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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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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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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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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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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.
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Cloud Picture Spring Craft

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Kids of all ages will enjoy making a cloud picture spring craft. There are lots of different ways you can go about making cloud crafts, so I’ve put together a few ideas that we’ve done over the years.
Paper Towel Cloud Pictures
This one is super simple.  All you need is white paper [...]

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Cute New Online Video Site For Kids

A lot of people like to let their kids watch short videos online… but the problem is that you never know what you’re in for when you click the play button.
Some of the most friendly video titles that look like they would be okay for kids can turn out to play all kinds of sleazy [...]

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