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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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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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Easy Elegant Fall Centerpiece

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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!
You’ll [...]

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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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Another Really Easy Paper Plate Craft for St. Pat

Here’s another really easy craft you can do for St. Patrick’s Day using paper plates.
This project developed out of the tradition in some families of setting a Leprechaun Trap where you decorate the bottom of a shoebox and set it up on a stick to trap a Leprechaun on St. Patrick’s Day.  Maybe this is [...]

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St. Patrick’s Day Door Hanger Craft

Well, we’re on the verge of another holiday… St. Patrick’s Day!
I know it seems a bit early, but I wanted to be able to get some good St. Patrick’s Day crafts in before it was time to work on Easter crafts.  Both holidays are pretty close together.  Besides, St. Patrick’s Day and all the crafts [...]

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