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Spider Pencil Topper Craft

I saw this spider pencil topper craft video over at YouTube.com and I thought it was pretty neat.  My kids are looking forward to trying this craft out! You could have a lot of fun with this one for a scouting group or in a classroom too.
I think you could do this with other [...]

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Spider Crafts – Part 1

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With Halloween starting to creep up on us, I thought it was about time to start posting some Halloween crafts.  Spider crafts seemed like the natural place to start — especially since they are EVERYWHERE right now at my house.  I don’t mind doing the crafts, but I really don’t like the creepy little critters [...]

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3 Easy Letter A Activities

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I think it always makes it easier for children to learn their letters and the sounds of the alphabet when they get reinforcement from a lot of different activities.  That’s why I thought I would start periodically posting activities specifically designed to help children learn their letters.
We’ll start at the top with the letter “A” [...]

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Farm Crafts For Fall

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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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Blue Bird Craft – Visitor Submission

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I got the following submission from a visitor at FreeKidCrafts.com and simply had to share it here as well.
It’s very cute and a picture is worth a thousand words!
Very easy craft to do with kids. I used paper plate and let kids stick some tissue paper on. I help them with drawing eyes and peak, [...]

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Duck Feet Painting Craft

We’ve had lots of ducks in our pond this Spring and it made me think of the Duck Feet Painting craft.  This is a craft idea that was submitted to FreeKidCrafts.com some time ago, but it’s a lot of fun!
Duck Feet Painting
“A spring art activity that I have used often with toddlers and preschoolers that [...]

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Create a Fishing Pond

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This project actually came about several years ago.  My son (who was about four at the time) had a fishing pole set with a magnet at the end of the fishing line to “catch” four plastic fish.  As you might imagine, it got kind of boring to catch the same four fish all the time.
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Easter Tissue Tube Bunny Craft

What would Easter be without at least one tissue tube craft?  This one is really easy… I’ve even included templates for the bunny parts to make it super simple.
Some of you have told me that you’re not allowed to use tissue tubes in any type of preschool, due to health concerns. I thought of two [...]

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