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Woven Paper Plate Flowers

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Take a look at the craft project that we did this morning.  These woven paper plate flowers are pretty easy for younger kids, but will also appeal to older kids because they can use their creativity to make them really awesome!
This is an ideal craft if you have a large group and a big space [...]

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Glossy Paper Flower Craft

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These are really cute and inexpensive to make… especially since they’re made from recycled materials.
You can get the full instructions here, but the basic idea is to use magazine paper to create the flowers.  Flower and gardening catalogs work really well!
To make the flowers, fold pieces of paper from magazines like you would to make [...]

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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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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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Tissue Tube Penguin

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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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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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Countdown to Christmas Bell

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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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