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Hanging Mittens Craft

These little mittens are a lot of fun to make and very adaptable for children of all ages. You can make them look as elaborate or as simple as you like, and they also serve as a nice little winter keepsake craft. Best of all, you probably already have all the materials available!
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Tissue Tube Penguin

This is a cute little penguin that will come in handy if you’re working on a Winter theme, Winter animal theme, or Penguins themselves. It would also be fun for any kind of winter themed scounting event, and we’ve even done them for homeschool! I’ve shown some other options for creating a couple of different [...]

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Tissue Tube Santa Craft

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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Countdown to Christmas Bell

This is a fun way to keep track of the days until Christmas, especially for younger kids. It’s also a good way to get in a little counting practice if you make them count the days off each day.
But don’t think it’s limited to younger kids — This is a big deal at our house [...]

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Thanksgiving Table Crafts

Here are some super easy and fun ways to get kids involved in the Thanksgiving feast.
I like to “assign” these table decorations to the kids while I’m working on dinner to keep them busy. It makes them feel like they had a part in the preparations and keeps them busy while I cook.
These would also [...]

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Simple Indian Headband Craft

Okay, I know that this one isn’t exactly unique, but could we really have Thanksgiving without doing some kind of American Indian craft? This one is super simple, and the kids love wearing them… even my oldest gets into making headbands!
Indian Headband
There are so many variations on this project, but kids love just any type [...]

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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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Hand Print Spider Craft

Hand print spiders are a really cute craft for younger kids — parents really love anything with a hand print on it. So I thought I’d add one of those to the Halloween craft list with a few variations you can try.
Hand Print Spider Craft
1. Dip both hands in black paint and print them onto [...]

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Spider Crafts – Part 1

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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