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Holidays

Mothers Day Card – Guess How Much I Love You?

This is a very simple Mother’s Day card to make that is guaranteed to get a big smile from Mom.  My daughter brought a card similar to this one home when she was two and I still keep it in my scrapbook.
In fact, I liked it so much that I made a template for it!
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Tissue Tube Easter Bunny

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What would Easter be without at least one toilet paper tube craft? This one is really easy… I’ve even included templates for the bunny parts to make it super simple.
What You’ll Need:

Toilet Paper Tube
White Construction Paper
Pink Construction Paper
2 Wiggle Eyes
Cottonball
Black Marker
Glue
Scissors

What to Do:
1. Cover the toilet paper tube with white construction paper.
2. Cut the [...]

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Easy Egg Experiments For Easter Science – Part 1

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There are lots of easy and fun science experiments that you can do involving eggs. Even younger kids will get a kick out of some of them, although they won’t understand the “science” behind the trick. Here’s a few I’ve come up with.
Egg Etching
Most children decorate eggs for Easter, but here’s a way to get [...]

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Wee Leprechaun St. Patrick’s Day Craft

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I think this is a really cute Wee Leprechaun St. Patrick’s Day craft using toilet tissue tubes, craft foam and pipe cleaners.
You could also do this one with construction paper instead of foam… especially if you want to make it easier for younger kids and more cost effective. I also think you could maybe [...]

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Valentine Necklace Craft

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This cute little necklace is always a big hit with younger children. My own little ham, who was two when I took this picture, wouldn’t hardly taken it off after she made it… Except when she ate dinner.  She liked it so much that she didn’t want to get any food on it. If that’s [...]

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Stuffed Valentine Hearts Craft

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Now that we’re in February, I guess it’s time to start posting Valentine’s Day crafts… I can’t believe how fast the time is flying by!
These little stuffed Valentine hearts are a great project for children of all ages, including scouts and elementary classrooms because you can choose to make them as simple or as complex [...]

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Easy Bead Christmas Wreath Ornament Craft

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This easy bead Christmas wreath ornament craft is really easy to make for children of all ages to create. It makes a great project for small groups like scouting or classrooms too.
One of these little wreaths would also look great tied onto a gift!
What You’ll Need:

A 12 inch white pipe cleaner
35 green tri-beads
7 red tri-beads

What [...]

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Tissue Tube Santa Craft

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It just wouldn’t be crafting if we didn’t make something out of a recycled toilet paper cardboard tube.
This craft can be adapted to make just about anything including: Santa, Mrs. Claus, Reindeer, Snowmen, Elves, Angels, etc. In addition, you don’t just have to use toilet paper tubes. You can also use paper towel rolls and [...]

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Paper Plate Wreath Ideas

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The paper plate wreath has probably been around just about as long as the paper plate itself, but what Christmas craft season would be complete if we didn’t do at least one paper plate wreath?
So here are a couple of ideas you might like to try this year!
Tissue Paper Plate Wreath
What You’ll Need:

Cheap Paper [...]

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