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Sunshine Crafts To Beat Winter Blues

When it gets this close to Spring, it’s hard to beat those Winter blues with the kids. It’s often too cold to play outside and they’re getting cabin fever… at least that’s the way it is at my house.
So I thought I’d post some sunshine craft ideas to help beat those Winter blues…
Enjoy!
Paper Plate Sun
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Green Grass Grows All Around

Everything is so green and luscious in my neck of the woods right now that the kids started singing, “The Green Grass Grows All Around,” which led me to a few grassy craft ideas perfect for warm weather.
Then again, maybe the kids were just trying to politely point out that the grass needs to be [...]

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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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Spring Banner Craft

These banners are really fun for the kids to do. They also make a pretty nice decoration to hang up in honor of Spring and save year after year. Even the youngest crafters can glue the Spring objects on the banner!
This project calls for a 12 x 12 inch piece of felt only because it [...]

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Paper Bag Leprechaun Puppet

A quick and easy paper bag puppet designed for St. Patrick’s Day. All you have to do is print out the included templates, cut out the pieces and glue them onto the bag.
What You’ll Need:

Lunch sized paper bag
Scissors
Glue
Green, white, black, orange, and yellow construction paper
2 Wiggle eyes
Crayons

What to Do:
1. Print out all the templates [...]

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Irish Neck Tie

This is my favorite St. Patrick’s Day craft that I’ve ever done with the kids. One look at my son’s face will tell you why… They absolutely love it!
This St. Patrick’s Day tie is quick to make and a lot of fun to wear! In fact, you probably won’t get it off your kids even [...]

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3 Super Simple St. Patrick’s Day Crafts

Time is starting to get short for St. Patrick’s Day crafts, so I thought I’d put together a few really simple, no planning necessary ideas for you to do with the kids.
If you’ve got some ideas of your own, I hope you’ll share them!
Simple Potato Prints
Cut a potato in half and dip the flat side [...]

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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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Looking for a Shamrock Template?

Just a quick note today! A lot of people have asked me if I have a simple template for a shamrock that you can print and cut out.
Well, I do!
You can get a shamrock template here.

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