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How to Make a Handprint Ornament With Shrinky Dinks

Emily — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

Every Christmas I try to make a craft with my kids to give to family. This year I had a 4, 2, and a 7 month old. My four year old daughter loves crafts and could make a lot of things on her own. But my two year old still needs a lot of help […]

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T is for Tiger Craft: Tie Dye Tissue Paper and Tempera Paint

Emily — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 17:00:00 +0000

This is a fun one. If you aren’t familiar with our alphabet crafts, I have been doing animal alphabet crafts with my 4 year old daughter. To make them more unique and fun we have been using craft supplies that also start with that same letter. The added difficulty has made it slow going at […]

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Q is for Quail Craft: Q-tips

Emily — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:00:32 +0000

Now that we are getting closer to the end of our animal alphabet crafts, we are getting to some harder letters. If you have seen any of our other alphabet crafts, you already know that we use craft supplies that start with the letter we are working on. There aren’t many craft supplies that start […]

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A Pretend Zoo Made From a Cardboard Box

Emily — Mon, 25 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Is your house a zoo? I mean, does your house need a zoo? My two kids (1.5 & 3.5) both love zoos and making things, so I was confident they would love making a pretend zoo. It was so simple and fun to make and it is also simple and fun to play with. And […]

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P is for Pig Craft: Popsicle Sticks, Pom Poms, Pipe Cleaners, and Pink Paint

Emily — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

My three year old daughter’s favorite animal is a panda. And has been for a couple years. So, for our P alphabet craft we obviously did a P is for pig craft. Whoops. I didn’t even think about it until my daughter was telling Grandma about her recent crafts. She asked why we didn’t do […]

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L is for Lion Craft: Lace and Leaves

Emily — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 16:00:00 +0000

An L shaped lion made from lace and leaves. Sounds ridiculous doesn’t it? But, this L filled craft was actually my favorite alphabet craft so far. My three year old daughter also enjoyed making this L is for lion craft. We have been making all of our alphabet crafts with craft supplies that start with […]

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K is for Koala Craft: Kool-Aid Painting

Emily — Mon, 28 Aug 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Does anyone have an extra $4,000 laying around? After making this K is for koala craft, my three year old daughter has decided that koalas are her new favorite animal. So we obviously NEED to go see a real koala. And actually seeing one isn’t good enough. We NEED to go pet a real koala. […]

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Rock Painting With a Secret Rain Activated Image

Emily — Wed, 21 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

When I saw that I could buy paint that showed up white and turned clear when wet, I was super excited. This hydrochromic paint has been harder to use than I expected, but I have still made a water reveal book and a set of water gun targets with it. In the paint’s instructions they […]

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Let Your Kid Paint With Shapes Using Pipe Cleaners

Emily — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Painting is a fun activity to do with your child. But, I like to change it up every once in a while and paint in a new way with my three year old daughter. This led to the idea of painting with pipe cleaners. Emma Owl has unique paintbrushes you can make with everyday objects […]

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How to Make Window Clings for Summer

Emily — Wed, 31 May 2023 16:00:00 +0000

Summer is quickly approaching. We took out our blow up kiddie pool for the first time this past weekend. My three year old daughter is so excited for all the outdoor play and fun things you can only do when it’s warm outside. My one year old is already an outside addict and will find […]

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