: Week 2

June 9, 2014 by Danielle

First week of summer down, and we’re actually surviving…woohoo! Hope you’re enjoying your first bit of no school! I’m so glad I decided to do this Phineas & Ferb Summer Series…it’s been so nice having stuff to keep the kids entertained! They’re loving it, too…every day it’s “are we doing more Phineas & Ferb today”? I love it!

We’re on to week 2 of our Phineas & Ferb Summer Series, and it’s a blast! Some basic activities, and some majorly exciting ones! Here’s the breakdown for you week!

Episode 4a: Are You My Mummy?

Print this fun gumball coloring sheet. A very colorful booby trap!
Create your own Mummy with this craft. Each mummy needs 4 craft sticks, some random fabric scraps, googly eyes, and either tape or glue. First, we attached the legs and arms to the main ‘body’ by putting a scrap wrapped securely around. Then just have the kids wrap scraps around to cover the mummy up. Attach googly eyes, and even draw a mouth, if you want! They loved their little mummies!
Perry the Platypus gets stuck in a huge bubble by Dr. Doofenshmurtz. Make your own giant bubbles using Tatertots & Jello’s tutorial!
Print these Hieroglyph matching cards and play a memory matching game! Page 1, Page 2, Page 3
For a mummy-themed lunch, look at this adorable mummy meal idea!

Episode 4b: Flopstarz

Print off Phineas’ check list for the day!
Have the kids create their own song. Or, just have them learn the fun song on the episode! My 3-year-old loves singing it randomly, and it’s the cutest thing!
Make your own guitar to rock out to your song! You’ll need a box (cereal boxes work), empty paper towel roll, paper of choice, tape, scissors and yarn or ribbon. Cut your main hole in the box, then one at the top for the roll (handle). Cover the box with paper, as well as the roll. Stick the roll into the hole at the top. Tape your yarn/ribbon inside the main hole on the box. Strum away on your new guitar!
Just like the magazine covers with Lindana in the episode, have your kids design their own magazine cover featuring themselves!
Buy, find or borrow a glasses/nose disguise just like Perry uses to hide from Linda as they’re stopped at a red light. Play ‘hide and seek’, trying to find the non-disguised Perry (take turns wearing the disguise)!
Just like Dr. D’s huge wandering robot-building, turn your kids into robots! Get a box that fits their torso, remove the area where their legs will go and cut out holes for their head and arms (allow plenty of room, please). Let them decorate their ‘robot body’, then they can stomp around as a huge robot!

Episode 5a: Raging Bully

Happy Birthday to Dr. D! Make his favorite, a pink ‘Doonkleberry’ cake. Any white or yellow cake recipe would work, just add a bit of red food coloring and pink frosting!
Another fun treat? Why not the green (possibly mint?) ice cream that began the whole fight between Phineas & Buford! Here’s an awesome Mint Chocolate Chip recipe from the Brown Eyed Baker!
Have the kids design their own ‘Brawl at the Mall’ flyers.
Create your own thumb-wrestling ring! You’ll need a small box (a large shoe box would work), paper of choice, tape, yarn or ribbon, 4-6 craft sticks, and scissors. Cut arched holes in the two large sides of your ‘ring’, so they can put their hands in. Cover the sides with paper. Cut two LARGE holes for their thumbs in the top, then cover with paper. Fold the paper in through the holes on top, so rough edges are covered (don’t want any cuts on those cute thumbs!). Attach the craft sticks at each corner of the ring, and in between if you’d like. String the yarn/ribbon between the poles. Have your kids duke it out thumb-wrestling style!
How about those Doonkleberry Bats? So cute! You’ll need this printable, paper of choice, googly eyes, tape or glue, scissors, button for nose, ribbon for bowtie and hanging hook. To make, simply print out this sheet with the face and teeth shapes. Trace the kids’ hands to be used as the wings. Attach the teeth to the face, the wings behind the face, the googly eyes and button nose. Make a cute bowtie from the ribbon and attach at the neck. Include a ribbon loop at top for easy hanging. Enjoy your own Doonkleberry Bat!

Don’t forget…we’d love to feature YOUR favorite Phineas & Ferb episodes, activities and other ideas! So don’t hesitate to share!

Phineas & Ferb Summer Series: Intro

May 29, 2014 by Danielle

After a few months of planning and prep, I’m FINALLY ready to announce our fun new series coming to the blog for the summer: The Phineas & Ferb Summer Series! Prepare to bust the summer boredom blues with two of Disney’s best pro’s when it comes to making the most of summer vacation!

Are you wondering what in the WORLD you’ll do with your kids this summer when they begin the ‘Mom, I’m bored!’ stuff….which is usually after the first few days of summer break! What better way to get creative, possibly have learning opportunities, and have a wonderfully fun time than with the summer fun pro’s themselves?!

Starting this coming week (June 2nd), every Monday for the 12 weeks of summer vacation we’ll be sharing the Phineas & Ferb Summer Series plans for the week. We’ll tell you the specific episodes we planned that week around (which will all be episodes we found on Netflix, so you can find them there) and share many games, activities, crafts, food ideas, free printables, and plenty of other things to make your kids’ summer filled with ‘the best day ever’!

You can then take the ideas, mix it up, change it up, pick-and-choose and do whatever to make it perfect for your kids that week. We’ll be sure to give you plenty to last the week, allowing for flexibility and choices!