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Recycled Holiday Craft Ideas for Kids

By on November 30, 2010 in Let's Play!

Tweet The holidays are a perfect time to get creative and crafty. But as we all try to reduce clutter and preserve resources, isn’t it a good time too to find “fun” ways to recycle? Here are four fun, recycled craft ideas – for you AND your kids! Martha Stewart’s Recycled Ribbon Chain utilizes ribbon [...]

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Zipline Toy

Made by Joel

By on November 23, 2010 in Let's Play!

Tweet You might not realize how easy it is to create your own unique toys at home. It’s something that artist Joel Henriques is really good at. He shares lots of free templates for making cardboard toys, coloring pages and cute matching games on his blog, Made by Joel! Joel’s toys aren’t complicated. He uses [...]

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Chocolate Spider Cookies

Halloween Snacks and Treats for Kids!

By on October 4, 2010 in Let's Play!

Tweet Our three-week tribute to Halloween continues with some festive recipes for a holiday party, school lunches, or a pre-trick-or-treating treat! The first recipe we’d like to share is from one of our past Bloggers of the Week, Songberries. Her Chocolate Spider Web Cookies are chocolate sugar cookies with both chocolate and vanilla frosting! Chocolate [...]

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Crafts Bucket

Eight Kids Crafts for Halloween

By on September 29, 2010 in Let's Play!

Tweet With about a month till Halloween, we wanted to share some fun craft ideas to extend the fun of this spooky holiday! Spooky Eyeball Bucket Ages: 5 and up Materials: Plastic bucket, sandpaper, yellow construction paper, black marker, white craft glue, black craft paint, scissors This bucket, adorned with construction paper-made eyeballs, is perfect [...]

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Simple Solutions for Organizing Crafts

By on September 7, 2010 in Let's Play!

Tweet A daunting aspect of any new hobby is how all the parts and supplies will be organized. This definitely holds true for crafting endeavors! It is very worthwhile to have an organization plan for all of your craft supplies, and thankfully, it is easy to do with inexpensive items or things you may have [...]

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School is Where You Make It!

By on August 27, 2010 in Let's Play!

Tweet Thanks to the internet, we can share and find information faster and more efficiently than we ever thought possible. People with common interests from all over the world can collaborate and find new solutions and ideas. One of many subjects that has really benefited from being connected globally is homeschooling! An awesome resource for [...]

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