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Easy Elegant Fall Centerpiece

You won’t believe how easy it is to create this Fall centerpiece. Even little kids can do this one plus it can also work really well for older kids, scouting, church groups, and classrooms.
It looks great on a holiday table or as an Autumn decoration around the house, and it’s made of mostly recycled materials!
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Halloween Crafts Around The Web

There are so many great craft ideas and crafting websites online, especially for Halloween crafts, that I thought I’d post some of the best craft links here. The only problem is that I found too many to put in one post… so I may have to do this in two parts!
One other quick note: Little [...]

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Great Paintbrush Ideas

There’s absolutely no doubt that kids love to paint! However, the most enthusiastic painter can get stuck in a rut – even kids. That’s why it can be really fun and educational to try painting with different types of tools than just paintbrushes.
Here are some of my paintbrush ideas.
Paintbrush Substitutes:

Q-tips or cotton swabs
Cotton Balls
Fingers
Toes
Rags
Toothpick
Twigs or [...]

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Farm Crafts For Fall

Can you feel fall coming? I sure can, and it always reminds me of harvest time, fields of corn, and barns. So that’s why I decided to put together some farm crafts for you today.
These simple farm crafts would also work really well for an “Old MacDonald” theme or some other harvest-type theme.
Enjoy!
Paper Bag Puppet [...]

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Beginners Sewing Craft Idea

I came across this idea for a really easy beginners sewing craft. It’s a little pouch to put on your dog’s collar that holds a plastic bag (to clean up after Fido after he does his business). I think this is a great idea!
It also has the added benefit of being a really [...]

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Foam Rose Craft – Video

This foam rose craft project is probably best left to bigger kids, but it would be a really great craft idea for Girl Scouts. It would also work really well as a classroom craft or a Boy Scout craft if you’re group wanted to make gifts for Mother’s Day, Christmas, Valentine’s Day, etc.
The timing [...]

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Super Simple Summer Crafts

Here’s a couple of really easy summer craft ideas to fill out what’s left of the summer. I can’t believe how quickly the time has gone – The kids in our area have already started back to school!
Enjoy!
Chalk Shadows
Have the child stand so that their shadow is on the sidewalk or driveway and then trace [...]

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Green Grass Grows All Around

Everything is so green and luscious in my neck of the woods right now that the kids started singing, “The Green Grass Grows All Around,” which led me to a few grassy craft ideas perfect for warm weather.
Then again, maybe the kids were just trying to politely point out that the grass needs to be [...]

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Fathers Day Printables

I found some really great free printables for Fathers Day online today. They’re from the HP Creative Studio and include printable Fathers Day cards, coloring pages, printable picture frames, and even some printable gifts.
There’s some great ideas here for children of all ages, but they’re probably not appropriate for a classroom or larger group. You’ll [...]

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